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If you love ribs and BBQ, the Great American Ribfest & Food Truck Festival is where you want to be this summer. It’s back and it’s bigger and better than ever!
The event will be spread over three days – July 15, 16 and 17, 2022. It will be happening at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Merrimack, New Hampshire. The festival will showcase great food, beer, live music and fun!
There will be plenty of food trucks and food vendors at the festival, including
- Armadillo’s BBQ
- Austin’s Texas Lightning
- Butch’s Smack Your Lips BBQ
- Canterbury Kettle Corn
- Cheese Louise
- Dandido Sauce
- Trolley Dogs
- Donali’s Food Truck
- Holly’s Kona Ice
- Jayrards Java Cafe
- Jeanette’s Concessions
- The Traveling Foodie
- Pasa Grande Food Truck
- Philly’s Good Eats
- Packerbrush, LLC
- Sauceland BBQ
- Sillie Puffs Cotton Candy
- Simply Cannoli
- Smokin’ Tin Roof, LLC
- Steve’s Original Sauces
- Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream
- Sweet Crunch Bake Shop
- The Salted Knot Artisan Soft Pretzels
- Up In Your Grill
- Wacky Candy Shack
Service and merchandise vendors will also be there. Stroll from booth to booth and see jewelry, electric vehicles, CBD products, sports memorabilia, clothing, travel services and so much more. This will make for a superb shopping experience.
There will be a little something for everyone to enjoy in the live performances.
The music lineup for Friday includes
- 4:30 pm to 6 pm – James McCarthy, Pop singer
- 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm – The Chris Fitz Band with Hammond B3 Master Ken Clark, Blues band
Saturday’s music lineup includes
- 10:30 am to 11:30 am – Gadabout, Indie Rock
- 12 pm to 1:30 pm – Best Not Broken, Pop/Rock
- 2 pm to 3:30 pm – Ben Cote Band, Hard Rock
- 4 pm to 5:30 pm – Nick Dronin, Country/Rock
- 6 pm to 7:30 pm – The Gravel Project, Blues
Sunday’s lineup includes
- 11 am to 12:30 pm – SuperNothing, Reggae/Rock
- 1 pm to 2:30 pm – Lexi James, Country
- 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm – Liv ‘N Brilliant, Hard Rock
- 5 pm to 6:30 pm – Morgan Clark, Pop/Country
More music will be added between now and the festival.
So grab your friends and come to Merrimack and have fun in the sun at this outdoor festival. You can bring folding chairs and blankets and settle in to eat BBQ, drink beer and listen to great music. If there’s a better way to spend an afternoon, I don’t know what that could be!
Merrimack, New Hampshire, is within 13 miles of Londonderry, Pelham, Amhurst, Nashua, Hudson, Manchester and Brookline. Merrimack is 41 miles from Boston.
A portion of the proceeds from the festival will benefit the nonprofit Merrimack Rotary Club which supports college scholarships for local youths, Coats for Kids, Habitat for Humanity, local food banks and more.
Are you looking for a way to save money on the festival? Click here and you can save $2 (16% discount) on each ticket.
