2024 Event Photos

Plan now to attend September 5th and 6th, 2025

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1st Annual Wing War Success

Huge Thank You to the local restaurants for participating in the 1st Annual Wing War.

The winner was "Dakota Brick House", located on Main Street in Vermillion. Pictured is Jim Waters, master chef at the Brick House!!!!

The traveling trophy will be displayed at "The Brickhouse" until next years competition.

The Proceeds of $1,000 were donated to the Local Food Pantry.

21st Annual

Ribs Rods & Rock n' Roll!

Friday September 5th and Saturday September 6th, 2025!

New In 2024

- "Peoples Choice Wing War"
featuring local restaurant's

-"Hy-Vee"
Backyard BBQ competition - Featuring a Peoples
Choice Rib contest

-"Nutrien"
Antique Tractor Show and Shine

- Craft Beer Adult Games Area

- Pickleball Doubles Tournament

Volunteer Opportunities

Friday - Tasks and time needs (shift are two hours)

Gate Entrance watcher - 7am to 10am, needs = 8
Event Set-up, beginning at 8am, needs = 30
Beverage distribution - 4:45pm to 11:30pm, needs = 15
Wing War - 5pm to 7:30pm, needs = 8
Kids Zone activities - 4:45pm to 9pm, needs = 16
Trash attendant - 7pm tp 9pm, need = 2

Saturday - Tasks and time needs (shifts are two hours)

Beverage distribution - 10am to 11:30pm, needs = 26
Kids Zone activities - 10am to 9pm, needs = 40
Trash attendant, 8am to 9am, 2pm to 3pm, 5pm to 6pm and 8pm to 9pm needs = 8
Event take down - 10pm to midnight, needs = 12 730th Army is committed to send some help.
Send all inquiries to our email RibsVermillion@gmail.com or our Facebook page Ribs Rods & Rock n' Roll.
Community groups are encouraged to request all activities for a full time slot I.E. Kids Zone from 2 to 4 on Saturday requires 8 volunteers. :)

Contact Erika Fallen - 605-202-0427

What is Ribs, Rods and Rock n' Roll?

A community wide event, that started as a way to celebrate the end of harvest by the forefathers of the community. Every year after the completion of harvest the community would celebrate by barbequing ribs over hand dug pits below the bluff along the banks of the Vermillion river. The feast was cooked using corn cobs. The entire Vermillion community was welcome.

The Modern day event had a KCBS sponsored BBQ cookoff, with ~30 teams from across the Midwest, there are also many local teams that carry on the BBQ tradition . 2024 brought a change to the BBQ competition which included a Wing War featuring local resturants on Friday night and a Backyard BBQ Rib cookoff event. The event features many activities for the entire community including a Kids activity area, Cornhole tourney, 5K USMC Color run, a show and shine car show (2019 we over200 cars), many vendors including old fashion root beer, cotton candy and of course RIBS!! Last but not least music and dancing,

We have over 50 local and Corp. businesses that contribute to the even t each year. Without all of their support the event would not exist. Please help us thank them by visiting their establishments.

The event is held on Friday night and all day Saturday, the first weekend after Labor Day.