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Discounted Pre-sale Ribfest Admission Tickets

Save $3 on Ribfest Admission Tickets! Admission at the gates is $12 per person. Children 11 and under are given free admission. Purchase your Ribfest tickets at one of the following Naperville Park District or Jewel grocery stores locations and pay only $9 for your tickets.

1157 Eola Road
Aurora

1156 Maple
Lisle

2855 W. 95th Street
Naperville

320 W. Jackson Ave.
Naperville

126 Boughton
Bolingbrook

1200 W. Boughton Rd.
Bolingbrook

1227 Naper Blvd.
Naperville

3415 Book Rd.
Naperville

127 E. Ogden
Naperville

1759 W. Ogden Ave.
Naperville

13460 S. Rt. 59
Plainfield

Naperville Park District buildings:

Administration Building
320 W. Jackson

Rubin Community Center
305 W. Jackson

South Maintenance Facility
Book Rd and Conan Doyle in Frontier Park

Event Info

Ribfest Information

For directions to Naperville Ribfest click here.

Ribfest 2012 Dates & Times

Ribfest 2012 will run from Friday, June 29 through Tuesday, July 3rd.

Friday, June 29 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 30 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, July 1 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m.

Monday, July 2 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 3 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. Fireworks at 9:30. Gates are FREE after 7:30 PM

Remote Parking and Shuttle Locations

NO event parking available at Edward Hospital of Linden Oaks.

Remote parking locations will be available in Naperville for Ribfest 2012 visitors. Parking is very limited at the event, so we strongly encourage the use of the shuttle buses. Learn more...

Handicap Accessibility at Ribfest

The primary parking for handicapped license plated cars and vans is located off Martin Avenue on the south end of Ribfest. To drive to this area, you must enter Martin Avenue from Washington Street. There is no shuttle service from handicap parking to the Ribfest grounds.

Remote & Onsite Parking Lots

All remote lots have handicapped parking and handicapped accessible buses to take you to the festival. Theses buses are available periodically
Limited handicapped onsite parking is available at Martin Avenue and the Naperville Municipal Center. There will be no shuttles from these locations. Additional handicapped parking is available at All Saints Catholic Academy, at 1155 Aurora Ave. All Saints parking on 1155 Aurora Avenue near the festival provides handicapped parking and shuttle to the park.

At The Festival

Identify anyone with a radio/or a Ribfest Shirt to inquire about handicapped seating at the stage areas or for additional assistance
Handicapped rest rooms are available throughout the park.
A sign language interpreter is available to the right of the main stage and will be available for the “main act” only each day. If you should need an interpreter for any other band, please call 630-779-2702, 72 hours before the event. Please seek out the Sign Language interpreter for assistance under the large sign in the reserved accessible area near the stage. Any person with a Ribfest radio should be able to help locate the area.

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Tips and FAQ's

Tips and frequently asked questions for attending Ribfest. Learn more...

Security Considerations

For the safety of all of our guests, you will be refused admittance or will have to discard these items if brought to the park. Learn more...

Ribfest Security

For your safety, Ribfest has a great deal of visable and undercover security on site. Learn more...

Park Closing Due to Crowd Capacity

The decision to close the gates of Ribfest due to crowd density is the decision of the City of Naperville Police Department in concert with Ribfest leadership. Their decision to close for public safety is based on the ability of people to get out of the park in case of emergency. Crowd density is determined by examination of the flow of people primarily by the Main Stage. If the walkways remain open and clear and people can move around, the city will keep our gates open.

Park Closing Due to Inclement Weather

Naperville Emergency Management Agency will also be On site monitoring the weather. Ribfest works with the ABC 7 Chicago Weather team to monitor the weather approaching Ribfest. Ribfest will temporarily close during any period where lightning is present. All guests will be asked to leave the park at that time. When the lightning is safely past the park, Ribfest will reopen.

Guests can also listen to FM 95.9 The River for updates on weather and gate reopening.

Updates may be available for the following radio stations WLIT FM 93.9, 103.5 KISS FM, WGCI FM 107.5, WNUA FM 95.5, V-103 FM or Inspiration 1390 AM.