Wiener Wars 2023

Wiener Wars 2023 is a culinary competition benefiting the Ocala Outreach Foundation and the Marion County Literacy Council.

General Admission tickets allow holders to enter the event at 6:00pm, when the event officially begins.

*** Early Admission tickets allow holders to enter the event at 5:00pm, one full hour before the official event start time.***

Downtown Ocala restaurants will compete on cooking technique, creativity, presentation, and taste using a pre-chosen all-beef frank wiener. Method of cook, bun (or lack thereof), toppings, condiments, presentation, etc. are all completely up to the participating teams.

Participating restaurants include: Bank Street, Big Hammock Brewery & Bites, Brick City Southern Kitchen, Cantina Tex Mex Ocala, District Bar & Kitchen, Flying Boat Taproom, The Keep Downtown, The Lodge Ocala, and Mutiny Ocala.

Patrons will be given a passport and have the option to sample each participating team’s wiener and side offering and will be asked to cast a vote for their selection for the People’s Choice Champion. Each participating team will also present a wiener and side offering to each member of our celebrity judging panel. The judges will then rate each offering on presentation, creativity, and taste to determine the Judge’s Choice Champion.

Beer will be available for purchase at the event. There will also be live music!

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor - Cheney Brothers, Inc. - as well as all of our incredible event sponsors: Ocala Caregivers, Neighborhood Storage, Cerv Law, Rudnianyn Farms, BAI Electronic Systems Distributors, Tri-Eagle Sales, Rogers Engineering, MRM - McGraw, Rauba & Mutarelli, Brick City Hospitality Group, Angie Lewis State Farm, Culture Curators, Grafito Advertising and Marketing, Clean Cut Lawn Care, Edward Jones, and Magnolia Family Urgent Care & Aesthetics!