Ribfest

This photo appeared on Page A1 of The Courier's print edition of July 9, 2025.

Riley McLean works his magic on some ribs at Boss Hog鈥檚 Sunday afternoon at RibFest at Kelowna鈥檚 City Park. Boss Hog鈥檚 saw a spike in people lined up to buy their ribs after they were named first overall, after winning the People鈥檚 Choice and coming second in the Judge鈥檚 Choice categories. RibFest ran from Friday to Sunday in City Park. Organizers said close to 20,000 people came out to enjoy mouth-watering ribs, chicken and pulled pork from five ribbers, along with live entertainment.