The Spain McRib season has arrived for the summer 2026 season! As part of their Legendary summary, the mythical McRib has returned to their menus. Last reported to us in 2024, Spain seems to find the best time to market the McRib is during their summer months. Their full promotional video (below) is a bit wild for US McDonalds advertising standards, however certainly works to build hype for the summer event.
The promotion includes a number of merchandise purchasing opportunities, which they are most predominately featuring the McDonalds paddles.
It appears the McMenú Mitiquísimo promotion is set to last through August 31, 2026.
For the first time, fans are rejoicing as the McRib arrives in France. From October 21, 2025 through November 24, 2025 McDonalds fans in France will have the opportunity to try the McRib. The McRib is being offered as the standard toppings with the addition of cheese, and fresh salad. Rather than being submerged in BBQ sauce, the sauce is drizzled onto the pork patty. This is part of a collaboration with the Parc Astérix amusement park in Paris. Enjoy them while you can!
After a weekend of playing phone tag to try to track down when the fall 2025 US McRib release will begin, I was able to identify that the large scale release will kick off November 11th, 2025! This timeline matches up with the conclusion of the current Monopoly promotion, and will be about a full month earlier than the start last year. Several of the contacts I made mentioned that this date was on the in-store planning calendar, so confidence is high on this date.
Will this be a nationwide release?
Unfortunately, some locations I called either had no idea when the McRib would return, or indicated they did not believe it would be returning. With such a small window of time before the release begins, it would seem that some markets will opt out of the McRib this season. I had no luck with finding fall 2025 McRib release details in the New England states, as well as some locations in the Mountain States. On a positive note, not all of the Rockies will be without the McRib. The stores I reached in the Denver area indicated the November 11th release date was on their calendars.
How you can help
If you find the McRib, please drop a report on our map. If you purchase the sandwich, please send us a receipt showing the date, store, and price of the McRib sandwich at your location so that we can mark your report as confirmed. Thank you in advance!
The McRib has returned in multiple markets for 2025, and one market has had their first taste since 2011!
Central America
In what has become a yearly occurrence, the McRib has returned in Central American countries. Currently the McRib is being offered in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. This year there are again three variations, classic, bacon, and a new jalapeño option (Guatemala only). Note that in 2023, the McRib was offered with a jalapeño option as well. The trend seems to be to alternate the jalapeño and onion ring options.
Latvia/Estonia/Lithuania
After a 14 year hiatus, the McRib has returned in Latvia! While this prior release escaped our notice, we did not miss it this time. At the same time, the release of the McRib in Estonia appears to continue despite the original suggestion it might only last a few weeks. Also included is Lithuania
A quick online translation shows the description as:
The McRib starts with seasoned, boneless pork ribs covered in sweet and spicy BBQ sauce. The meat is topped with thinly sliced onions and tangy pickles, served on a crispy homemade bun. It all comes together to make the perfect BBQ pork sandwich. But beware – the sandwich is limited in availability! Stay tuned to your local McDonald’s® restaurant to find out when the McRib® will be available.
The McRib Return has started at McDonalds and they are now starting their advertising push in advance of the McRib returning. It appears that this year the theme is more of a throwback to the original Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stop motion movie. While some locations have already started offering the McRib, McDonalds is advertising the official kickoff will be December 3rd at participating locations. See our map for the latest.
Enjoy the latest jingle on YouTube, which again is alike the stop motion holiday specials of the past.
How you can help
If you find the McRib, please drop a report on our map. If you purchase the sandwich, please send us a receipt showing the date, store, and price of the McRib sandwich at your location so that we can mark your report as confirmed. Thank you in advance!
Here is the latest McRib News for October 11, 2024. The McRib Returns with a new option in one market, the UK release date is set, and we have more information about the US release date.
McRib Returns in Guatemala
Guatemala likes to get ahead of the US on the McRib release, and has done some again this year. As has been the case the past few years, they have three variations on the McRib. New for this year, they have replaced the Jalapeño McRib with a Pineapple McRib! Also back are the classic McRib and the Bacon McRib.
The McRib is part of a “Western” theme this year, with a Texas Omelet breakfast sandwich on the menu too. This actually appears to be a throwback to the US campaign from the 80’s. Here is a photos from the 80’s US promotion.
McRib Return date set for UK Customers
The METRO out of the UK has confirmed that the McRib will be returning to customers there on October 16th, 2024. This was also teased in a recent promo video on the McDonalds UK YouTube page. They are continuing with their “accidental” release as was the strategy used with the “test” text messages sent out earlier this year.
McRib Return date for US Customers more certain
The Springfield News-Leader is reporting that the McRib will return in the Missouri US market on November 27th. This falls in line with what we found recently when sampling the US stores for release availability. Expect the US to see a soft release leading up to the 27th release. Just in time for Thanksgiving!
