WingFest 2026
Saturday, July 18, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wings served 5:00-7:00 PM only on a first-come, first-served basis.
Haymarket Park
Lincoln’s best chicken wings together for a great cause.
Bring the family for an evening of amazing wings, live music and competition for the title of Lincoln’s Best Wing!
Tickets coming soon!
If you love wings, you’re going to love WingFest!
Our volunteer committee seeks out the best wings in Lincoln, Nebraska so that you can taste them all during the best outdoor summer event of the year.
Plus, it’s all for a good cause.
All proceeds go to support Creative Learning Spaces in Lincoln and Lancaster County. Funds from WingFest 2024 supported three different Creative Learning Spaces projects at Title 1 Elementary Schools!
WingFest is put on by United Way Emerging Leaders United. Members of Emerging Leaders United are in their 20s, 30s and 40s and make an annual gift of $500 or more to ENGAGE.EMPOWER.GRADUATE.
2026 WingFest Steering Committee
Amanda Corcoran, Chair
Nelnet
Jay Rose, Vice Chair
U.S. Bank
Adam Barrickman
Community Volunteer
Michelle Bring
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County
Lauren Daake
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County
Mark Feit
CHAD (Combined Health Agencies Drive)
Erin Hart
Duncan Aviation
Taylor Hunt
Union Bank & Trust
Delonte Johnson
Ameritas
Rees Klintworth
hudl
Taletha Kryzsko
Lincoln Electric System
Chad Ladwig
Duncan Aviation
Sheila Odom
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County
Kaela Paseka
Duncan Aviation
Tessa Peters
Duncan Aviation
Celsey Pflughaupt
Security First Bank
Peter Schnake
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County
Ashley Tesar
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County
Rachel Wiester
Olsson
Ashton Wyrick
Bryan Health