Two of Chatham-Kent’s signature events are being merged into one this spring.
Organizers of RibFest and Retrofest have announced that the two events will be held on the same weekend, due to a planned closure of Tecumseh Park.
The joint festival dubbed “Rims and Ribs” will be held May 26-28 in downtown Chatham, the final weekend before the park’s closure.
“When we were approached by RetroFest to have both events on the same weekend we had to give it some thought,” said Connie Beneteau, project manager of the Historic Downtown Chatham BIA, in a news release. “RetroFest is one of the top 100 festivals in Ontario and we wanted to be mindful of what attendees expect. We met with the Kent Historic Auto Club, who is our partner for RetroFest, and discussed the idea. Everyone agreed that a change would be welcomed.”
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent will be closing Tecumseh Park from June 1 to December 31 to conduct sewer upgrades in the area.
An updated schedule of events for the festival weekend will be announced at a later date.
