The Original Southern Hot Wing Festival
Going Strong in our 11th Year!

Memphis (TN) – “Hot Wing: any piece of the wing (drummie or flat) or a full wing (drummie, flat and flap) cooked, flavored and seasoned”. Sounds delicious? Then please join us for the 11th Annual Southern Hot Wing Contest and Festival on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Riverside Drive in Jefferson Davis Park (Jefferson and Riverside Drive) and enjoy sampling the best wings in town.

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Ticketing Information

Advance tickets may be purchased at all Mapco locations or at the The Ronald McDonald House. Tickets will also be availabile for purchase at the gate at the time of the event

  • Advance Tickets: $7.50
  • At the Gate: $10.00/adult

Children under 12 admitted FREE

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For a Good Cause

All Proceeds and revenue generated from this event are donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis.  Your not buying an admission: You are making a donation to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis and helping  the families who depend on the Ronald McDonald House while their children undergo treatment at St. Jude.

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Featuring

  • Over 200lbs of Hotwings
  • Some of the Best Wings of the South
  • Wing Eating Competition
  • Wing Cooking Competition
  • 18+ Live Performances on 2 Stages
  • Kids Corner and Entertainment
  • Silent Auction
  • Fun for the entire family

Latest Festival News & Updates ....

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Congratulations Southland Gaming Wing Team

on April 29, 2013 in News

Southern Hot Wing festival officially welcomes the Southland Gaming Wing team into the Hall of flame as the winners of the 2013 Wing Cooking competition as determined by the Kansas City BBQ Society judging crew! Placement Team Number Team Name Point Score 1 257 SOUTHLAND GAMING 177.1428 2 225 WING WING HELLO 176.5716 3 251 WILKES [...] Continue Reading →

SHWF Welcomes Big Gary Brown to Memphis

on April 2, 2013 in News

Appearing for the first time here in Memphis we will have Big Gary Brown and his wing eating team in from New York City.   He is issuing an open challenge to anyone who thinks they can make more wings disappear than he and his team. Gary is the former offensive tackle for the Green Bay [...] Continue Reading →

Welcome Southland Park Gaming & Racing

on April 2, 2013 in News

We are pleased to welcome Southland Park Gaming and Racing to our list of sponsors.  Southland is today being named as the exclusive sponsor of the Hot Wing Eating Competition.  This year we have an exciting development for all you wannabe competitive eaters.  We we have a special guest scheduled to appear and he is [...] Continue Reading →

Here we GROW again! Knoxville Hot Wing Festival

on March 20, 2013 in News

We are expanding.First it was Music City- now its the Big Kahuna in Knoxville.   We welcome our friends in Knoxville as we raise money for a very worthy cause…. the Ronald McDonald House Charities while having a great tiem.  If you are in Knoxville in June, be sure to check out the festival. More information is [...] Continue Reading →

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Spaces for teams filling up fast

on February 28, 2013 in News

We have many teams registered already for this event.  If you think you got what it takes to compete against the best of the best bring it on.  Spaces for this years event are going fast. Get your application in NOW!!! Continue Reading →

The Hatching of Henry Hotwing-

on February 6, 2013 in Uncategorized

In 2003 one year after the inception and pre-evolution of the Southern Hotwing Festival, Armando Gagliano an ‘artistically talented’ young man, 14 years old at the time, was asked to come up with a rendition of something to add color to the event and to post on all pamphlets and print ads.  Hence Henry Hotwing [...] Continue Reading →

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