The Ribberfest and Other Recent Festivals

As always, Madison played host to a plethora of incredible festivals this year.
Here are some of my favorite photos from the events.

The "Pulled Pork" statue and others are on display this weekend on Vaughn Drive as part of the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Friday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Harmonica Red and guitarist Ryan Patterson, of the band Big Al & the Heavyweights, make their way through the crowd while playing dueling solos at the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Mike Horan, of Scottsburg based Mo Dog barbeque team, prepares Beer Can Chicken on the grill at The Madison Courier Backyard Barbeque, part of the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Friday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Sarah Cole, of Columbus, Ohio, dances to the music at the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Friday. Cole is in town to cheer on her uncle who is competing in the barbeque contest today. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

The moon glows in the sky while hot air balloons light the Milton riverbank during the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Friday. Rain and high winds kept the balloons from racing on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Byron Chism, left, creator of "Butt Rub" barbeque seasoning talks with one of his fans, Tim Roszmann, of Dry Ridge, Ky., during the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

David Roper carries his own plastic fork and spoon with him where ever he goes during events like the Madison Ribberfest. he said when cooks and barbeque teams are giving out samples forks and spoons are the first thing they run out of. Roper, who has judged competitions across the country was in Madison to support his friend Byron Chism, creator of "Butt Rub" barbeque seasoning. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Ben Fortner, of Bedford, Ky., competes in the Good to the Bone rib eating contest at the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Jimmy Hall plays the saxophone during his band's set at the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Ernestine Thomas, left, of the Fall City Smokers barbeque team from Smithfield, Ky., and Regina Rojas, of Oliver's Smokin' BBQ team, from Louisville, wait in line to submit their teams deserts for judging at the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Judy Bixby shows a table of judges a desert entry at the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Tyrone Cotton, left, and Stephen Couch perform at the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Two rows of balloons light up on the riverbank in Milton for the 2010 Madison Ribberfest's Balloon glow on Friday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Guitarist and singer Greg Foresman plays a solo at the beginning of the 2010 Madison Ribberfest on Friday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Old Court Days vendor Alice West, of Seymour, refastens her quilts to a fence near the Jefferson County Courthouse on Friday. "The wind was so bad, I've hardly kept things from blowing away," West said. Today's temperatures are forecasted to remain in the mid-70's with sunny skies. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Kevin Schartz, of the Lawrence, Kansas, based Celestial Ironworks, makes his way past a field of metal flowers to tend to a customer at his booth at the Madison Chautauqua Festival of Art on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Paul Kelly juggles while meandering down Vaughn Drive at the Madison Chautauqua Festival of Art on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Macy Risk, 9, of Madison, creates a "Peace, Love, Earth" design on a sidewalk near the intersection of Main and Jefferson streets during the Fourth Friday Art and Shop Hop. Children from kindergarten through 12th grade were encouraged to do sidewalk chalk art to celebrate their return to school. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Isabella Abbott, 4, from left, and her brother Clayton Abbott, 3, of New Washington, ride the helicopter with Jenna Brierly, 4, of Milton, Ky., at the Shawe and Pope John Community Festival on Friday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

The sun begins to set beyond a ferris wheel and the Fun Slide at the Shawe and Pope John Community Festival on Friday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)