Sunday, August 31st
3pm – 9pm
The World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn
Charitable Auction coming soon!
The Big Kahuna Wing Festival has become one of the best culinary and firework events in the region. Every year, attendees from all over the Southeast enjoy thousands of pounds of wings, including flavors from around the world, cooking and eating competitions, live entertainment, kid’s activities, and the most comprehensive pyro musical fireworks show around. Come enjoy the fun this Labor Day weekend!
The Big Kahuna Wing Festival has become one of the best culinary events in the region. Last year the festival attendees enjoyed over 100 different sauces from 25 different teams representing restaurants, cooking teams, businesses, and The University of Tennessee Culinary Institute. Attendees and visitors come from all over the region. All for the love of the “Buffalo Wing” and to raise money for charity.
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ABOUT THE BIG KAHUNA LABOR DAY FESTIVAL
In 2011, Matt Beeler traveled to Memphis to be a part of the local Hot Wing Festival. It was there that he discovered something that was missing from his hometown on the other side of the state. With all the wing lovers in the East Tennessee area why wasn’t there a festival to celebrate Wings!
Upon returning to Knoxville, he began the process of building a wing festival with the intent to donate 100% of the proceeds local charities, asking the community for its support. That was over 13 years ago and over $630,000 in charitable contributions! Now, the wing festival has evolved into a full-fledged Flavor Day event with great live music, numerous family activities, and the much-anticipated Pyro musical fireworks show!
