The Owen Sound Ribfest 2025 will take place on Friday, Sept 12 to Sunday, Sept 14, 2025 held at Bayshore Community Centre. Produced by Ontario Festival Group. We are bringing North America’s Best Rib Teams. These “Pitmasters” are ready to serve you and your friends Award-Winning, Mouth-Watering BBQ Smoked Ribs, Tender Pulled Pork, Juicy Smoked Brisket, BBQ Chicken, Smoked Sausage and those huge Beef “Dino” Ribs. There will be a variety of festival foods like corn dogs, roasted corn, poutines, funnel cakes and of course to wash it all down nice cold beer! There will be plenty of activities including a Kids Zone, Face painting, Marketplace, Artisans and more… Watch Live Music all weekend long featuring Tributes and a variety of local bands. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, & Like us on Facebook for daily updates! This year we are proudly donating a portion of our gate sales to Grey Bruce Hospice. LAST ENTRY – 30 minutes before closing 📅 DATES & TIMES: – FRI SEPT 12, 2025 | 4:00PM – 10:00PM – SAT SEPT 13, 2025 | 12:00PM – 10:00PM – SUN SEPT 14, 2025 | 12:00PM – 7:00PM 🚗 FREE PARKING | FREE CONCERT WITH ADMISSION | 🐶 PET FRIENDLY 🎟️ $5 ADMISSION, CHILDREN 10 & UNDER FREE As of July 1st 2025, Ontario Festival Group & Ribfest X are committed to eliminating all single-use plastics at our events, including water bottles, cups, containers, and utensils. We encourage guests to bring their own reusable water bottles, which can be refilled at our onsite water stations for FREE. All reusable water bottles must be emptied before entering event grounds.