Ribfest has returned after a two-year pandemic pause at its new location at the DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds in Wheaton. The festival is famed for its BBQ food, carnival rides and music concerts.
Ribfest s country music roster has changed again. HARDY is replacing Ashley McBryde in Ribfest s Country Music Day lineup at on Sunday, while Lee Greenwood has been added as an opening act on Friday.
Ribfest has announced that country stars Clay Walker and Elle King will co-headline the food and music festival s opening night on Friday, with local band Tres Moustache as the opening act. Ribfest organizers had to scramble to find a replacement for Toby Keith, who withrdrew from summer concert engagements after disclosing his stomach cancer treatments.
Ribfest will make a tasty return Friday following a two-year hiatus. Fest organizers, however, are scrambling to find a new headliner after country star Toby Keith canceled because he is undergoing treatment for stomach cancer.