National Buffalo Wing Festival 2012 - Coca-Cola Field - Labor Day Weekend
Location
National Buffalo Wing Festival is a weekend festival held at Coca-Cola Field in downtown Buffalo, New York celebrating the Buffalo style chicken wing. The festival is held on Labor Day weekend and culminates with the IFOCE sanctioned Buffalo Wing eating contest.
Festival Hours
Saturday, September 1, 2012 - 12:00PM-9:00PM
Sunday, September 2, 2012 - 12:00PM-7:00PM
Main Stage Schedule
Saturday, September 1, 2012
| ALL DAY | Kid Zone – Play all Day | |
| 1:30PM | Amateur Creative Sauce-Off | |
| 2:00PM | Amateur Traditional Sauce-Off | |
| 2:30PM | Bobbing for Wings - Sponsored by Marie's Blue Cheese | |
| 3:00PM | Yancey's Fancy Cheesiest Couple - Sponsored by Yancey's Fancy | |
| 4:00PM | Amateur Wing Eating Championship | |
| 4:45PM | Pro-Football Eating Challenge - Eric Wood vs. Andy Levitre | |
| 5:15PM | Restaurant Awards Ceremony | |
| 6:00PM | Buffalo Buffet Competitive Eating Contest | |
| 7:00PM | Dennis George - Quiz Master | |
| 7:30PM | Heavenly Chilbillies Blues Concert | |
| 9:00PM | Closing Ceremonies |
Sunday, September 2, 2012
| ALL DAY | Kid Zone – Play all Day | |
| 12:30PM | Baby Wing Competition | |
| 1:00PM | Battle of the Border - CanAm Cup - USA vs. Canada | |
| 2:00PM | Miss Buffalo Wing Pageant | |
| 2:30PM | College Wing Eating Competition | |
| 3:00PM | Yancey's Fancys Cheesy Dance-Off - Sponsored by Yancey's Fancy | |
| 4:00PM | United States Chicken Wing Eating Championship | |
| 5:00PM | Dennis George - Quiz Master | |
| 5:30PM | Ridiculously Hot Buffalo Wing Eating Contest - Sponsored by Hurricane Grill & Wings | |
| 6:00PM | Heavenly Chilbillies Blues Concert | |
| 7:00PM | Closing Ceremonies |
Entertainment Stage Schedule
Saturday, September 1, 2012
12:00-3:00PM - Terry Buchwald, Elvis Tribute
3:00-6:00 PM - Pirate Dreams, Jimmy Buffet Tribute
6:00-9:00 PM - Lee Ron Zydeco
Country Rock Day
Sunday, September 2, 2012
12:00-3:00PM - Eric Houghton Band
3:30-7:00 PM - 90 West
The first festival was held in 2002. Founder Drew Cerza, called the "Wing King" by The Buffalo News, was said to have modeled the event on a fictitious festival from the movie Osmosis Jones. Though it has been claimed that this is the first festival of its kind, WingStock on Main Street in Downtown Buffalo was held annually prior to the first National Buffalo Wing Festival.
It is estimated that a quarter of a million people have attended the event since its inception. The festival has also drawn national media attention from CNN, The Today Show, the Travel Channel, The Food Network, Discover Channel, and newspapers and magazines throughout the world.
Founder Drew Cerza says the NATIONAL BUFFALO WING FESTIVAL paved the way for the CHICKEN WING HALL OF FAME, which will further solidify Buffalo as the birthplace of what has become America’s most popular finger food.
The 2006 Festival saw the first inductions into the newly-announced CHICKEN WING HALL OF FAME. The Anchor Bar founders Frank and Teressa Bellissimo were the first to be inducted.
In addition, the 2006 festival also hosted its first wedding. Drew Cerza says he is also very pleased that the festival has generated more than $125,000 for Western New York charities.
- 407,000 people
- 2.4 Million Wings Consumed
- 137 Tons of Wings In Weight
- 191 Restaurants Participated
- $125,000 in Charitable Contributions
- 1 Wedding
Website:
http://www.buffalowing.com
