Big Kahuna Wing Festival
- Dates
- Expected September 2027
- Status
- Expected
- Venue
- World's Fair Park
- Price
- $17
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 31, 2026
Big Kahuna Wing Festival's 2027 dates haven't been announced yet. The last festival was 6 September 2026 in Knoxville, TN. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
What to eat & drink
Wings are the main event, spanning recipes and flavors from around the world rather than a single regional style.
You must try…
- A tasting flight of competing wings
- A globally inspired wing flavor
- A competition team’s signature wing
Festival weekend in pictures
The people, producers and atmosphere around the festival.
Watch before you taste
Food tours, crowd favourites and festival highlights.
The experience
What's special
A Knoxville Labor Day flavor festival serving thousands of pounds of globally inspired wings alongside cooking and eating contests, live music, family activities and a pyromusical fireworks finale
What people love
Competition remains visible to visitors: cooks can enter secret recipes, audiences can explore many flavor styles, and the festival raises money for local beneficiaries
Music & entertainment
Lineup not yet announced. Email me the day it lands.
Getting there
How do I get to Big Kahuna Wing Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Big Kahuna Wing Festival. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is about 12-15 miles south of downtown Knoxville, in Alcoa. There is no public bus or rail service to the terminal, so rideshare or taxi is the standard way in. Uber and Lyft use a designated, first-in-first-out pickup area outside baggage claim (book ahead, as availability thins off-peak); taxis queue curbside. From TYS it is roughly a 20-25 minute drive to World's Fair Park depending on traffic
Book / info →Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
Cost Free at the 11th Street garage; other downtown garages/lots charge standard event-day rates.
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire
Optional for this festival World's Fair Park is walkable from downtown Knoxville hotels and reachable from TYS by a short rideshare, so a car is only worth it for visitors combining the trip with wider East Tennessee/Smoky Mountains travel
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Venue
World's Fair Park
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Big Kahuna Wing Festival?
Budget stays 1
Knoxville, TN
≈ $130-170 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Mid-range hotels 2
Knoxville, TN
≈ $150-190 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Knoxville, TN
≈ $160-210 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Luxe hotels 1
Knoxville, TN
≈ $300-420 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Airbnb & private camping
Downtown Knoxville and the adjacent Old City / Fort Sanders neighborhoods have a solid short-term rental supply within walking distance of World's Fair Park. As a single-day festival it is a modest demand event rather than a big surge weekend, so expect near-normal pricing. general market read, not a cited figure
Search Airbnb →Hipcamp private-land campsites and cabins cluster east and south of Knoxville toward the Great Smoky Mountains foothills rather than downtown better suited to visitors pairing the festival with Smokies time than as a downtown-adjacent hotel alternative
Search Hipcamp →Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
Official site bkwfestival.com checked including its FAQ and festival information pages; no accessibility, ADA or disabled access information published. Ask the organiser via the site
Confirm your specific needs with the organiser's access team before you travel.
Pricing
Watch
The Big Kahuna festival is just a couple of weeks away, WBIR Channel 10 on YouTube
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