Wiener Wars 2026!

Join Us For The Fiercest, Tastiest, HOT DOGGIEST Culinary SmackDown This Side Of State Road 40!
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE WIENER KING!!!

Wiener Wars 2026 is a culinary competition benefiting the Marion County Literacy Council and the Ocala Outreach Foundation.
General Admission tickets allow holders to enter the event at 6:00pm, when the event officially begins.

*** Early Entry 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 completely at the discretion of the participating teams. THANK YOU CHENEY BROTHERS, INC. for being this year's Wiener Wars Official Presenting Hot Dog Sponsor!

Participating restaurants (as of right now!) include: 100 Proof Saloon, Bank Street Patio Bar & Grill, Big Hammock Brewery & Bites, District Bar & Kitchen, Flying Boat Taproom, Say Taco Tequila Bar & Grill, and The Smoked Biscuit Company.

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.

And finally, a HUGE thank you to all of our event sponsors. We couldn't do this without you!