ROANOKE, Va. – Bring your appetite to Dr Pepper Park on Saturday! The Roanoke Wing Fest returns for its 13th year.
There will be more than 10 different wing vendors serving up different varieties of chicken wings, contests, live music, vendors and more.
You can vote for your favorite vendor with the people’s choice vote. At the end of the day, the Best Wing Vendor will be crowned king of Wing.
There is also a wing-eating contest. You can find out who is able to eat 20 wings in the fastest amount of time.
Waynette Anderson, the President of Dr Pepper Park says, “I am just looking forward to seeing everybody come back out and enjoy this beautiful day, the wings and the live music. This is a family-friendly event and we really love that. It is such a big event, and we really do have two of everything so you don’t have to wait in long lines.”
Anderson says this is also a great day to support local businesses, from the local restaurants serving up their wings to the local vendors who are selling different products.
Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the gate. Children 12 and under are free. Wing Fest runs from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.