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6TH ANNUAL HOT DOG EATING COMPETITION

  • Red's Beer Garden 1328 Boulevard SE Atlanta, GA 30315 United States (map)

6th Annual Hot Dog Eating Competition

Sunday, July 5th

Competition at 2 pm

Soccer match at 4 pm

Drinks: Crescent 9 THC Seltzer

Dogs: Frippers Hot Dogs

Master of Ceremonies: Caroline King of Bitch Beer Podcast

💰 We open at 12 pm with a GIVEAWAY 💰

Any beverage you purchase (even a can of coke!) between 12 - 2 pm enters you to win one of our “COLD BEER HOT DOGS” hats. Winner announced at 3 pm, must be present to win.

🇺🇸 Hot Dog Eating Competition at 2 pm 🇺🇸

In front of MILLIONS (of pieces of mulch), our 10 competitive eaters will stuff their faces for 10 minutes with 100% beef Frippers dogs.

Whats the number to beat?

2025 STATS!

1st place with 15 dogs: ‘Dogma Dan’ Dan Hosey
2nd place with 14 dogs: Franklin “Beefy Frank” Westbrook
Tied for 3rd with 10 dogs: ‘Stogie Rick’ Hunter Burke and Adam Zhang

Want to Compete?
We have ten spots available, and one of them is for YOU! Registration opens Tuesday, May 19th. Register to compete here.

Want to Volunteer?
Want to volunteer under the hotdog tent and get a close up of EVERY BITE? We got ya! Register to volunteer here starting Tuesday, May 19th.

Huge thank you to our 2026 Sponsor: Crescent 9 THC Seltzer! From edibles to seltzer beverages, Crescent Canna has award winning recipes that help you feel good and elevate the moment. No alcohol? No problem! Always available at Red’s in the non-alcoholic cooler.

We'll have our food menu available, with the best hot dogs in town, and have over 200 types of beer, wine, cider, mead, hard kombucha & seltzer and non-alcoholic options for everyone.

Ample, free parking is available in the Grant Park Clinic and behind the church*, to the right of Red’s (south). You can also park in front of Red’s or street parking off Benteen Way (0.1 mile away). Do not park in front of Iglesia Pentecostal el Tabernaculo de Restauracion or off Warmbreeze Rd SE. You will be towed.

Love your pup? Dogs are not allowed inside but are welcome in the outdoor beer garden. There is direct access to the beer garden along the south side of our building. Follow the concrete path through the bamboo forest.

Earlier Event: July 1
Corndog Wednesday
Later Event: July 7
Trivia Every Tuesday!