Cook Team Application
About the application
The 21st annual Gainesville Chicken Festival takes place from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Lake Lanier Olympic Park.
VITAL INFORMATION
- Hours of cook-off are 11am-3:45pm. This is the time that samples will be served. Be ready by 10:45am for the opening rush.
- Wristband sales end at 3pm, you will end food service at 3:45pm.
- Awards are from 4pm-4:30pm.
- Wing category is sub-divided into Fried & Other.
- Each team will receive 10 cards/wristbands to give to team members/family for chicken samples. If more are needed, they can be purchased before the event at $3 each.
- ONE SAMPLE per punch. SAMPLES defined in cook-team meeting. *1 piece of chicken.
- All tents must be properly anchored. We encourage teams to decorate tents and to be creative, however, please keep any music to a minimum.
- No pets in cooking area.
- All teams are eligible for People’s Choice award and voting will be by QR code placed at each cook team tent. QR code for festival attendees only. *You may not share this with anyone not at the festival, keep it fair!
- Grand Champion is overall high point winner and can be either from Professional or Backyard Division.
- Winner is awarded $1500 and Chicken Cup (1 year possession).
- Grand Champion must have an entry in Wing (either fried or other), Chicken and Specialty to be eligible for title of Grand Champ.
- You may have 2 entries per category with a total of 8 entries max.
About the event
Terms & Conditions
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
Registration: $50 refundable deposit
We have issues with dropouts the week of which causes issues for everyone, so to help mitigate this, we are asking for this refundable deposit. This deposit will be given back to you the week after the event. Anyone who drops out prior to the event will forfeit their deposit and those funds will be distributed into the prize money for the festival
We require a W9 to get this payment returned. It will be mailed after the event.
Minimum Quantities Required:
200 LBS TOTAL
Prizes Awarded for Each Category
1st Place - $350 and Trophy
2nd Place - $300 and Trophy
3rd Place - $250 and Trophy
4th Place - $200 and Trophy
BACKYARD DIVISION
Registration: $50 refundable deposit
We have issues with dropouts the week of which causes issues for everyone, so to help mitigate this, we are asking for this refundable deposit. This deposit will be given back to you the week after the event. Anyone who drops out prior to the event will forfeit their deposit and those funds will be distributed into the prize money for the festival
We require a W9 to get this payment returned. It will be mailed after the event.
Payment link at bottom of form
Minimum Quantities Required:
200 LBS TOTAL
Prizes Awarded for Each Category:
1st Place - $325 and Trophy
2nd Place - $275 and Trophy
3rd Place - $250 and Trophy
4th Place - $200 and Trophy
Prices
| Cook Team Deposit | $50.00 | There is a $50 refundable application fee which is charged upon application. Refunds will be issued within 1 week after the event day. |
Questions on the application
Business information
- Business name
- Legal business name
- Contact name
- Address
- Phone
- Website (Optional)
- Logo (Optional)
Additional information
- Team Category
- Set Up Type
- Cooking Devices
- Power Needs
- Wings - Fried
- Wings - Other
- Chicken
- Specialty
- Pounds of Wings
- Pounds of Whole Bird w/o Giblets
- Pounds of Leg Qrtrs (Drums & Thighs)
- Pounds of Bone-In Skinless Thigh Meat
- Pounds of Boneless Skinless Thigh Meat
- Pounds of Boneless Skinless Breast
- Pounds of Tenders
- Split Breast (no wing)
- Upload Your W9 Form
Picture requirements
- Minimum pictures required: 0
