{"id":1849,"date":"2015-07-03T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2019-06-24T10:56:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T15:56:50","slug":"windy-city-ribfest-vs-windy-city-smokeout-who-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/windy-city-ribfest-vs-windy-city-smokeout-who-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Windy City Ribfest Vs. Windy City Smokeout. Who Wins?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chicagoevents.com\/event.cfm?eid=190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windy City Ribfest<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.windycitysmokeout.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windy City Smokeout<\/a>. Two very similar names and events in the same month. Both have BBQ. Both have musical acts. Both have beer. And most importantly, both have a place in our soon to be partially clogged hearts from stuffing our gullets at these fests. So which is better? We broke it down by category to let you decide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Smokeout \u2013 <\/em>All styles and variations of BBQ. You\u2019re sure to find wings, pulled pork, and ribs too.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ribfest \u2013 <\/em>Just ribs here, but with the focus being on them, we\u2019ll have to assume that they\u2019re probably going to take the cake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Smokeout \u2013<\/em>Mostly country music here. Kacey Musgraves is awesome, and she\u2019s probably the top headlining act. You\u2019ll also find Lee Brice, Pat Green, and Chris Young<\/p>\n<p><em>Ribfest \u2013 <\/em>The entertainment is all from Chicagoland, headlined by Lucky Boys Confusion, Trippin Billies, and Rod Tuffcurls &amp; The Bench Press<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Smokeout \u2013 <\/em>Between $40 to $145 per day<\/p>\n<p><em>Ribfest \u2013 <\/em>$5 donation at the gate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Smokeout \u2013 <\/em>July 10<sup>th<\/sup>-12<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><em>Ribfest \u2013 <\/em>July 3<sup>rd<\/sup>-5<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Smokeout \u2013 <\/em>Grand &amp; the Chicago River<\/p>\n<p><em>Ribfest \u2013 <\/em>Lawrence &amp; Broadway<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windy City Ribfest &amp; Windy City Smokeout. Two very similar names and events in the same month. Both have BBQ. Both have musical acts. Both have beer. 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