RIDGEFIELD - The 3rd Annual Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival will be presented Saturday and Sunday, April 30-May 1.No Boundaries are being aired from Nashville to Connecticut.RidgefieldBBQCT.com.

The festival, which features world-champion barbecue competitors, rides, games, and good eats for the entire family, will be held at the historic Lounsbury House, 316 Main Street in Ridgefield.

More than 40 BBQ masters from across the globe will compete in this official Connecticut State Barbecue Championship, recognized by Governor Dannel P. Malloy in 2014. During the competition, guests will enjoy carnival rides - including a mechanical bull - and food from vendors carefully selected by the BBQ committee.

Live local bands from throughout Fairfield County will perform on the outdoor stage during the festival, and play a multitude of genres like rock, country, jazz and funk. National recording artists and Newtown natives Lucinda Rowe and Michael Connolly are among those scheduled to perform.

First to the take the festival stage on Saturday will be singer-songwriter Jerome Goosman of Wilton, followed by pianist Michelle DeAngelis of New Rochelle, N.Y. Classic rock band Kings and Queens, of Schuykill County, Penn., will rock the stage before turning it over to Bethel native Joe Pacelli and Danbury resident Jesse Lynch, two multi-genre performers who play everything from reggae-funk and blues to alternative rock and folk.

The Red Hots, a Danbury-based duo, will bring new life to jazz and blues standards with their blend of unique vocals, a ukulele/guitar mix, and driving percussion. Sloppy Joe and The Lunch Ladies, whose members hail from Fairfield, Westport and Weston, will wrap the Saturday line up with improvisational funk, salsa and rock.

On Sunday, Woodbury native Erik Krieg will open the festival with intimate guitar music. New Incarnation, an indie Americana/classic rock/country band from Danbury, play in the afternoon, before Lucinda and Michael wrap the festival with memorable pop and rock melodies.

Lucinda and Michael perform more than 200 shows per year, and have opened for artists such as Pat Benatar, Stevie Nicks, Sophie B. Hawkins and numerous others. Recent tours have taken them to the Gulf Coast of Florida and Alabama, Nashville, Key West, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York and Boston. Their newest releases from their 2016 CD Release

The Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival will be held from 11 am until 9 pm on Saturday, and 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday.

The event is a collaboration between Ridgefield Rotary Club and Ridgefield Community Center.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students; admission is free for children under 12 years old.

For a schedule of performers and other festival information, and to purchase tickets in advance, visit