Wing & Rock Festival Planned for May

The 15th annual Wing & Rock festival is back on May 15th and May 16th, 2021.

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Saturday and 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday

Etowah River Park – 600 Brown Industrial Pkwy, Canton, GA 30114 (Hwy 20 – Exit #19 off I-575)

If you like great tasting chicken wings with bold sauces, rockin’ music at a beautiful venue, then you will love the annual 2-day Wing and Rock Festival held at Etowah River Park in Canton, Georgia. The 80-acre park features a playground, walking trails and open-air amphitheater plus plenty of parking. Voted one of the Top 10 Food Festivals in the Southeast by Festival Rooster & one of the Top 100 festivals in the county by Parade magazine, this FREE family friendly event offers something for everyone.

You will experience the region’s best tasting chicken wings from over 20 restaurants & food trucks. Wing-slingin’ experts like Taco Mac & WNB Factory restaurants & Just Wing’n & H.J. Wings & Things food trucks will be selling over 60+ types of flavors of wings that are grilled, fried or smoked. While enjoying a weekend of wings you can listen to tributes acts playing hit songs from INXS, AC/DC, Weezer & Stone Temple Pilots plus DJ Suspense and the East Cobb School of Rock house band. Other activities include the vendor Arts & Craft market and the WNB Factory and Ponko Chicken wing eating contests on Saturday & Sunday.

As the third largest chicken wing festival in the country, the festival is expecting over 20,000 in attendance this year. So, grab your friends and family and be sure to mark your calendar for the 15th Wing & Rock Fest presented by Smirnoff, Bulleit Bourbon & Bud Light.

Saturday (Noon – 7PM)

Noon: Gates Open

12:00 PM: East Cobb School of Rock

2:00 PM: New Sensation (INXS Tribute)

4:15 PM: WNB Factory Wing Eating Contest

5:00 PM: Thunderstruck (AC/DC Tribute)

Sunday (Noon – 6PM)

Noon: Gates Open

12:15 PM: El Scorcho (Weezer Tribute)

2:30 PM: Stone Temple Pirates (STP Tribute)

4:00: PM: Ponko Chicken Wing Eating Contest & Best Wing Competition Awards

4:30: PM: East Cobb School of Rock