London Ribfest
Civic Holiday long Weekend
August 3-7 2023
Victoria Park
London
Festival starts in…
Thursday - Sunday
11am - 11pm
Monday
11am - 9pm
Featured Fan Video
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Parking is available around the park and downtown at private lots.
Free Parking beside the park available after 4pm on Friday and all
day Saturday and Sunday for $5
Click the link below to access the City of London Parking Guide.
Pork Ribs • Beef Ribs • BBQ Chicken • Roasted Corn • Cheese Cake • Fresh Cut French Fries • Fresh Cut Sweet Potato Fries • Perogies • Canadian Bacon Poutine • Veggie Burgers • Sausages • Hot Dogs • Hamburgers • Greek Salad • Ceasar Salad • Garden Salad • Baked Beans • Cole Slaw • Pulled Pork Sandwich • Corn Bread • Pulled Pork Arepa • Butter Beer Soda • Old Fashioned Soda • Roasted Yams • Grilled Pineapple • Beef Gyro • Frozen Slush
Cowbell Stage
6:00
VINTAGE
Park Stage
6:15
MUGSY
Cowbell Stage
7:00
CLYDESDALE
Park Stage
7:30
SHAWN ANDREW
Park Stage
9:15
BAD WORDS
Cowbell Stage
9:30
JOURNEYMEN OF SOUL
Cowbell Stage
2:00
Shelly Rastin
Park Stage
2:15
KEN THE ZEN
Cowbell Stage
4:00
ANNE MONIZ
Park Stage
4:45
FUN FACT
Cowbell Stage
6:00
THE FINGER PISTOLS
Park Stage
7:15
LORI GIRARD
Cowbell Stage
8:00
BETAMAXX
Park Stage
8:30
BATHSALTS
Cowbell Stage
9:30
PEPPER JONES & THE ROCKETS
Park Stage
9:45
DAVE ROCKET AND THE JOBBERS
Cowbell Stage
12:30
STONE FREE
Park Stage
2:00
ALAN CHARLBOIS TRIO
Cowbell Stage
2:00
JAMES CLARK HANGOVER
Cowbell Stage
3:00
COLLECTIVE EVOLUTION
Park Stage
4:00
THE CUT OUTS
Park Stage
5:00
ANNE MOINZ
Cowbell Stage
5:30
THE RUMBLEBEES
Cowbell Stage
6:00
SMOKIN DAVE BAND
Park Stage
6:00
MOJO TRIO
Cowbell Stage
8:00
JESSE JAMES MEDICINE SHOW
Park Stage
8:00
DUECES WILD
Park Stage
9:00
NATHAN OULETTE
Cowbell Stage
9:30
THE WOBBLY POPS
Park Stage
12:00
FUN FACT
Cowbell Stage
12:30
BROTHER LEEDS
Park Stage
2:15
KERRI WILKIE
Cowbell Stage
2:00
STANLEY BROWN BLUES
Park Stage
3:00
SONIC SINNERS
Cowbell Stage
4:00
CORBETT COLLECTIVE
Park Stage
4:45
SNAX
Cowbell Stage
6:00
TORRENT
Park Stage
6:00
BENOIT
Park Stage
1:00
DUANE LAUZON
Park Stage
8:30
BUTCH HALLER
Cowbell Stage
9:00
LOUD LOVE - CHRIS CORNELL TRIBUTE
Cowbell Stage
12:30
OPEN STAGE with VINNIE
Park Stage
1:00
DUANE LAUZON
Cowbell Stage
2:00
NASTY ALEX LIVE KARAOKE
Park Stage
3:00
JEFFY BEE
Cowbell Stage
6:30
TOM DUNPHY CLASSIC COUNTRY SHOW
Accommodations within a few blocks
Festival Successful News
In 2015 vegan activists picketed the London Ribfest. They came to Victoria Park to convince the organizer to stop selling meat. Promoter, Doug Hillier met with the activist spokespeople and a plan was initiated to have them join the event in the park to sell vegan food. Doug and the activist's group then asked Globally Local, a local vegan food establishment, to take on this challenge.
This is what happened!
In 2016, Globally Local featured what is now known as the Famous Burger to the London, Ontario Ribfest, where it sold out due to overwhelming demand.
The popularity of this vegan option made waves, and the disruption garnered great media attention throughout North America.
In 2017, Odd Burger launched Canada's first vegan fast-food restaurant. Six months later, they opened the world's first 24-hour vegan drive-thru. Odd Burger opened its manufacturing centre in 2018
UPDATE 2023
Odd Burger now has NINE locations, and another NINE are opening soon.
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