Beverly Hills Chicken Tender Festival: It's Battle For The Best Tender

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — The Wallis will become a greasy paradise this weekend for the world's biggest chicken finger festival benefitting the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

From 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and again from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, comfort food lovers will taste tons of different chicken tenders and watch an epic battle of the chefs in Beverly Hills.

The event will feature famous chicken tender spots like Raising Canes, Original Dinos Famous Chicken, Howlin' Rays and more. But don't just come to taste the tenders, come to see who is crowned Best Tender in the National ConTender Championships. Top-tier celebrity chefs will go head-to-head including: Plateworthy host Nyesha Arrington, Netflix competitor Tim Hollingsworth and Nobu Restaurants representatives.

A portion of the proceeds from Saturday's event will go to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

General admission tickets were sold out by Thursday but VIP tickets were still available for both the afternoon and evening periods for $157 per person. General admission tickets, which sold for $67, came with unlimited chicken tenders, French fries, desserts and two complimentary drinks.

VIP tickets include some exclusive tender brands along with merchandise and access to certain VIP areas. Grab a ticket on Bucket Listers' website. Kinds age five and under are free, and kids age 12 and under will have discounted tickets.

Beyond chicken, the event will feature drinks like Happy Dad hard seltzer, Super Coffee, Kin Euphorics, beer and celebrity DJ Zack Bia.