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​Happy Harry’s RibFest

Best Bets | May 19th, 2022

June 8-11, 11 am - 11 pm

Fargodome.com

Awesome food and music. What more could you ask for? If you’re hankering for the best ribs, brisket, pulled pork and chicken, Happy Harry’s RibFest outdoors at the Fargodome is where you need to go. Three days of indulging. Highlights are the popular “Lip Smackin’ Lunch Special” where you buy the meat and get the sides for free. And then to cap it off, the music lineup each night at the Happy Harry’s Ribfest stage starts at 9pm, beginning with Granger Smith and Earl Dibbles Jr. June 8, Scott Tapp of Creed June 9, Phil Vassar June 10, and Firehouse June 10. Free admission from 11am - 4pm daily, otherwise $5 admission and $5 parking, while kids 12 and under are free. 

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