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Rotary Ribfest was back in the Peace!

The 2024 Rotary Ribfest took place at Centennial Park, where the community got to experience award winning ribs and sides, with on stage local entertainment provided daily.

Rotary Ribfest was well attended, having thousands of people make their way through Centennial Park in search of award winning ribs.


The Rotary Ribfest was held in Fort St John, July 12-14, which had 4 BBQ trucks providing award winning ribs, chicken, and sides for the community. Peace Region local bands including Rose Prairie Romance, Mechanical Botanicals and The Sweetwater Band provided entertainment for the event, performing onstage daily.

 

The Rotary Ribfest is one of many stops for ‘The Western Canada Rib Fest Tour’, which featured four traveling BBQ trucks this year, all competing to see who has the best ribs & sauce. The four trucks on the tour are Billy’s BBQ, Blazin' BBQ, Bone Daddy’s BBQ, and Buckeye BBQ.

 

The BBQ trucks were judged on Sunday for their ribs and their sauce, which saw Billy’s BBQ awarded in the North Peace as the 2024 Rotary Ribfest winner of the best rib. The best sauce ended up being a three-way tie between Blazin', Buckeye, and Billy’s.



The staff of Billy's BBQ stop for a second to have their photo taken with their trophy, after winning the Best Ribs award at the 2024 Rotary Ribfest in Fort St. John.

 


“It’s a friendly competition between the four rigs, so every weekend you have to bring your ‘A’ game,” said Billy’s BBQ manager after winning the award for best rib. “Last week I wasn’t in the top favors, so this week I had to make sure I was up there. The people of Fort St. John are legit and super welcoming”

 

Billy’s BBQ has traveled across Canada and the US for more than 30 years, collecting trophies in national and state BBQ competitions according to their website. Billy’s BBQ sauce alone has received more than 250 awards, with 50 of those awards being first-place finishes.



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