2025 Gainesville Chicken Festival, 18 October | Event in Gainesville | AllEvents

2025 Gainesville Chicken Festival

Lake Lanier Olympic Park

Highlights

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 am

5 hours

3105 Clarks Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30506-3721, United States

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Date & Location

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 am to 04:00 pm (EDT)

3105 Clarks Bridge Rd, GA 30506-3721

3105 Clarks Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30506-3721, United States

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2025 Gainesville Chicken Festival
Mark your calendars to flock to Gainesville-Hall County this fall – the 2025 Gainesville Chicken Festival, "Georgia’s Official Chicken Cook-Off," will be BACK and better than ever.

Known as the Poultry Capital of the World, the City of Gainesville looks forward to bringing back this fan-favorite event Saturday, Oct. 18, featuring 17,000 pounds of freshly cooked chicken. Sample tried-and-true recipes, plus some new ones, from professional and amateur pitmasters cooking on the Lake Lanier Olympic Park Plaza who know how to prepare award-winning drumsticks, wings, legs, tenders and thighs.

Participating cook teams – which will be barbecuing, frying, grilling and sautéing the day’s grub – will also be judged in multiple categories for a chance to win the grand champion title, among others. Festival-goers will have the final say as to which team receives the prized People’s Choice Award, so don’t forget to vote!

The day will unfold as follows:
🍗 𝟭𝟭 𝗮.𝗺.-𝟯:𝟰𝟱 𝗽.𝗺. - Enjoy a variety of chicken dishes prepared and served by cook teams
🍗 𝟯 𝗽.𝗺. - Wristband sales and food service end
🍗 𝟰 𝗽.𝗺. - 2025 Gainesville Chicken Festival Cook-Off Contest winners announced, awarded

Companion food and beverage vendors will also be in attendance.

Stop by the concessions stand where the City will be slinging some Gainesville Chicken Festival-branded merch, like T-shirts, sweatshirts, walking chicken balloons and more.

Additional details will be forthcoming.

For more information, including updates, “Like” @LakeLanierOlympicVenue on Facebook or visit exploregainesville.org.


Also check out other Festivals in Gainesville, Contests in Gainesville.

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Lake Lanier Olympic Park

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2025 Gainesville Chicken Festival, 18 October | Event in Gainesville | AllEvents
2025 Gainesville Chicken Festival
Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 am