National Buffalo Wing Festival 2006
"September 2nd & 3rd. The idea for the National Buffalo Wing Festival came from a movie called Osmosis Jones. Bill Murray starred as a compulsive eater with a goal of attending the Super Bowl of junk food, The National Buffalo Wing Festival . Ironically, there (!) wasn't one. That is when native Buffalonian Drew Cerza, now affectionately known as the Wing King decided to make it happen back in 2002. This is a case of Real Life knocking off Hollywood!"
See below for a list of some of the events throughout the weekend including: .5K Chicken Wing Run, Chicken Wing Eating, Most Creative Wing Sauce, Traditional Wing Sauce, Miss Buffalo Wing, Blue Cheese Bowl, Baby Wing, Mega Car & Truck Show, Buffalo Buffet Bowl...
Saturday September 2nd 12 - 9:00pm *All Day Food Festival* Buffalo Wings, Roast Beef, Pizza, Kids Meals and more 3 n 9:00pm Live Music - Hit N Run 12 - 7:00pm Family & Childrenis Activities 1 - 1:30 pm 0.5k Running Of The Chickens 2 n 3:00pm Hot Sauce Recipe Contest n Traditional Sauce 3 - 4:00pm Miss Buffalo Wing Contest 4 - 4:30pm Blue Cheese Bowl Competition (semi finals) 5 - 6:00pm USA Chicken Wing Eating Championship Finals
Sunday September 3rd 12 - 7:00pm *All Day Food Festival* Buffalo Wings, Roast Beef, Pizza, Kids Meals 1 - 5:00pm Live Music - Pirate Dreams 12 - 7:00pm Family & Childrenis Activities 12 - 6:00pm Classic Car Show 1 - 2:00pm Baby Wing Contest 2 - 3:00pm Hot Sauce Recipe Contest n Creative Sauce 4 n 5:00pm Buffalo Bowl Eating Championship Finals
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John
I wish I could make it! I love those wings!
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picky pete
got some typos in this post... "their" should be "there" for one
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Steve
if the bar bill from east aurora doesn't win it all here then something is wrong.
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Tim
My problem with the wing fest is that those who should be there are not. The Bar Bill, Elmo's and even Duff's have not been represented in the past at this event. Places like Quaker Steak and Lube and other out-of-state eateries come in with poor excuses for chicken wings. btw...Bar Bill is good but Elmo's on Millersport Highway is better. Check them out.
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wingnut
While Buffalo's finest are welcome, the point of Wingfest is that it is a NATIONAL festival, hence NATIONAL competition. Most fail to realize that there are restaurants from all over: Texas, Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin--even Westchester, that prepare for this festival, get their sauces just hot enough for what has now become a national phenomena!
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Wingery
Well if you want Duff's, or Bar Bill or whoever in the festival so bad, tell them to call Drew Cerza. It's just that simple.
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