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By Shaun Penner

Ribfest

Grande Prairie drive-thru ribfest kicks off Friday

Aug 14, 2020 | 7:29 AM

Ribfest is back in Grande Prairie starting Friday, but is looking a little bit different than last year’s event as this year’s festival is a drive-thru event behind Revolution Place.

Organizer of the Western Canada Ribfest Tour Andrew Reinhardt, who owns Billy’s BBQ and is one of four ribbers who is in the Swan City for the event, says all plans meet Alberta Health Services protocols.

“The way it works is a drive-in event, where they’ll drive in one location on the street and they’ll pick their ribber,” said Reinhardt. “Everything is done by iPad, it’s sent to the rib truck and then they pick it up just like a drive thru window. So, you don’t have to leave your car.”

Drivers enter at 101 Street at 99 Avenue (in front of the TELUS building), and drive thru on 98 Avenue by the Grande Prairie Live Theatre. The far right lane along 99 Avenue has cones setup by the City of Grande Prairie to guide vehicles into the drive thru.

Courtesy: City of Grande Prairie / Revolution Place

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Three of the four ribbers attending this year’s event were in the Swan City last year, including Billy’s BBQ, Buckeye BBQ and Pistol Pete’s. The ribbers known as Camp 31 are also be set up at the event.

The Grande Prairie stop is the second of seven in Alberta this summer, with the first going last weekend in Medicine Hat.

“We’re just excited for the opportunity and I know all the cities right now are looking for something to do, so this is a safe event that we feel people will be able to enjoy and hopefully, at the same time, we can raise some money for the community as well.”

The festival goes from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday.