- We are always looking for new cooks and recipes to discover new and unique tastes. Wings are not required, as we have a number of folks that wish to share their favorite recipes involving other food types. Sign up and join us to grill, smoke, or deep-fry your favorite recipe and showcase your culinary talents for a great cause!!
Why
In the summer of 2001, the Hollingshead brothers decided to answer the question of who had the best hot wing recipe via an informal backyard grilling contest. Since then, our friends, neighbors, colleagues, and new friends have grown this event into an annual taste sensation you don't want to miss.
Cost
Event packets containing one wrist band, 20 raffle tickets, and a People's Choice voting card, can be obtained from the "Registration" booth. Wristbands are required to sample wings and are $15 pre-event, and $20 at the event to benefit local Meridian youth courtesy of the Meridian Kiwanis. Additional raffles tickets can be purchased at the Registration booth to increase your odds of winning, then stop by the Raffle booth (located next to "Registration") to check out all the great Wing-Off prizes. Winning raffle tickets are posted at the Raffle booth, so check back throughout the day to see if you've won
Rules
There is no cost to enter the inner sanctum of cooks and serve up your favorite recipe. Whether you cook wings or not, bring your favorite recipe and join the action. If you'd like to compete, present your wing recipe(s) to the judges and see if you can take home an awesome trophy and some prize money.
Where
Julius M. Kleiner Park located at the North East corner of Fairview & Eagle Rd, will be the venue for this year's event.
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The A-1 shelter and field area hosting the event is on the right, with parking on the left.
The loading zone for cooks is located adjacent to the shelter.
Vehicles with equipment can stop here temporarily while you drop gear and we load up ATV trailers to haul items to the field location.
Please ensure you have folks from your team available to help load, unload, and set up your gear. The ground crew is primarily responsible for transportation only. Also, please move your vehicles as soon as unloading/loading is completed to keep the loading zone clear for other cooks and their crews.
