Rhythm 'n Ribs will be back in 2022

The third annual Rhythm ‘n Ribs in 2019 was a huge success with amazing attendance and really good weather. The event had to be cancelled in 2020 and 2021, but is coming back in 2022 at an earlier date -- June 24, 25 and 26.

“Rhythm ‘n Ribs seems to be very well received by the community. This was our third year and our attendance is strong and people appear to love the food; certainly the food vendors are happy. We made some changes to the music line-up and you could see the energy in the crowd in the evenings,” organizing committee chair Bruce Thurston stated.

“We were also able to raise a substantial amount of money that will be used to help The Health Foundation purchase new digital mammography equipment needed for the breast cancer screening program at the Yorkton Regional Hospital. That equipment is vitally important and will be used by 5,000 women annually in this region.

“Anytime you can put on an event that is good for the community where people have a great time, and, raise funds for something that will benefit a large number of people you are doing something right. We have a great committee who have all been part of building this event from the beginning, and they should feel good about their work putting on this event because it is clearly good for this area,” he added.

Want to take to the stage at Rhythm 'n Ribs 2022?

We are accepting applications from performers who are interested in doing sets on June 24, 25 and 26, 2022.

Download and print the following documents:

Think you can BBQ with the best of them?

Amateur BBQ competition is back on June 25

This competition is open to local amateur BBQ cooks and teams. The competition will take place the afternoon of Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Rhythm ‘n Ribs BBQ and Music Festival.

The deadline for entries is June 17, 2022.Entry fee is $50. Competitors must use pork ribs. Each team shall supply their own ribs.

Guaranteed prizes, in addition to bragging rights, are:

$350 for first place
$250 for second
$150 for third

More prizes may be offered depending on the number of entries.

Also back is the Chef’s Choice competition, which is optional. There is no additional entry fee for this category.

The guaranteed prizes for Chef’s Choice is $150 for first place, $100 for second place and $50 for third place.

Judging for both competitions will be based on appearance, texture and taste.

Ready to enter?

Entry deadline is June 17. Read all about the competition details, then print or download the entry form.

Entry form

Volunteers make it all possible

An event like this requires lots of volunteers to be a success, and to help raise money for The Health Foundation of East Central Saskatchewan.

With government providing only a very small portion of the funds required to buy necessary equipment for our healthcare facilities, The Health Foundation is dedicated to raising the money needed to look after the healthcare needs of all of us in this part of the province.

Volunteers help out in many ways:

Beer garden
Selling tickets for the beer garden
Selling 50/50 tickets
Security / gate crew
Clean up crew
Parking coordination
General set up Friday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Volunteers are asked to work any of the following three to 3 1/2 hour shifts, and are provided with shirts that indicate they are volunteer assistants:

Friday: 3:30 to 7:00 and 7:00 to 10:00
Saturday: 9:30 to 1:00, 1:00 to 4:00, 4:00 to 7:00 and 7:00 to 10:00
Sunday: 10:30 to 2:00, 2:00 to 5:00 and 5:00 to 7:30

Interested in voluteering? Let us know through our Contact Us page.