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The Only National Ribs Day Recipes You Need for July 4th

Last Updated On: June 29, 2026
Cartoon of the Statue Of Liberty with BBQ sauce around her mouth and holding a rib.

There is no better way to fuel your Independence Day celebration than with mouth watering smoked ribs.

The fourth of July is the birthday of America. It’s also National Ribs Day! This is the day our Founding Fathers declared independence from Britain. It’s the day that American freedom was born, and every year, we celebrate that hard-earned freedom with fireworks, concerts, carnivals, family reunions, and not least of all, barbecue. On July 4th, millions of Americans fire up their grills, gather round, and cook all manner of hamburgers, hot dogs, steaks, corn on the cob, and best of all, BBQ ribs.

On Independence Day, a.k.a. National Ribs Day, we’ve got everything you need to celebrate in style. Our award-winning ribs recipe is only the tip of the rib bone: we’ve also got the inside line on how to tell when your ribs are properly cooked, a guide to our favorite rib racks, and step-by-step techniques like how to remove that pesky membrane from your rack of ribs–and an explanation of why you definitely want to remove it.

Want a complete July 4th menu for your barbecue? Our July 4th recipes will have them seeing fireworks!

Happy National Ribs Day, America! 

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