BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260509 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260510 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Rip's Ribs Cook-Off May 9 2026 -Cook Team Registration DESCRIPTION:Cooking Teams Registration:ENTER YOUR EMAIL BELOW TO REGISTERNEW THIS YEAR: St. Louis Style Ribs provided by Cook Teams. The Chamber WILL NOT provide ribs.\n\nThe Annual Rip's Ribs Cookoff is a great day in downtown Eastland to fire up your grill and make your famous Ribs with special rubs\, sauces\, spices\, and more! Each year\, the Eastland Chamber of Commerce gives away over $2\,500 in cash prizes to the top cookoff teams! Professional and celebrity judges judge rib entries. Ribs Cook-Off Prize Winnings:1st Place - $1\,000.00\n2nd Place- $750.00\n3rd Place- $500.00\n4th Place- $250.00\n5th Place- $150.00OPTIONAL CATEGORIES\nCooks can enter the optional categories in Desserts\, Chicken\, Wild Game\, Beef\, and Beans. This is a fun competition\, and winners in these additional categories will get the entry pot for that category and a year's worth of bragging rights! All optional category entries must be cooked/prepared onsite. Cook teams may begin arriving and setting up at 6:00 PM on Friday evening. At that time\, teams are welcome to start cooking for any of the optional categories.Rib cooking may not begin until after the mandatory Cook's Meeting at 9:00 AM on Saturday.Be sure to fill in every blank that has a red line in the box or a red asterisk. ENTRY DEADLINE: FRIDAY\, MAY 1\, 2026Click for General Rules & GuidelinesIf you prefer to download and print the form to fill out\, CLICK HERE for PDFTO PURCHASE WINE TICKETS\, CLICK HERE!IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR VENDOR BOOTH REGISTRATION\, CLICK HERE! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Cooking Teams Registration:

ENTER YOUR EMAIL BELOW TO REGISTER

NEW THIS YEAR: St. Louis Style Ribs provided by Cook Teams. The Chamber WILL NOT provide ribs.

The Annual Rip'\;s Ribs Cookoff is a great day in downtown Eastland to fire up your grill and make your famous Ribs with special rubs\, sauces\, spices\, and more! \;

Each year\, the Eastland Chamber of Commerce gives away over $2\,500 in cash prizes to the top cookoff teams! Professional and celebrity judges judge rib entries.  \;

Ribs Cook-Off Prize Winnings:

1st Place -  \;  \; $1\,000.00
2nd Place-  \;  \; $750.00
3rd Place-  \;  \;  \;$500.00
4th Place-  \;  \;  \;$250.00
5th Place-  \;  \;  \;$150.00

OPTIONAL CATEGORIES
Cooks can enter the optional categories in Desserts\, Chicken\, Wild Game\, Beef\, and Beans. This is a fun competition\, and winners in these additional categories will get the entry pot for that category and a year&rsquo\;s worth of bragging rights! All optional category entries must be cooked/prepared onsite. \;

Cook teams may begin arriving and setting up at 6:00 PM on Friday evening. At that time\, teams are welcome to start cooking for any of the optional categories.

Rib cooking may not begin until after the mandatory Cook&rsquo\;s Meeting at 9:00 AM on Saturday.

Be sure to fill in every blank that has a red line in the box or a red asterisk. \;

ENTRY DEADLINE: FRIDAY\, MAY 1\, 2026

Click for General Rules &\; Guidelines

If you prefer to download and print the form to fill out\, CLICK HERE for PDF

TO PURCHASE WINE TICKETS\, \;CLICK HERE!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR VENDOR BOOTH REGISTRATION\, CLICK HERE!




LOCATION:100 W. Main St. Eastland TX 76448 UID:e.1817.1440573 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260416T185657Z URL:https://business.eastlandchamber.com/eventcalendar/Details/rip-s-ribs-cook-off-may-9-2026-cook-team-registration-1705719?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR