Woodbridge Ribfest

This is a smaller version if some of the other ribfests. They only had four rib vendors and none of the well known American ones.
I was there at night and the lighting was bad, very dark all around, even two of the rib vendors weren’t up.

I will definitely be going back in 2014 for the next rib fest.
Being a newbie to the experience, we had no idea what to expect, so 3 of us ventured over on the Sunday. The «parking lot» was fairly full, but we had no issues finding a parking spot (the «lot» was more of parking of grass and not in a lot. but it did the job).
We paid a nominal fee to get in ($ 2 each) and then started walking around. Unfortunately, it was a very hot and humid day and the crowds did not help… it was downright sticky but the smells coming from the various kitchens were intoxicating.
After looking at various booths of people selling various wares, we headed to the stage to listen to some country music… some sort of rock-​a-​billy band were performing and trying to liven up the crowd. They were fairly decent considering it’s not the music I traditionally listen to. After listening to the band play, we decided to «hit the rib place» to eat. Not sure how to recommend which rib place was better than another, but we decided to go with one based on watching other people who ordered there, and got in line… and waited… and waited… and waited. To move through the line and get our order took almost ½ hour. Once we got our food… finding a picnic table to eat at was another chore. People just sat and sat and talked and talked and listened to the music. This was really the only downside and complaint of the day. They really should look at providing seating near the stage for those who want to listen to the music, thus clearing tables for those of us who want to eat.
When we finally got to sit, the food was amazing. We got a combo platter which included ribs, a huge turkey thigh, pulled pork (we got to pick the sauce), corn, baked beans and Cajun rice. Everything was deeelish… but there was so much meat that we couldn’t finish it all. Never had that happen before…
We left the place stuffed but promising to come back next year.

With such beautiful weather, sun without the heat and no humidity at all I was quite surprised at the low turn out of people. With only 5 ribbers to choose from we tried a little of each and cast our vote as we left.
There was a $ 2 entrance fee and ribs were average price you’d find at most places, $ 9 for a ¹⁄₃ rack, $ 13 for a ½ rack and $ 22 for a full rack. We got a ¹⁄₃ rack at 3 ribbers, and a ½ rack at the final 2, which was maybe a bit too much for 3 of us to eat we topped it off with a funnel cake for $ 8 and $ 1 for each topping. All the ribs were tasty and meaty without being too fatty, the BBQ sauces were all nice, but you have to vote on which one you liked best. The funnel cake wasn’t too greasy and was light although I’m not sure the single scoop of ice cream was worth the extra $ 1. As well there is roasted corn on the cob at a pricey $ 4. There was also a wood burning oven pizza vendor, which struck me as odd at a Ribfest.
There were other vendors at the entrance/​exit way, as well as a couple bouncy castles for $ 3 a turn, but they didn’t really seem to be limiting the length of the turns, which didn’t much matter with the low turnout every kid in the park could fit on the thing.
It would have been nice if there were more ribbers to choose from, not sure why they don’t do the Woodbridge Ribfest. All in all a nice day in the sun, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it, but I’ll likely come back as the crowds are small and lines aren’t long for anything.

Rain Rain goes away…
All these rain made the 6^th Annual Woodbridge Ribfest such a muddy one. I should have wore my rain boots!
This is one of the smallest Ribfest I been to with only 5 ribbers. But what makes this ribfest different from others are the local craft beers from smaller breweries, a pizza vendors that make wood oven pizza on site and a taco vendor that roasting a pig on site for pork taco!
Tons of other vendors promoting their services from photography studio, insurances and home improvement.
Woodbridge Ribfest is A-​OK if you are in the area and want to have some ribs, but definitely not worth a special trip for the event!