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Fort Wayne Hosts 19th Annual BBQ RibFest

This weekend is the BBQ RibFest at Headwaters Park in Fort Wayne. Festival participants can listen to live music and eat barbecue of all kinds, including some vegetarian options.

Nine vendors—including Low ‘n’ Slow from Fort Wayne and Timmy’s BBQ from Garrett-- will be at the festival serving food and competing for awards.

In this week’s installment of NorthEATS Indiana, WBOI’s Lisa Ryan spoke with the founder and organizer of the event, Mark Chappuis. He starts off by telling us how it all started after he went to a barbecue festival in Toledo, Ohio.

The BBQ RibFest is June 16-19.

Prices: Free Thursday-Saturday until 5:30
$6 Adults ages 13+
$5 Seniors
$4 Students, military, fire, police

Sunday $3 all day, dads get in free

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