Full London RibFest returns to Victoria Park this weekend
as a result of the pandemic, utilizing only a fenced-off area in the southeast quadrant of the park. While Ribber’s Row was in its usual spot on Wellington Street, there were fewer vendors and no midway rides.That won’t be the case this year, said Doug Hillier, president of Family Shows Canada, which puts on the London RibFest.“This is going to be like the old days before COVID … lots of vendors. That’s coming back.
Ten of Canada’s top ribbers will be back, lined up along Wellington competing against one another for the festival’s top prize. “ compete all year long in ribfests all over Canada, and then London, the first ribfest ever in Canada, hosts the top 10 ribbers,” Hillier said. Among those competing are Boss Hogs, Louisiana BBQ, Kentucky Smokehouse, Oak & Barrel, Texas Jack’s, Smokehouse Bandits, Fat Boys BBQ, Silver Bullet BBQ, Gonzalez BBQ and BubbaLou’s, which Hillier says was started by someone who helped found RibFest.
London’s RibFest began in the late 1980s and served as a fundraiser for the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of London, which organized the event. The club ended its involvement with the festival in 2008, and Hillier and Family Shows Canada took over shortly after.
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