MustardFEST 2023 Courtesy Greater Springfield Partnership
MustardFEST 2024 is happening next a weekend (Sept. 20-21) and it's arriving right on time. When a community is experiencing challenging times such as these, a celebration built around the crowd-pleasing yellow condiment in all its varieties and culinary glory, offers relief, respite, and a potent opportunity to engage with others in a life-affirming, joyful experience.
This year, MustardFest will not be one day, but two days of exceptionally good mustard, contests of physical strength and gastronomic capacity, and adorable dachshunds showing us all what their short legs and long bodies are capable of.
All that plus a punk rock polka band and a visit by a world-renowned champion hot dog eater by the name Joey Chestnut.
MustardFEST 2024 Schedule
Friday, Sept. 20
6:00 pm- US Stein-holding Championship Qualifying event at Mother Stewart’s Brewing
Saturday, Sept. 21. All day two events to be held at NRC Park
12:00 - 1:30pm MustardFEST Keg Tapping. Live performance by Chardon Polka Band
12:00 - 4:00pm Mother Stewart’s Brewery Beer Garden
12:00 -1:00 pm Champion City Wiener Dog Registration
1:00 -1:30pm Champion City Wiener Dog Parade and Introductions
1:30 - 2:00pm Champion City Wiener Dog Races
2:30 - 3:00pm Champion City Wiener Dog Race Awards Ceremony
3:00pm - TBD Woeber’s MustardFEST Spicy Mustard Eating Contest (NRC Park) including a special appearance by Joey Chestnut, “The World’s Greatest Eater.”
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