CANTON − Live music and ribs slathered in barbecue sauce will return to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in May.
Call it the reboot of the Ribs Burnoff, an annual beloved event that used to coincide with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival.
Last spring was the relaunch of the Ribs Burnoff on the campus of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Presented by Minutemen Workforce Solutions, the 2025 AEP Ohio Foundation Hall of Fame Ribs Burnoff will be May 23-25 during Memorial Day weekend. Admission is free all three days.
HOF enshrinees will be in attendance
Festivities will include appearances by members of the Hall of Fame enshrinement class of 2025 − Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Antonio Gates and Sterling Sharpe, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced. Performing will be the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps.
The Ribs Burnoff begins the afternoon of Friday, May 23 and concludes with fireworks on the evening of Sunday, May 25, a news release said.
Hours will be 3 to 10 p.m., May 23; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., May 24 and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., May 25.
Who's cooking the ribs and playing the music?
Eight pitmasters will compete for cash prizes: Armadillo's BBQ, Big Bubbalou's, Big Show BBQ, Blazin' Bronco, Johnson's BBQ, Off The Bone BBQ, Texas Lightning BBQ and
