The 23rd Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival August 15-16, 2025 -- tickets now on sale!

August 15th-16th, 2025: Bicentennial Park, Madison, Indiana

August 14th, 2025

Ribberfest pre-party at Red Bicycle Hall 

Shemekia Copeland

Music Lineup -- Saturday, August 16th: Gates open at 11:00am on Saturday.

• Shemekia Copeland 9:30pm

• Robert Jon & The Wreck 7:30pm

• Ben Chapman 5:30pm

• Ricky Nye Inc Featuring Noah Wotherspoon 3:30pm

• Jack Whittle 1:30pm

• Jeff Shew & The Late-Night Crew 11:30am

** BG Johnson Band will be performing in between bands near the beer garden. 

GA-20

Friday, August 15th: Gates open at 5:00pm on Friday. 

GA-20 10:00pm

Bywater Call 8:00pm

Jordan A. Wilson Coalition with Jimmy Davis 6:00pm

Tickets: https://tickets.madtixevents.com/e/madisonribberfest-august2025

$40 wristbands until August 1st gets you admission to the fest for both days, August 15th-16th. (August 1st-16th $50 wristbands). 

As always, Children 12 years old and younger are admitted free to Ribberfest when accompanied by a paying adult.

We have heard you loud and clear and aim to make this the best Ribberfest yet. We are keeping festival wristbands affordable so that everyone is able to attend, all while still providing the best talent with national touring musicians, BBQ, beer, wine, bourbon and entertainment. 

BBQ is back!! 23 plus years ago we started a BBQ fest and invited some of our favorite blues bands to play. Now we've grown to one of the biggest BBQ and blues festivals in the region. We look forward to your family joining ours -- let's have some fun!!

• KCBS BBQ competition.

• Backyard BBQ amateur competition on Friday. 

• BBQ Village. 

• BBQ and Food Vendors.

• Beer & Wine.

• Kidz Q BBQ competition.

• Indiana Vintage Market on Saturday.

• Lawn games. 

AND MUCH MORE! 

www.madisonribberfest.com