Port City Ribfest

From Port City Ribfest Website:

The Carolina Farmin' Port City RibFest is a celebration of great BBQ and great music,
with some other tasty libations thrown in.It features champion pitmasters from around
the country who participate on a summer circuit. These guys have been at their trade
for a long time. Added to the succulent BBQ offerings is a good helping of side items,
desserts and a multitude of drink options.

The first annual Carolina Farmin' Port City RibFest was held August 9-11 in the park
adjacent to the majestic USS North Carolina battleship and on the shores of the Cape
Fear River. 17 - 20,000 attendees braved the hottest weekend of the year to partake
in the festivities that included a full line-up of exceptional music, a marketplace and
extensive Kids' Zone.

The Carolina Farmin' Port City RibFest is produced by AKA Entertainment & Media, a Greensboro based event production company that has been producing barbecue & music festivals for 10 years now.

Event producers Allen McDavid and Andrew Shoffner both have ties to Wilmington. McDavid is a member of the Foy Family who owned Poplar Grove Plantation and Figure Eight Island back in the day. His grandmother grew up in Scott's Hill. He has two brothers that reside in the Port City and he once had a satellite office on Market Street in downtown.

Shoffner spent his teenage years in Wilmington and graduated from Cape Fear Academy.