Where: Lock 3 Park (200 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308)

When: Saturday Aug. 8, 2015 (12-11 p.m.) and Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015 (12-7 p.m.)

Price: Admission is $5. Children under 8 are free.

More Info: www.HamburgerFestival.com

2015 HAMBURGER FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015

12-7 p.m.: Children’s Activities

1 p.m.: Dennis George Original Variety Show

2 p.m.: Live Music – Jim Gill

3:30 p.m.: Bobbing For Burgers Contest

4 p.m.: Live Music – Cats on Holiday

5 p.m.: National Hamburger Festival Queen Pageant

5:30 p.m.: Live Music – Cats on Holiday

6:30 p.m.: Hamburger Eating Contest

7 p.m.: Live Music – Cats on Holiday

8 p.m.: Restaurant Awards Ceremony

8:30 p.m.: Changes in Latitude – A Tribute to the Music of Jimmy Buffett

11 p.m.: Festival concludes

Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015

12-7 p.m.:Craft Beer Tasting and Children’s Activities

1-6 p.m.: Live Music – Indie Band Showcase

1 p.m.: Dennis George Trivia Show

1 p.m.: Live Music – University of Akron Steel Drum Band

1 p.m.: Baby Burger Contest

2 p.m.: Dennis George Original Variety Show

3 p.m.: Firefighters Hamburger Eating Challenge

3:30 p.m.: Live Music – Rock Radio Band

7 p.m.: Festival concludes

 

HAMBURGER & FOOD VENDORS

Beachcomber’s

Betty’s Bomb A Burgers

Blue Rock Café

Bob’s Hamburg

French Fries & More

Legends Sports Pub

Li’l Grandpa’s Kettle Corn

Martini Brothers

Max & Erma’s

Menches Brothers

Midway OH Boy

Oh Sweet Treat

Quaker Corp

Real Fruit Drinks

Retro Dog

Sammie’s Bar and Grill

Smoke, the Burger Joint

Spinelli’s

The Game Grill + Bar

The Pierogi Lady

The Stray Dog Cart

Jimmy G’s Barbeque

 

SIGNATURE EVENTS

“Bobbing For Burgers” Contest

Amateur Hamburger Eating Championship

National Hamburger Festival Queen Pageant

Baby Burger Contest

Hamburger Eating Contest

Indie Band Showcase

Changes in Latitude, Jimmy Buffet Tribute

Craft Beer Tasting

Hamburger Cook-Off Awards

 

CRAFT BEER TASTING (AUG. 9)

Thirsty Dog Brewing Company (Akron)

Mt Carmel Brewing Company (Cincinnati)

Buckeye Brewing Company (Cleveland)

Christian Moerlein (Cincinnati)

Lagerheads Brewing (Medina)

Canton Brewing Company (Canton)

Spider Monkey Brewing Company (Westlake)

Griffin Cider Works (Westlake)

Ohio Brewing Company (Akron)

Shiner Beer (Shiner, TX)

Leinenkugel Brewing Co. (Chippewa Falls, WI)

 

LIVE MUSIC OFFERINGS

Jim Gill (Original Music)

Cats on Holiday (“Swamp” Rock)

Changes in Latitude (Jimmy Buffett tribute)

University of Akron Steel Drum Band

Rock Radio Band (70’s and 80’s)

 

INDIE BAND SHOWCASE (AUG. 9)

The Brothers Band (Indie Rock)

Goodnight Tonight (Alt Rock)

By Light We Loom (Folk Rock, Indie Pop)

Acid Cats (Acidic Jazz Rock)

The Gage Brothers (Americana Blues)

 

CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT

For kids, the festival features inflatable rides. Other children’s activities include:

  • Acclaimed QuizMaster Dennis George puts on trivia and Family Feud-style shows
  • Dennis Regling, considered one of the nation’s best strolling balloon artists

 

SPONSORSHIP & PHILANTHROPY

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MEDIA CONTACT: Lexi Robinson-Hotchkiss, Marketing Director, lexi [at] LexiHotchkiss [dot] com or 216.288.2595.