"A major late-August downtown festival that attracts tens of thousands of visitors to a ballpark setting for inventive takes on classic chicken wings, live music, and signature contests such as a competitive eating championship, an amateur creative-sauce competition, and a children's wing costume pageant." - Patricia Doherty
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AMAZING!!! Wish it wasn’t raining as much, but we had fun anyway.
Try a wing or “combos” for a minimum of $1 at each table of vendors. You will get full- Walk it off and make room for more. Other food trucks and vendors are there for festival food- I enjoyed the different lemonades.
Sleepycap
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REALLY GOOD WINGS. Really nice people!
Bonnie Gholston
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Wonderful! Judged the best hot wings ever. Had a wonderful crowd there. Can't wait to come back next year. Thanks to all the cooking teams!!
Chris Wiley
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Always enjoy going to the southern hot wing Festival. Lots of great teams spinning thier wings. Even though this year was cold, windy, and sprinkling it was still fun.
Alaina Marie
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Had a lot fun the food was good & overall a great event.
Irfan
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Great food, people, and vibes. Just need thr weather to cooperate.
Debra Bobo
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It was wonderful even though it was a rainy day.
Paul Kang
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Fun festival to support a great charity in Ronald McDonald House.