Chicken Fight Festival 2023: Thursday, August 24
Restaurants compete – your tastebuds win! Unlimited fried chicken, wing & spirit samples so you can name a champion! 21+ ONLY
- Date and time
Thursday, August 24 · 5 – 10pm MDT - Location
Elitch Gardens 2000 Elitch Circle Denver, CO 80204 United States
About this event
- 5 hours
- Mobile eTicket
CHICKEN FIGHT FEST IS BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR AT ELITCH GARDENS!
We’re rounding out our 2023 event season at Denver’s iconic amusement park with this adults-only, private, one-night extravaganza for the senses!
CLUCK YEAH, IT’S GONNA BE ONE HELL OF A RIDE!
Chefs from 45 of the city’s top restaurants will compete for your vote as we look to crown the best in chicken wings, fried chicken, bourbon chicken, chicken sandwiches—ok, everything chicken!—and wash it down with perfectly paired cocktails.
TICKETS ARE ALL-INCLUSIVE:
• Unlimited tastes from dozens of your favorite local restaurants!
• Massive craft cocktail competition and tasting featuring the city’s most elite bartenders and more than 40 spirits!
• Bottomless ice cold beer and refreshments!
• 5 stages of killer live country, bluegrass and blues music!
• Unlimited rides, roller coasters, and more!
Event proceeds benefit the Colorado Restaurant Foundation—a local non-profit fostering talented students who are passionate about hospitality.
FAQs
• When: Thursday, August 24th • Entrance Times: 5:00pm VIP/First Taste, 6:00pm GA
• Where: Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park, 2000 Elitch Circle, Denver, CO 80204
• Bring your ID. This event is 21+ only and you will not be able to enter without it.
• We highly suggest you take cab, Public Transit/RTD, Uber or rideshare. Paid parking will be available at the park.
• You will have an e-ticket furnished by EventBrite sent to your email. If you have multiple tickets, screenshot them and save them on your phone for faster entry.
• The festival is rain or shine. It is never a bad idea to bring a rain jacket or layers depending on the weather report.
• We will have water/soda stations by Pepsi in various locations, clearly marked, around the festival. Please do not bring in water bottles.
• Do not bring large bags & backpacks. Small bags approximately 15″ and smaller will be searched and allowed in.
• No kids allowed. This is an over 21-year-old event. Please leave your children at home.
• NO PETS! Pets are not permitted. Service and working animals are not considered pets and are exempt from this policy.
• No smoking. Smoking is not allowed.
• Tickets are non-refundable.
DO NOT BRING:
• Weapons of any kind• Illegal substances• Squirt guns, misters, spray bottles, etc.• Laser pens and similar focused-light devices• Chairs• Pets (service and working animals are not considered pets and are exempt from this policy)• Bicycles, scooters, personal motorized vehicles need to be parked outside of festival grounds (bike parking will be available).• Musical instruments• Fake IDs (these will be confiscated and your wristband will be cut without refund)• Outside food or drink
