• May 19 - 20 ~ Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass ~ Sieverville, Tennessee
• May 25 - 28 ~ RibAmerica ~ St. Louis, Missouri

• June 1 - 3 ~ Sioux Falls Ribfest ~ Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• June 7 - 12 ~ Fargo Ribfest ~ Fargo, North Dakota 
• June 8 - 10 ~ Ribfest Chicago ~ Chicago, Illinois
• June 16 - 17 ~ 6 Corners Ribfest ~ Chicago, Illinois
• June 21 - 24 ~ Cedar Rapids BBQ Roundup ~ Cedar Rapids, Iowa

• July 1 - 4 ~ Naperville Ribfest ~ Naperville, Illinois
• July 5 - 8 ~ Lake in the Hills Ribfest ~ Lake in the Hills, Illinois
• July 13 - 15 ~ Windy City Ribfest ~ Chicago, Illinois
• July 19 - 22 ~  
• July 26 - 29 ~

• August 2 - 5 ~
• August 9 - 12 ~
• August 16 - 18 ~ Aksarben Ribfest ~ Omaha, Nebraska*
• August 23 - 25 ~

• September 1 - 3 ~ RibAmerica ~ Indianapolis, Indiana
• September 7 - 9 ~  
• September 13 - 16 ~ Rock 'N Rib Festival ~ Tulsa, Oklahoma
• September 23 - 25 ~ 
• September 30 - Oct 2 ~

        * - Confirmed Event