Aug 5, 2026 - News

MGK Day 2026 returns to Cleveland with Wiz Khalifa, 50 Cent and more

Troy Smith

Outdoor concert: tattooed blond guitarist sings into a mic while playing a pink electric guitar. He wears a white tank top with the number 3 and a studded strap, red lights on his face. — Machine Gun Kelly performs at MGK Day 2025. Photo: Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images

MGK Day, the annual event celebrating Machine Gun Kelly's love for Cleveland and vice versa, keeps getting bigger.

State of play: This year's festivities include a best trick contest at Crooked River Skate Park at 5pm Friday and a festival at North Coast Yard headlined by MGK and Wiz Khalifa starting at 3pm Saturday.

Shooters, which is co-owned by MGK and his management team, is bringing in superstar 50 Cent for the official afterparty on Saturday.

Flashback: Mayor Justin Bibb declared the first MGK Day in 2022, ahead of Machine Gun Kelly's stadium concert.

MGK has kept the fun going with big August events each year since.

If you go: Friday's skate park event is free and open to the public.

Tickets for Saturday's festival are $60.

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