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Not just ribs at Ribfest (7 photos)

Timmins Rotary Ribfest kicked off Friday night in Timmins. Hundreds packed the Participark Friday night, sampling ribs and live entertainment. Ribfest organizers created a lineup of local and guest DJ's Babakahn and DJ Ritz from Toronto.

Timmins Rotary Ribfest kicked off Friday night in Timmins.

Hundreds packed the Participark Friday night, sampling ribs and live entertainment.

Ribfest organizers created a lineup of local and guest DJ's Babakahn and DJ Ritz from Toronto.

Local chanteuse Gabrielle Bazara kicked off the musical portion of Friday night's festivities, while featured DJ's Babakahn and DJ Ritz kept the crowd dancing well into the night.

Other local artists included Skinny, Shaun and Gavin Melanson, Sabrina and Dave, DJ Taz, DJ Joshua Laroque and DJ Josh Rivera.

Breakdancers also performed before the featured acts.

Ribfest entertainment continued Saturday with headliners Almost Bon Jovi and local bands such as the Shaftmen, Dopamine, Black Stone and Jack and the Ripperz.

Previous TimminsToday coverage:

Ribfest is a food fan's dream (11 photos)