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Nothing says summer like the aroma of sizzling gourmet meats on the fired-up, smoking hot grills!
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Get ready to enjoy the saucier meats this year across Alberta. Rotary Clubs and touring Ribfest companies will be bringing the best in ribs, chicken, brisket, and pulled pork to cities across the province.
One such touring company is the Western Canada Rib Fest Tour. Here is their current schedule:
- June 6 – 8, 2025 — Leduc Recreation Centre, 4330 Black Gold Dr, Leduc
- June 20 – 22, 2025 — Westerner Park, 4847A 19 St, Red Deer
- June 27 – July 1, 2025 — Lethbridge Exhibition, 3401 Parkside Dr. S, Lethbridge
- July 18 – 20, 2025 — Bonnetts Energy Centre Grounds, 10017 99 Ave, Grande Prairie
- July 26 – 28, 2025 — Cold Lake Energy Centre, 7825 51 St #1759, Cold Lake
- August 8 – 10, 2025 —Century Casino Grounds, 24 Boudreau Road, St. Albert
- August 15 – 17, 2025 — Airdrie
- August 22 – 24, 2025 — 68 McKenzie Towne Gate SE, Calgary
- August 29 – September 1, 2025 — Fort McMurray
- September 5 – 7, 2025 — 1051 Ross Glen Dr. S.E, Medicine Hat
Other Ribfests & BBQ contests:
- Bassano Smalltown Smokedown BBQ — May 30 – June 1, 2025
- Halal Ribfest Calgary — TBA
- The Rotary Club of Spruce Grove Ribfest — July 11 to 13, 2025
- Edmonton K-Days BBQ — July 18 to 27, 2025
- Didsbury Lions Club’s KCBS Master Series — July 26 to 27, 2025
- BBQ on the Bow Calgary — an annually occurring Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) sanctioned BBQ Competition — Labour Day Weekend — August 30 – September 1
If you are looking for a list of upcoming food and drink events & festivals in two of Alberta’s big cities, check our Calgary and Edmonton event calendars.
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Super disappointed that you guys cancelled Airdrie ribfest and couldn’t even post it online to let people know . I drove from Calgary out to Airdrie to go to ribfest for the first time, but was disappointed to find it was not running this year. It’s in Calgary this week but there is some kind of $5 entry fee on top of the bbq prices. BBQ is pretty expensive without adding another $5 on top of the prices. Sorry but I won’t be attending due to that. Next time at least post that you have cancelled an event and save people from traveling there for no reason.