Join us at Lake Eva Park on Saturday for the 13th annual Ribs on the Ridge BBQ Competition. This event, sanctioned through the Florida BBQ Association, will bring professional and backyard BBQ competition teams from across Florida and the southeast to compete for cash prizes, trophies, and bragging rights for the best BBQ in town. Attendees of Ribs on the Ridge can expect to over-indulge in tasting endless varieties of BBQ, live entertainment, food vendors, beer and wine, and much more! Admission is free. Whether you are a backyard cook, a professional cook, or would just like to enjoy good barbecue, Ribs on the Ridge is an event you do not want to miss! 

Then on Sunday, July 4th come back out to Lake Eva for Thunder on the Ridge. With the title of Polk County’s PREMIERE fireworks display, Thunder on the Ridge is Haines City’s signature July 4th celebration. Since 1998, residents and people across Central Florida have joined Haines City to celebrate this memorable event.

Enjoy cold beer, food, live entertainment, children’s activities, and much more. Be sure to bring your family out for a day that you don’t want to miss!