City Celebrates 20 Years of Ribfest Chicago Chicago's Largest Cookout is Still Smoke-King! 50,000 Fans | 50,000 Pounds of BBQ | 2oon to 10 pm 5 Hours of Hot Original Music Chicago's favorite food and music festival turns the big 2-0 in 2018. Ribfest Chicago ignites summer with the best bands and hottest barbecue, and fans won't believe the surprises in store for them this June. New this year, the beloved Kids Square ? full of free family activities, entertainment and fun ? opens on Friday night! Other highlights include the celebrity-judged ?Best Ribs? rivalry and the Friday Feature Entertainment. Enjoy food and drink or just take a break from the midway in the all-new Dining Lounges located throughout the festival. Guests are also invited to stay cool from the summer sun by visiting Ribfest Chicago's free misting stations. Ribs, rock and roll, and summer fun don?t get any better than Ribfest Chicago! Ribfest Chicago is also a nationally-recognized FREE music festival. Top local and touring acts make up a delicious blend of indie, roots rock and alt country for one of the hottest all-original lineups in the Midwest. Ribfest Chicago has contributed more than $300,000 to Northcenter schools and nonprofits to improve education, benefit critical nonprofit work, assist special needs and fight hunger, in addition to funding chamber projects and annual programming. $10 Donation (per person/$20 per family) is requested to benefit Northcenter philanthropy and community programs. Hosted by the Northcenter Chamber of Commerce. WHO: HOST: Founded in 1946, the Northcenter Chamber of Commerce is a community and business development organization on Chicago's North Side. By promoting and supporting commercial, professional, financial and nonprofit enterprises, its members are dedicated to making Northcenter a great place to live, shop and grow. The Northcenter Chamber's highly anticipated and attended community events, such as Ribfest Chicago, make it one of Chicago's premier neighborhood organizations. For more information about the Northcenter Chamber of Commerce, visit ***** . PRODUCER: Ribfest Chicago event producer Big Buzz Idea Group provides operational support to nonprofit organizations, so their team can focus on vision and mission execution. Whether an organization needs help with a single project or ongoing nonprofit management services like administration, bookkeeping, communications and marketing, database management or event production, Big Buzz Idea Group is a full-service solution. For more information about Big Buzz Idea Group, visit ***** .