Join us for the 11th Annual Rip’s Ribs Cook Off & the 4th Annual Wine Festival on April 13th in Downtown Eastland, TX.
Downtown Eastland will be hosting a Ribs Cook-Off, Jazz Festival, Wine Festival, along with Vendor Shopping and Food Trucks!
RIP’S RIBS COOK-OFF
Location: Downtown Square, Eastland, Texas
Each year we give away over $2,500 in cash prizes to the top cook-off teams!
Cooks can choose to enter our additional “People’s Choice” optional categories in Appetizers, Beans, Desserts, and/or Meats (excluding St. Louis-style pork ribs) for $10 per category or $30 for all four. Winners in these additional categories will win the cash pot for that category and get a year’s worth of bragging rights!
Cooking Team & Vendor Registration @ www.ripsribs.com
SHOP & EAT
Location: Lumber Yard Event Center, Eastland, Texas
Arts & Crafts, along with Retail vendors will be set up inside the Lumber Yard Event Center for your shopping pleasure. Step out front where several food trucks will be lined up along the curb for your dining pleasure. Vendors can sign up at www.ripsribs.com
Food trucks are by invitation only.
FOOD TRUCKS:
Lining up in front of the Lumber Yard Event Center will be the following food trucks-
–Rollin’ Woodfired Pizza, Abilene
RIP’S WINE FESTIVAL
Location: Under the Pavilion at the Lumber Yard Event Center
Back by popular demand is the 4th Annual Rip’s Wine Festival held from 11:00PM-4:00PM under the Pavilion at the Lumber Yard Event Center, 313 W. Main just 2 blocks off the square.
Rip’s Wine Festival Tickets:
-Presale tickets $20 for 10 tastings (presales end April 11 @ 5PM)
-At the Door Tickets: $25 for 10 tastings
(souvenir glasses are given on a first come, first served basis for day of ticket sales)
Wineries:
-Bar Ditch Winery
-Blue Duck Winery
-The Winery at Willow Creek
-Brennan Vineyards
– TBA
PURCHASE WINE TICKETS ONLINE: https://qrs.ly/sffmsk5
JAZZ FESTIVAL
Location: South Side of the Courthouse on the Square
Come enjoy the Eastland Jazz Festival hosted by the EHS Band on the South Steps of the Eastland County Courthouse. The Jazz Festival features high school and college jazz bands from all over Texas. Bring a chair and enjoy jazz music all day. Snack and drink vendors along with some shady tables will be available in the street in front of the jazz bands.
JAZZ BAND LINE UP:
9 AM – Breckenridge High School Jazz Ensemble
10 AM – Cisco College Jazz Ensemble
11 AM – Hardin-Simmons University Jazz Ensemble
12 PM – Maypearl High School Jazz Ensemble
1 PM – Wylie High School Jazz Ensemble
2 PM – Tarleton State University Jazz Ensemble
3 PM – Angelo State University Jazz Ensemble
4 PM – Eastland High School Jazz Ensemble
If you have any questions, please give us a call at 254-629-2332 or visit our website at www.ripsribs.com
