RIDGEWAY – The Pig is [almost] back! Ridgeway’s most popular event, Pig on the Ridge, returns next weekend with a new twist – an evening of Halloween fun. Traditionally the ‘No Pigs Allowed’ portion of the festival, Friday night will offer that and more from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Spooky delights include trick-or-treating and a […]
Pig on the Ridge will be spooky this year
October 9, 2025 By
RIDGEWAY – Pig on the Ridge is back this year for the 26th year in a row. This is one of South Carolina’s most anticipated barbecue festivals, with cooks and guests from all over the South attending. This year’s Pig on the Ridge will happen in downtown Ridgeway as usual, but is taking a spooky […]
25th Annual Pig on the Ridge set for Nov. 1-2
October 10, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – The Pig will be back on the Ridge Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2. It will be the 25th anniversary of the festival and a big crowd is expected to come out and celebrate. Friday night’s “No Pigs allowed” runs from 6 – 10:30 p.m. with activities for kids, craft sales, and […]
A great weekend in Ridgeway
November 9, 2023 By
RIDGEWAY – From pig pickin’ to hog calling, last weekend’s Pig on the Ridge event was one for the books. Pictured below left, Tail Gater Hater with Chief Cook Phillip Miles took first place as Professional Cook Team and first place in Ribs. Below right, professional cook team second place winner Sadie Beth Barbeque Co. […]
Pig on the Ridge set for Friday & Saturday
November 3, 2022 By
RIDGEWAY – The first weekend in November means one thing in Ridgeway: the Pig is back. Friday night’s “No Pigs allowed” runs from 6 – 10:30 p.m. with activities for kids, craft sales, a street party with DJ Doug Pauley, and while, “No pigs allowed” on Friday night, there will be delicious and different non-pork […]
Pig on the Ridge Time
July 28, 2022 By
RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway has a new town clock, thanks to a generous donation from Pig on the Ridge. Every year, the Steering Committee uses the festival’s profits to do good in the Town. This year, they purchased and installed a clock with the 2021 profits from the annual festival. The clock was installed Friday next […]
Ridge Riders, POTR donations help make Christmas happen in Ridgeway
November 24, 2021 By
RIDGEWAY – The Ridge Riders showed up at Geiger Elementary School bright and early Friday morning and handed the school’s Principal, Myra Bramlett a $2,000 check. “We want all the kids in Fairfield County to have a Merry Christmas this year,” Ridge Riders President Dwight Robertson said. Accepting the check, Bramlett thanked the group for […]
Pig on the Ridge
November 10, 2021 By
RIDGEWAY – The crowd was big – about 4,500 over the two days according to senior steering committee member Rufus Jones – and the barbecue was plentiful. “The rain held off and the people kept coming in,” Jones said of Ridgeway’s 22nd Annual Pig on the Ridge Festival. Pictured above are the barbecue winners. Left, […]
Pig on the Ridge set for Nov. 5-6
November 4, 2021 By
RIDGEWAY – The first weekend in November means one thing in Ridgeway: the Pig is back. Friday night’s “No Pigs allowed” runs from 6 – 10:30 p.m. with activities for kids, craft sales, a street party with DJ Doug Pauley, and delicious and different non-pork cuisine for sale. Saturday kicks off with the BBQ judging […]
Pig on the Ridge set for Nov. 5 & 6
October 7, 2021 By
RIDGEWAY – Longtime members of the Pig on the Ridge Steering Committee – Rufus Jones, Donald Prioleau, Henry Dixon and Gloria Keeffe (who replaced founding member Tom Conner last year), will be turning over the reins of the 22-year old Pig on the Ridge festival to younger blood – Mack Miles, Tony Jones, Deb Truesdale […]
