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Fall 2026 McRib Roundup

Time for the Fall 2026 McRib Roundup! A lot to cover in this update!

McRib Returns in Central America

As we have seen over the past few years, parts of Central America are currently offering the McRib! While only Guatemala is promoting the McRib currently, we typically see it arrive shortly after in Honduras and El Salvador. The Guatemala McDonald’s Instagram requires sign-in to see their content, however they have a number of McRib related reels. This year the McRib here is offered in the classic, bacon, or double meat variations.

McRib coming soon to the US market

Once Central America begins offering the McRib in recent years, the US market follows a few weeks later. After a number of calls around to McDonald’s locations, we know now the McRib will be returning to the US by November 1st, 2026. As in the past, only certain stores will be opting into offering the McRib. It seems the largest block of stores opting out are again the New England states. Additionally, stores I was able to reach in Idaho also said no regarding the return. The specific release date per store will vary anywhere from a week prior to November 1st up to November 1st. Make sure to share your sightings!

Updates to the webpage

I have been “cooking” up a number of changes for this season to make looking for and reporting McRibs easier.

Homepage is now the Map. Previously, the homepage for the webpage had a summary of McRib activity in case so you could quickly get the latest information. This data is still shown on the landing page, however in a smaller space so that the Map of sightings can be viewed here as well. This should help optimize the experience for visitors like yourself.

Find a McRib. Previously, using the Find feature would take you to a new prompt where you could either use your device determined GPS address, or you could use another manually entered address. Now when you use the find feature, the Map will refocus so nearby McRib Sightings are shown around your device determined GPS location. You can still pan around the map to see additional availability.

Map Searching improvements. Here the selector for the range to search has been improved to allow you to search either a number of days back, or a specific date range. Here the date selection is no longer an annoying pop-up window. You also have an option to only return sightings that are confirmed, and another option to return sightings confirmed with pricing. You will see a “Near Me” button which functions the same as the Find a McRib feature, and the “Perform Search” which will not refocus the map.

Reporting Updates.The Reporting interface has been updated. After entering your information and optionally the McRib price, the interface is more user friendly. After selecting your location you now have an option to upload your receipt here instead of needing to craft an email. When you decide to return to the map, the map will focus on the location you just reported.

Improved Mobile Experience. A number of pages were awkward on phones. They now fit a wider range of screen sizes.

Drop us a line at contact@mcriblocator.com with feedback about the page updates

The fall 2025 US McRib Release will begin….

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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!

2024 US McRib Return

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McRib Return

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.

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Limited Time McRib Sauce

As part of this year’s promotion, McDonalds has announced that they are going to be selling McRib sauce this year. Watch https://wholelottamcribsauce.com for your chance to purchase the McRib Sauce while supplies last.

2024 Jingle

Enjoy the latest jingle on YouTube, which again is alike the stop motion holiday specials of the past.

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McRib 2024 Release: What to Expect This Fall

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As we roll into fall in the United States, minds begin to ponder if the McRib will see a 2024 release here in the United States. Earlier this year, the CEO of McDonalds said the McRib would in fact be back. The CEO did not however indicate when to expect the McRib here.

Recently, a text messages was sent from the McDonalds system with a test message indicating that something about the McRib would be happening around October 16th. These messages went out to followers in the UK. For UK fans that received the message, the linked URL takes them to a page with a 404. A return of the McRib in the UK is a long time coming, with the last time offered in 2015!

An example of the McRib test message sent recently. Thank you Danny M for sharing!

Back stateside, I did some saucy sampling to see if I could find out more about the US 2024 McRib release. After sampling across the United States McDonalds locations, it appears that the McRib will return. However, the McRib is not likely to return until sometime in November or December. Several locations indicated a general uncertainty if the sandwich would be back. Stores typically have at least a one month lead on promotions, indicating October is likely too soon. A few locations did indicate that they believed this would once again be more of a limited release. Some locations only knew it was coming, but were unsure if their store was participating in the promotion.

We will continue to look for a more concrete timeline for the McRib and will share that information as it becomes available.

2024 McRib Return in Spain!

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2024 McRib Promo Video

The 2024 McRib Spain season is underway! The McRib was added to menus on June 20, 2024 and much content was add to the McDonalds site. I have grabbed some of this content in the gallery below.

It appears that there is a strong push to show fans enjoying the McRib as opposed to promotional material we see elsewhere that tends to focus more on the McRib itself. One notable difference with the McRib in Spain is the lack of pickles included on the sandwich. Otherwise, it appears that the McRib in Spain is alike that we see as the “traditional” offering.

UPDATE (7/13):

The McRib offering in Spain now features a McRib with cheese and bacon! Would you try this?

Based on the advertising materials, it appears the McRib will be on the menu in Spain through August! The McRib was last in Spain in 2019.

McRib Returning Nationwide to Canada

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After a long wait, and the pleading of McRib fans for years, McDonalds Canada has announced that the McRib will be coming back nationwide starting January 30th, 2024! In a later response, they indicated the McRib will be on the menu through February 26th, or until supplies run out.

While there were hints that perhaps over the past few months that it might return again soon, this nationwide release is a welcome surprise. The last time there was a wide scale release in Canada was back in 2013.

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We will provide additional details as they become available. McRib friends in Canada, please make sure to share on our webpage where you found your McRib so that others can bring their over a decade long wait to an end!