ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WKBW) — The National Buffalo Wing Festival returned Saturday to Highmark Stadium.
This year's festival featured some 20 wing specialists from across the country showing off their best flavors.
"We're not new to these wing comps, we're coming to leave our mark here in Buffalo," said Sal Mere, Owner of Pizza Cutters in Syracuse. "Everybody's loving it, wings are flying out the door."
This year also marks the 60th anniversary of the buffalo wing. It's a celebration that brought people from all over to Orchard Park.
"I've been wanting to come to the Buffalo Wing Festival for the last 20 years," said Karen Swenda of Philadelphia. "It always falls around my birthday and my daughter and I took the trip to Niagara Falls with a plan on stopping here on the way home."
A portion of proceeds from the festival benefits FeedMore WNY and the Alzheimer's Association of WNY.
"This is like the ultimate road trip I think to the mecca of the chicken wing, Buffalo New York," said Drew Cerza, the Wing King. "Last year, we tracked 46 different states and 20 countries."
You can find more information on the National Buffalo Wing Festival here.
