Tops Friendly Markets will serve as official grocer of the 25th anniversary National Buffalo Wing Festival, and is running a sweepstakes with Frank’s RedHot that will send one winner to the judging table.
The festival returns to Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30. Organizers expect more than 25,000 attendees to work through roughly 12 tons of wings over the two days.
The festival typically is held on Labor Day weekend, but the Buffalo Bisons Minor League Baseball team plays at Sahlen Field, and due to the team’s schedule, the festival dates were moved up.
The grand prize is billed as “Frank’s RedHot for Life,” awarded as $1,500 in Tops gift cards, plus two festival admissions and a seat as an official Best of Show judge during Sunday’s competition…