

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Pierogi Competition at the Sampson Family Y!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am – Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THE NEXT TOP PIEROGI!?

On Friday March 20th, we will be hosting our first ever Pierogi competition! Whether you swear by a traditional potato filling or create gourmet flavors of your own, we want to taste them! If you know your pierogis are the best in town, this is your chance to enter to win bragging rights as well as some top Pierogi Prizes! REGISTER TODAY!

? THE COMPETITION GUIDELINES ?

How to Enter:
Eligibility: Open to all pierogi amateur experts, No Restaurateurs or Professionals! We will have two categories:

Big Pierogi (16 and up) and
Little Pierogi (Ages 8 to 15).
Entry Submission: One Tray of 20 or more Pierogis. Enough for our panel of judges to taste twice in the event of a neck and neck taste to the finish line!
Where: The Community Room at the Sampson Family YMCA from 11am to 2pm on Friday March 20th


Competition Guidelines
To ensure a fair and tasty fight, all contestants must adhere to the following:
Authenticity: Pierogi must be made from your own unleavened dough wrapped around your own filling.
Preparation: Entries must be boiled first to ensure the dough is properly cooked. They may then be fried, sautéed or baked for final presentation.
Filling Varieties: We welcome all styles!
Presentation: A standard entry should consist of at least 24 pierogis. Entries must be received in a disposable foil container by 12 PM on the day of the event, with entrant name and pierogi ingredients details.

Judging Criteria
Judges will score entries based on a 1-7 scale for each of the following categories which will then be tallied for a total overall score:
Taste: Overall flavor and seasoning.
Dough: Texture and tenderness (cooked through, not raw or gummy).
Filling: Consistency and flavor.
Presentation: Shape, form of pierogi, seal integrity (no broken or blownout 'rogis)
Creativity: Your flare and personal touches.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: SAFETY FIRST
All food must be prepared in a clean, sanitary environment.
Entries must be kept warm/refrigerated properly before drop-off.

? PRIZES ?
Big Pierogi
1st Place: Bragging Rights, The Pierogi Crown and a Teaching Kitchen Gift Basket
(2 Free Class Registrations, A Cookbook and a $25 Gift Card to a Popular Pierogi Restaurant)
2nd Place: A Cookbook and $25 Gift Card to a Popular Pierogi Restaurant


Little Pierogi
1st Place: Top Pierogi Trophy and a Teaching Kitchen Gift Basket
(2 Free Kids Class Registrations, A Cookbook and a $25 Gift Card to a Popular Pierogi Restaurant)
2nd Place: A Cookbook and $25 Gift Card to a Popular Pierogi Restaurant

Sign up HERE:
https://pittsburgh.recliquecore.com/core/programs/division/4503902/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/murrysville/pierogi-competition-at-the-sampson-family-y/200029820054315
- **Event Categories**: contests, workshops, food-drinks, kids
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029820054315?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=murrysville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Murrysville
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2200 Golden Mile Hwy, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15239
- **lat**: 40.45807
- **long**: -79.70763
- **full address**: 2200 Golden Mile Hwy, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15239, 2200 Golden Mile Hwy, Pittsburgh, PA 15239-2730, United States, Murrysville

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Sampson Family YMCA (https://allevents.in/org/sampson-family-ymca/15249686)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2200 Golden Mile Hwy, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15239, 2200 Golden Mile Hwy, Pittsburgh, PA 15239-2730, United States, Murrysville
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Sampson Family YMCA
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, workshops, food-drinks, kids
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Pierogi Competition at the Sampson Family Y! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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