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Kalamazoo Ribfest August 4-5, 2023 at the Arcadia Creek Festival Site Join us for Ribfest at Arcadia Creek Festival Place in Downtown Kalamazoo. Gates open at 12:00 PM daily.

The festival features two solid days of food, entertainment and fun! Ribfest is one of the oldest festivals in Downtown Kalamazoo, and is now celebrating its 35th year, bringing together over 10,000 people each summer. Proceeds from the Kalamazoo Ribfest go to benefit the Arc Community Advocates who work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to empower them to live a life that is fully included in the community, and advocate on their behalf.

This was not an easy decision to make, but we hope to be back in the future with the best attendee experience we can hav...
14/12/2023

This was not an easy decision to make, but we hope to be back in the future with the best attendee experience we can have.

Townsquare Media Hopes the event can return, but will use 2024 to reevaluate Ribfest to hopefully bring it back even bigger and better.

Thank you to everyone who rocked out with us and Pop Evil
07/08/2023

Thank you to everyone who rocked out with us and Pop Evil

They came out and open the show up with a track off their new album Skeletons, Paranoid (Crash and Burn), and although their new album was the focus, they actually played songs from six of their seven albums.

06/08/2023

You’re only one step away…

Thank you Pop Evil and all of Kalamazoo for passing through the eye of the storm tonight! We can’t wait to see you next ...
06/08/2023

Thank you Pop Evil and all of Kalamazoo for passing through the eye of the storm tonight! We can’t wait to see you next year! More photos to come!

It's dinner time!! Come over to the Eleanor St. side of the festival and support your local rib vendors 2nd Hand Smoke B...
04/08/2023

It's dinner time!! Come over to the Eleanor St. side of the festival and support your local rib vendors 2nd Hand Smoke BBQ, Skinny Kennys BBQ, and Virgils BBQ 🐷

Need to know your way around Kalamazoo Ribfest? Then take a look at our map to be in the know on what and where everythi...
03/08/2023

Need to know your way around Kalamazoo Ribfest? Then take a look at our map to be in the know on what and where everything is happening!!

ONLY ONE MORE DAY LEFT UNTIL THE MOST FINGER-LICKING GOOD WEEKEND OF THE YEAR! We can't wait to see you all with smiles,...
03/08/2023

ONLY ONE MORE DAY LEFT UNTIL THE MOST FINGER-LICKING GOOD WEEKEND OF THE YEAR! We can't wait to see you all with smiles, hungry stomachs, and ready to dance the day and night away!🥩🎶

02/08/2023

Tune into 107.7 RKR tomorrow on The Rocker Morning Show with Meatball & Mark Frankhouse after 8 am as they’ll be talking to Lead Singer and Founder of Saturday Headliner Pop Evil’s Leigh Kakaty

02/08/2023

What's your favorite memory of Ribfest in past years?

ATTENTION ATTENTION!! We have our All Access contest up and running and ready for you to enter! Just follow the links ...
31/07/2023

ATTENTION ATTENTION!! We have our All Access contest up and running and ready for you to enter! Just follow the links posted below for more information. Good Luck 😁🥩🎶🍻

https://wrkr.com/kalamazoo-ribfest-vip-2023/

https://wkfr.com/ixp/690/p/kalamazoo-ribfest-vip-2023/

VIP admission to Kalamazoo Ribfest 2023 has been sold out for weeks. With the event just days away, this is your last and final chance to experience Kalamazoo Ribfest up close and personal as a VIP.

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145 E Water Street
MI
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Thursday 11:00 - 23:30
Friday 11:00 - 00:30
Saturday 11:00 - 00:30

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Join us for Ribfest at Arcadia Creek Festival Place in Downtown Kalamazoo. The festival features three solid days of food, entertainment and fun! Gates open at 11:00 AM daily. Ribfest is one of the oldest festivals in Downtown Kalamazoo, and is now celebrating its 32nd year, bringing together over 10,000 people each summer. Proceeds from the Kalamazoo Ribfest go to benefit the Arc Community Advocates who work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to empower them to live a life that is fully included in the community, and advocate on their behalf.