2023 Smoke On The
River BBQ Fest
May 12-14, 2023
May 12-14
Ready for sweet BBQ sauce dripping down your chin as you take a bite of a mouth-watering Cherrywood pulled pork sandwich? The sweet and savory combo oozing from a BBQ pineapple boat? Maybe a Cincy-style four-way with mac & cheese, smoked meat, BBQ sauce, and coleslaw? How about washing it down with an ice-cold beer?
Join us at Covington Plaza for the third annual Smoke on the River BBQ Fest! Featuring some of the city's best BBQ vendors, continuous live entertainment, and cold beverages, Smoke on the River is fun for the whole family!
Take a moment to enjoy beautiful views of the Ohio River and the Downtown Cincinnati skyline.
Beverage options include ice-cold beers, frozen alcoholic slushies, assorted sodas, fresh squeezed lemonade, and iced tea.
Admission is FREE!
Friday 5pm-11pm
Saturday 12pm-11pm
Sunday 12pm-9pm
FREE ADMISSION
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2023 Entertainment Lineup
Friday, May 13:
5:00 pm- Model Behavior
8:00 pm- Dog House
Saturday, May 14:
12:00 pm- TBA
3:45 pm - Dat Band
7:45 pm- Michelle Robinson Band
Sunday, May 15:
12:00 pm- Britneys Lipstick
3:00 pm: Road Trip
6:00 pm: What She Said
Menu
Sweets & Meats BBQ:
Pulled Pork Sandwich w/ 2 sides
Pulled Chicken Sandwich w/ 2 sides
Pork Rib Tips w/ 2 sides
Sliced Brisket w/ 2 sides
Chicken Wings w/ 2 sides
Sides: Mac & Cheese, Slaw, Cornbread, Baked Beans, Loaded Potato Salad
Hog Roast
Quad Que BBQ:
Smoked Pulled Pork Sandwich
Smoked Pulled Chicken Sandwich
Smoked Sliced Brisket Sandwich
Bacon Wrapped Meatballs
“The Nap”: Pulled pork & Mac in a wrap
Smoked Baby Back Ribs
Fat Boy Q:
Full Slab Smoked Spare Ribs
Half Rack Smoked Spare Ribs
2 Meat Plate (choice of two meats, w/ a side of mac)
Beef Brisket Sandwich
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Traditional Wings
Q Fries (Tossed w/ dry rub)
Kentucky Smoked Brisket:
Brisket Loaded Tots
Brisket Loaded Mac
Brisket Sandwich
Brisket Plate (w/ 2 sides)
Cincity Sausage
Loaded Tots
Mac & Cheese
Wild Side Experience:
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Pulled Chicken Sandwich
“Big Smokey” Dog (smoked sausage, bacon crumbles, queso, cole slaw, BBQ Sauce)
Grippo Sundae (Choice of meat w/ queso, cole slaw, BBQ Sauce, Grippo BBQ Chips)
Grilled Smoked Sausage
Grilled Hot Dog
Various Sides
House of Brisket:
“Big Chubby”: Potato w/ brisket or pork
Brisket Platter
Pork Platter
Half Chicken
Pork Belly Burnt Ends
Glier’s Goetta:
BBQ Spicy Chedda Goetta Burger
BBQ Goetta Bites
BBQ Brats
Guns Up BBQ:
BBQ Taco/Nacho Bar
BBQ Pineapple Boat
Hog Roast
Loaded Ribbon Fries
Funnel Cakes
Cotton Candy
MADD Mark’s:
Giant Cowboy Quesadilla: Yucatan smoked pork shoulder, Bourbon BBQ, Caramelized Onion, Shredded Jack Cheese
Double Bacon Cheeseburger
Falafel w/ Chimichurri
Loaded French Fries
Curbside Sweet Shop:
Chocolate Dipped Cheesecake (On-A-Stick)
Apple Crisp Ice Cream Cone
Banana Split Nachos (On Waffle Cone Chips)
Hot Fudge Cake
Ice Cream in Waffle Cone
Turtle Nachos
Sunday Mother’s Day Special: The Flower Pot
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Cake baked in clay pot w/ ice cream and crushed cookies w/ artificial flower
For sponsor, food, or other vendor information please email Mario@coldironeventrentals.com
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2023 Official Sponsors:
Covington Plaza
144 Madison Ave.
Covington, KY 41011
PARKING
Parking lot at Rivercenter and Madison
Marriott parking off of Madison
Rivercenter parking off of Madison
Festival Entrances: Madison Ave and Greenup Ave at the Ohio River