National Fried Chicken Festival

Crispy, extra crispy, double dipped, spicy, mild, extra spicy -- fried chicken is served a lot of ways in a lot of wonderful places in New Orleans. It’s a staple on many menus. So come sample some of the best at the National Fried Chicken Festival presented by Raising Canes in October on the Lakefront.

Past vendors have included Gus' Fried Chicken, Bonafried, Blue Oak, Heard Dat Kitchen, The Original Fiorella's Cafe, Willie's Chicken Shack, McHardy's Chicken N' Fixins, Veganation, and many more.