Hamilton Wingfest

2010's festival will start on Friday, June 11th and go on until Sunday, June 13th at Pier 8, 47 Discovery Drive, Hamilton, Ontario.

Hours:

Friday, June 11: 12 noon until 12 midnight
Saturday June 12: 12 noon until 12 midnight
Sunday, June 13: 12 noon until 6:00 p.m.

According to the event's official site, Hamilton Waterfront Wingfest will include the sale of chicken wings from a variety of local restaurants, a carnival for children with a variety of rides, an original art show where citizens can view and purchase art, inexpensive boat tours aboard the Hamilton Harbour Queen, live entertainment all weekend, and a beverage gardens that will offer beer and wine.

For more information, please contact event co-ordinator, Julia by email at specialevents@hamiltonwaterfront.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone at (905) 525-4498.

The History of Hamilton Wingfest

In late 2007 a movement began to bring the Wingfest phenomenon to Hamilton. Our city is a natural site for such an endeavor: Ward 4 Councillor Sam Merulla pointed out that Hamilton is the one of the first Canadian cities to offer chicken wings.

On December 19, three Hamilton councillors, backed by the Hamilton Waterfront Trust, challenged the mayor of Buffalo, NY, to a "chicken wing showdown", as it was termed in the December 20 issue of The Spectator. Buffalo is widely recognized as the birthplace of the chicken wing snack, and its proximity to Hamilton resulted in the new culinary creation catching on here before anywhere else in Canada.

Send your thoughts and comments to info@wingfest.ca!

Event Schedule -- visit Entertainment Schedule for Music Line Up and Entertainment

Friday, June 11, 2010:
12 pm to Midnight All day food festival!
12 pm to 9 pm Original Art show
12 pm to Midnight Carnival
6 pm, 7:30 pm Hamilton Harbour Queen Sightseeing Tours
4 pm to 11pm Live Music
7 pm & 7:30 pm Walk-In Speed Eating Contests - $10
8:30 pm Zacada Circus
9 pm Kim Mitchell
10 PM A special illumination of the H.M.C.S Haida, bring your cameras!

Saturday, June 12, 2010
12 pm to Midnight All day food festival!
12 pm to 9 pm Original Art Show
12 pm to Midnight Carnival
12 pm, 4 pm, 7:30pm Summer Water Sports -
Ski Trick Shows
2 pm Speed Eating Contest - FINALS
2:30pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, 7:30pm Hamilton Harbour Queen -
Sightseeing Tours
5:30 pm to 7 pm Maximum Pro World Wrestling Event
12 pm to 11pm Live Music
8:30 pm Zacada Circus
9 pm Thornley
10 PM A special illumination of the H.M.C.S Haida, bring your cameras!
10:45 pm Fireworks

Sunday, June 13, 2010
12 pm to 6pm All day food festival!
12 pm to 6 pm Original Art Show
12 pm to 6 pm Carnival
12 pm to 6 pm Live Music
12:30pm, 3 pm, 5:30pm Summer Water Sports -
Ski Trick Shows
1 pm, 2:30pm, 4 pm Hamilton Harbour Queen Sightseeing Tours
2 pm Hammer City Roller Girls
3:30 pm Announcing the Best Wings competition winners! (Stage)
4 pm - 6 pm The Caverners Beatles Tribute

Entertainment Schedule
John Balogh from Big Time Productions worked around the clock to schedule big time artists for this venue. We are very excited to announce our headliners for the 2010 Hamilton Waterfront Wingfest! Kim Mitchell will be performing in the evening on Friday, June 11th, Thornley in the evening on Saturday, June 12th and The Caverners a Beatles Tribute on Sunday, June 13th.

2010 Music Line Up & Entertainment Schedule
Friday, June 11, 2010
MAIN STAGE
4:00 pm – Smashed Empire
5:00 pm - Solo or Duo artists
6:00 pm - The Russ Wilson Band
7:30 pm - Fairchild
8:30 pm – Zacada Circus
9:00 pm – Kim Mitchell

WEST STAGE
5:30 pm - Kobbler Jay
6:00 pm - Small Town Set Up

OTHER ACTVITIES
7 pm & 7:30 pm - Walk-In Speed
Eating Contest -- $10

Saturday, June 12, 2010
MAIN STAGE
12:00 pm – Cadillac Bill & The Creeping Bent
1:30 pm - Bianca Bernardi
2:00 pm - Wing Eating Contest
2:30 pm - Wasted Talent
3:30 pm - Tara Lightfoot
4:00 pm – Full Throttle
5:30 pm – Bianca Bernardi
6:00 pm - Backroom 11
7:00 pm – Tara Lightfoot
7:30 pm - Flash Lightnin'
8:30 pm - Zacada Circus
9:00 pm – Thornley

WEST STAGE
12:00 pm - Danceline Studio's Presentation
1:00 pm - Head Disorder
2:00 pm - City & The Sea
3:00 pm - Jojeto
4:00 pm - Langdon
5:30 pm - Maximum Pro World Wrestling Event

OTHER ACTVITIES
12:00 pm - Summer Water Sports - Ski Trick Show
4:00 pm - Summer Water Sports - Ski Trick Show
7:30 pm - Summer Water Sports - Ski Trick Show

Sunday, June 13, 2010
MAIN STAGE
12:00 pm – The Silvertones Steel Drum Band
1:30 pm - Art Smart of Hillpark
2:00 pm – Benton/Mayer Duo
3:30 pm - Craig Douglas - Comedian
4:00 pm – The Caverners Beatles Tribute

WEST STAGE
12:00 pm - Krazy Kunnuck Kloggers
1:00 pm - Craig Douglas - Comedian
1:30 pm - Ventriloquist Kirwin & Roger Massey
North American Ventriloquist Champion
2:00 pm - Hammer City Roller Girls
3:00 pm - Unison Groove
4:00 pm - Art Smart of Hillpark
4:30 pm - Koetta Black

OTHER ACTIVITIES
12:30 pm - Summer Water Sports - Ski Trick Show
3:00 pm - Summer Water Sports - Ski Trick Show
5:00 pm - Summer Water Sports - Ski Trick Show

Location

Pier 8, 47 Discovery Drive, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 8K4

Arriving from the Niagara Peninsula:
Take the QEW and exit at Burlington Street.
Travel past the Stelco industrial complex.
Turn Right at Ferguson (parking on left hand side) or
Travel to end of Ferguson, turn left at Dock Service Road, follow to Catharine Street (parking at the end of street, left hand side).

Arriving from Toronto or west of Hamilton via Highway 403:
Follow Highway 403 to the Main Street East exit.
Proceed east on Main Street to the downtown core.
Turn Left at James Street and follow it to Burlington Street.
Turn Right at Burlington Street and then Left on Ferguson (parking on left hand side) or
Travel to end of Ferguson, turn left at Dock Service Road, follow to Catharine Street (parking at the end of street, left hand side).

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