2023 2nd Annual - Best of the West Wing Fest

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An adventure for your taste buds, eyes & ears with a stunning backdrop of Pikes Peak. The Best of the West Wing Fest will set the standard for great events that bring our community together.

The chance to vote on the Best Wings in the West

Last chance for summer heat

Local Brews & Spirits

Live local bands/musicians, emcees, DJ, contests & more

The Event

September 16, 2023

1pm-6pm

Anticipated 500+ attendees

20+ anticipated competing restaurants 

Family fun area

Local beer & spirits

Entertainment

Featuring:

Brass Quintet with opera singer, DJ, Nerd Nite, Ryan Flores, Comedians, Mariachi Band, Wirewood Station, EmCee

Participating Restaurants

Announcement Coming Soon

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Thanks to our 2023 Sponsors

Cayenne Pepper Sponsors

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jalapeno Pepper Sponsors

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Wing

Competitions

Help Crown the Champions of 2023

Who Can Eat the Most Wings Eating Competition

Who will take home the Champion Belt in 2023? One of the most anticipated events of the Best of the West Wing Festival returns to find who will be the next Wing Eating Champ of Colorado.

Who Can Eat the Hottest Wing Eating Competition

If you’re a spice-o-holic, we’ve got the event for you. The Hot Wing Eating Contest pits competitors against one another to see who can eat the most wings that have been doused in progressively hotter wing sauce. Can you stand the heat?

are you the

best of the west?

enter your best Wings

Being a restaurant competitor in the wing competition comes with these benefits:

  • City-wide recognition as the People’s Choice Champion!
  • Trophy to display letting everyone know you’re the Best of the West
  • Bragging rights
  • Marketing on radio, podcasts and social media advertising your restaurant involvement
    leading up to day of event
  • Logo with link to restaurant site on event page
  • Professional pictures and videos spotlighting your restaurant
  • Year-round marketing after event is done, driving patrons of the festival back to the restaurant
    through marketing specials
  • Potential sponsorship to compete in the National Chicken Wing Festival in Buffalo, New York*

schedule of events

12
PM

VIP Early Entry, Welcome DJ

1
PM

General Admission Entry

1 :30
PM

Colorado Springs Children's Choral Performance

2
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First Band

Hottest Wing Eating Competition

3
PM

Second Band

Wing Eating Competiton

4 :45
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Headline Band

5 :45
PM

Dance Performance

Awards

6
PM

Festival Wrap-Up

charity

Part of all ticket proceeds will benefit two local non profit organizations!

A portion of ticket sales will be donated to support The Colorado Springs Children’s Choral and a second charity TBD, to benefit their causes and support our community.

Our 2022 event raised $850 for each of our non profit organizations for a total of $1,700 in donations.

Read about the non profit organizations we helped last year below. Stay tuned for the second organization that the 2023 event will benefit.

In its 44 years of existence, and with a low turnover rate among its artistic and executive management, the Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale has developed a unique and specific philosophy. This philosophy aims to use high standards of performance and professionalism to instill in CSWAC singers a set of values that propel them towards a lifetime of achievement and excellence.

Colorado Springs World Affairs Council is a non-profit organization that promotes understanding of world affairs by sponsoring educational programs for people of all ages, fosters discussion of international issues, and provides a venue for people to meet others with similar interests from around the corner and around the world.