People from Buffalo can eat—that’s for damn sure—and we’ve lots to show for it. The National Buffalo Wing Festival is this holiday weekend at Dunn Tire Park, a perfect opportunity to grace the field and dream of the perfect chicken wing. Choose from any of the 33 local and national restaurants that are participating in the event which has drawn over 250,000 people in its five-year existence, witnessed the consumption of over a million and a half wings (which works out to about 85 tons) and raised over $95,000 for local charities. “Wing King” Drew Cerza (let’s not forget his triumph at the chicken wing “Throwdown with Bobby Flay” some years ago, filmed at the Anchor Bar for the Food Network) has organized the weekend, featuring events such as the USA Chicken Wing Eating Championship Finals on Saturday (amateurs can compete on Sunday), the Blue Cheese Bowl Competition, Hot Sauce Recipe Contest, the Miss Buffalo Wing Contest, a Baby Wing Contest and kids activities in the Kid Zone with games and prizes galore. Live music will be provided by Terry Buchwald, Terry Sylvester, and Pirate Dreams on the field throughout the weekend. And for anyone left who can still move and breath at a normal pace, the .5K “Running of the Chickens” should put a little wind back in their sails. Or maybe take it out completely.

Saturday, noon-10pm; Sunday, noon-7pm.

Dunn Tire Park, 275 Washington St., Downtown Buffalo

(www.buffalowing.com). $5 (kids 8 & under free).

Food tickets $1/each (or 2 wings for $1)