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10th annual Wing and Rock Fest

A TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY WING DING TWO DAY FOOD AND MUSIC EVENT IN WOODSTOCK If you like great tasting chicken wings with bold sauces, rockin

A TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY WING DING TWO DAY FOOD AND MUSIC EVENT IN WOODSTOCK

If you like great tasting chicken wings with bold sauces, rockin’ music and a hearty party, then you’ll love the 10th Annual Wing and Rock Fest. The festival takes place on Saturday, May 30th from noon until 9:00 p.m. & Sunday, May 31st from noon until 6:00 p.m in downtown Woodstock, Georgia. This is the third largest wing festival in the country with over 25,000 people expected in attendance this year. Parade Magazine voted the event as one of the top 50 food festivals in the country.

This FREE family friendly event has something for everyone. The festival features some of metro Atlanta’s best tasting chicken wings from over a dozen restaurants plus great live rock music on two stages featuring over a dozen bands. For the adults they will have cold beverages to wash down those tasty wings plus a large arts and crafts area for those looking for some unique hand crafted items. For the kids they will have jumpies, rides, face painting and local teen bands. Also do not miss the big wing eating contest where competitors vie to be the fastest wing eater in the city.

Festival goers can vote for their favorite tasty chicken wing at festival with People’s Choice Award!

Wing and Rock Fest Main Stage band lineup
SATURDAY
12:00 p.m. Festival Gates Open
2:00 p.m. Wing Eating Contest
2:30 p.m. Housebroken
4:30 p.m. Sunset Strip
6:30 p.m. The Buggs (Beatles Tribute)
7:30 p.m. Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi Tribute)

SUNDAY
12:00 p.m. Tyler Porch Band
1:30 p.m. Wing Eating Contest
2:00 p.m. Tribute (A Celebration of The Allman Brothers Band)
4:00 p.m. Sin City (AC/DC Tribute)

For more info go to www.WingAndRockFest.com

Twitter @wingandrockfest #WingandRockfest

Video from last year:
http://vimeo.com/44940376

Pictures from last year’s event click here!
http://www.dotphoto.com/ViewAlbum.asp?AID=6690068

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