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2017 Festival Hours

Saturday, Aug. 12th Noon - 11PM

Sunday, Aug. 13th Noon - 7PM

 

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2017 Festival Schedule

Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017

12:00PM Festival Opens

12-11PM Family & Children’s Free Activities/Entertainment

1:00PM Dennis George Original Variety Show

2:00PM Live Music - Shooter Sharp and the Shootouts

3:30PM “Bobbing For Burgers” Contest

4:00PM Live Music - Justin Fabus

5:00PM National Hamburger Festival Queen Pageant

5:30PM Live Music -Justin Fabus

6:30PM Hamburger Eating Contest

7:00PM Live Country Music - Justin Fabus

8:00PM Restaurant Awards Ceremony

8:30PM Live Country Music - Buck Naked

11:00PM FESTIVAL ENDS

Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017

NOON Festival and Buckeye Brewfest Opens

12-7PM Family & Children’s Free Activities/Entertainment

NOON Live Blues Music - The Rhythm Syndicate

12:15PM Dennis George Trivia Show

1:00PM Baby Burger Contest

2:00PM Dennis George Original Variety Show

3:00PM “Bobbing for Burgers” Contest

3:30PM Live Blues Music -The King Bees

7:00PM FESTIVAL ENDS

About Hamburger Festival

Legend has it that it was two brothers from Akron, Ohio who created the hamburger back in 1885. On the final day of the New York State Fair in Hamburg, NY, Akron natives Frank and Charles Menches ran out of pork for the sandwiches they were vending from their concession booth. Thankfully, the pair found some ground beef, as well as a myriad of other ingredients, to create one of America’s most iconic foods – the hamburger.

More than 125 years later, the city of Akron salutes this all-American sandwich during the National Hamburger Festival. Each year for more than a decade, 20,000+ people converge onto Lock 3 in downtown Akron for a summer weekend of family fun featuring over 20 area eateries serving-up 50 different styles of hamburgers.

The festival is the brainchild of Drew Cerza President/CEO of Just Wing It Productions located in New York. As founder of the National Buffalo Wing Festival and the Road to Buffalo Tour, Cerza has a strong history of managing successful events across the country.

For more than a decade, The National Hamburger Festival has been embraced by local and national media, as well as the residents and leaders of Akron and Ohio. The National Hamburger Fest is held at Lock 3 Park in downtown Akron. Each year, the festival raises money for one of Akron’s favorite charities, Akron Children’s Hospital.

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