The Everything Fried Chicken Festival

Unlimited Rides, Unlimited Chicken, Unlimited Drinks

August 2025

At Elitch Gardens

Presented By

Chicken Fight
FEST is Back

FOR ANOTHER YEAR AT ELITCH GARDENS!

We’re closing out our event season at Denver’s iconic amusement park with this adults-only, private, one-night extravaganza for the senses!

CLUCK YEAH, IT'S GONNA
BE ONE HELL OF A RIDE!

Chefs from 40 of the city’s top restaurants will compete for your vote as we look to crown the best in chicken wings, fried chicken, bourbon chicken, chicken tacos, chicken sandwiches—ok, everything chicken!—and wash it down with perfectly paired cocktails.

Tickets are all-inclusive:

• Unlimited tastes from dozens of your favorite local restaurants!

• Massive craft cocktail competition and tasting featuring the city’s most elite bartenders and more than 40 spirits!

• Bottomless ice cold beer and refreshments!

• Multiple stages of killer live country, bluegrass and blues music!

• Unlimited rides, roller coasters, and more!

Event proceeds benefit the Colorado Restaurant Foundation—a local non-profit fostering talented students who are passionate about hospitality.

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*** This special event is private to ticket holders only, and you must be 21 or older to attend. Elitch Gardens Season Passes do not apply.
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“Bourbon…country…bahn mi chicken…sign me up!”
John H.

GENERAL ADMISSION

$ 109
  • 6:00 PM ENTRY
  • Unlimited Chicken Samples
  • Unlimited Spirit & Cocktail Tastings
  • Peoples Choice Vote
  • Live Music & Unlimited rides!
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FIRST TASTE

$ 139
  • 5:00 PM ENTRY
  • Unlimited Chicken Samples
  • Unlimited Spirit & Cocktail Tastings
  • Peoples Choice Vote
  • Live Music & Unlimited rides!
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VIP

$ 169
  • 5:00 PM ENTRY
  • Skip Ride Lines
  • VIP Lounge Areas
  • Tickets to Fright Fest(1) & Luminova(1)
  • Elevated Spirit & Cocktail Tastings
  • Unlimited Chicken Samples
  • People's Choice Vote
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Participating Restaurants

Get Ready! Over 40+ restaurants will be at Chicken Fight this year.

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Colorado Restaurant Foundation

Educating Tomorrow's Industry Leaders Today

Established in 1987, the Colorado Restaurant Foundation (CRF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization governed by a board of directors made up of restaurants, industry experts, K-12, and post-secondary hospitality educators. As the philanthropic foundation of the Colorado Restaurant Association, the CRF’s mission is the training of all individuals in the foodservice industry and those individuals entering the industry.
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