Sunday Meat Raffle in West Fargo
Every Sunday at West Fargo Dive Bar — a genuine Upper Midwest tradition worth showing up for.
Every Sunday at the Dive Bar
West Fargo Dive Bar runs a meat raffle every Sunday. It is exactly what it sounds like — you buy tickets, your number gets called, you win a pack of meat. Simple, loud, and a genuinely good time. It happens every week, it brings out the regulars, and it is one of those things you have to experience at least once before you fully understand why the Upper Midwest loves it so much.
Doors open at 11am on Sundays. Come in early, find your spot, and settle in. West Fargo Dive Bar is at 360 32nd Ave W, Suite 140 — right on The Lights plaza.
What Is a Meat Raffle?
If you grew up in North Dakota or anywhere in the Upper Midwest, you already know. If you did not — here is the deal. A meat raffle is a weekly bar tradition where tickets are sold for a chance to win packages of meat. Usually steaks, pork chops, burger patties, chicken — real cuts from a real butcher, not grocery store fare. Winners are drawn throughout the afternoon or evening, numbers get called, and somebody walks out with dinner for the week.
It is not ironic. It is not a novelty. It is just a thing that people in this part of the country do on Sundays — and have been doing for decades. VFW halls, dive bars, neighborhood taverns. The meat raffle is as North Dakota as it gets.
At West Fargo Dive Bar, we keep the tradition alive the right way. Show up, buy your tickets, grab a cold one, and see if your number comes up. No dress code. No reservations. Just a good Sunday at a good bar.
Sunday at the Dive Bar
Sunday at West Fargo Dive Bar has its own feel. The regulars come in, the NFL games are up on every screen, and the room has that loose, end-of-weekend energy that is hard to find anywhere else. The sports bar side of things is fully alive — all the games, all day — and the meat raffle runs right through it.
It is the kind of Sunday where you come in for one drink and end up staying for three. The bartenders know the regulars, the regulars know each other, and by the time the late game kicks off the bar feels like exactly what a neighborhood bar is supposed to feel like. Come for the raffle. Stay for the game. Leave with a steak if you are lucky.
Meat Raffle Questions
What time do meat raffles start on Sundays?
West Fargo Dive Bar opens at 11am on Sundays and the meat raffle runs throughout the afternoon. Come in early to buy your tickets, grab a good seat, and get settled before the NFL games kick off. The earlier you show up, the better your pick of seats — Sundays fill up.
What kind of meat is raffled?
Real cuts — steaks, pork chops, burger patties, chicken. Quality meat worth winning, not grocery store fare. Winners walk out with something worth putting on the grill. The specific cuts vary week to week, so ask your bartender what is on the table that Sunday.
Do you need to buy drinks to participate?
No — just come in and buy your raffle tickets at the bar. That said, most people enjoy a cold one while they wait for their number to come up. It is a Sunday at a dive bar. There will be drinks involved.
Is the meat raffle every Sunday?
Every Sunday, no exceptions. West Fargo Dive Bar runs the raffle weekly as a genuine Upper Midwest tradition. It is not a special event or a seasonal promotion — it is just what Sundays look like here. Come once and you will understand why people keep coming back.
Come In This Sunday
We are open Sundays from 11am. No ticket required to come in — just show up, grab a drink, and buy your raffle tickets at the bar. See the full pub menu for what else we have going on.
West Fargo Dive Bar
360 32nd Ave W, Suite 140
West Fargo, ND 58078
Hours
- Sun11am – 11pm
- Mon – Thu4pm – 11pm
- Fri – Sat11am – 2am