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Everything happening downtown on festival day — the burger stands, makers, music, contests, and more.

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1787 Brewing Company

Burger Contest

1787 Brewing Company grills Revolutionary Smashburger Tacos — hand-rolled beef patties with American cheese and housemade apple bacon jam on flour tortillas.

43 S. 4th St.
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ACEC Farm and Market

Burger Contest

ACEC Farm and Market smashes 100% beef burgers — the Aloha, Cordon Bleu, Bacon Lovers, and prize-winning BIG Beefer.

237 State St.
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Albies Burger Truck

Burger Contest

Albie's Burger Truck serves freshly ground burgers from the Sticky Bun Burger to Uncle Sam's Surf & Turf, with crab cake fries and fresh lemonade.

301-303 State St.
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Appetite Satisfaction

Appetite Satisfaction smashes dry-aged red angus burgers — the kielbasa-patty Kilbo, a dippy-egg Breakfast Burger — with smoked mac n cheese alongside.

M&T Bank parking lot, 4th & Pine
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Backwoods Brothers Authentic Texas Cuisine

Burger Contest

Backwoods Brothers piles burgers high with brisket mac, pork mac, bacon mac, cheesesteak, and their Backwoods and Roughneck builds.

81 S. 4th St.
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Bacon on a stick

Burger Contest

Bacon on a Stick grills the Burcon Burger, a 49% bacon blend dipped whole in glazes like Honey Hot and Bourbon Cinnamon.

M&T Bank parking lot, 4th & Pine
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Big Back Burgers

Burger Contest

Big Back Burgers grills double smash burgers on brioche — the OG, the triple-meat Big Back, and the 67 patty melt with applewood bacon.

116 S. 3rd St.
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Blue Kraken BBQ

Burger Contest

Blue Kraken BBQ brings burgers and barbecue with the Kraken Classic Jam, Brisket Beast, Hog Tide, Leviathan, Kraken Mac Attack, and mac and cheese.

156-158 S. 3rd St.
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Brad’s Bangin’ Bites LLC

Burger Contest

Brad's Bangin' Bites serves bowls, burritos, empanadas, wraps, nachos, funnel cakes, and the Liv Burger.

134 S. 3rd St.
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Brewers Bar and Grill

Burger Contest

Brewers Bar and Grill fires up the Moon, street corn queso, birria, and Texas burgers with fries done plain, cheesy, or street corn queso style.

100 S. 3rd St.
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Bucktown Grille

Bucktown Grille grills up Southern, New Orleans, Bacon Jamin', and Texas burgers plus the cheeseburger lineup, with fries and drinks on the side.

231 State St.
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Bucky's Festival Food

Burger Contest

Bucky's Festival Food serves Angus burgers in styles from classic cheese to Philly, Hammy, Bourbon, Rajin Cajun, and Fat Piggy.

146 S. 3rd St.
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Castaneda’s Mexican Restaurant

Burger Contest

Castañeda's Mexican Restaurant serves birria and street-corn burgers alongside tacos, empanadas, quesadillas, and nachos.

12 S. 3rd St.
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Copperz Brewing Company

Burger Contest

Copperz Brewing Company grills the Seoul Power Burger — kimchi, bulgogi bacon, and miso chili aioli on brioche — plus other burgers.

222-228 State St.
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CUB PACK AND TROOP 184

Burger Contest

Cub Pack & Troop 184 grills scout-themed burgers — from the Lebanon bologna Dutchie to a s'more's cheeseburger — to fund camps and merit badges.

75 S. 4th St.
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Deitsch Eck Restaurant

Deitsch Eck Restaurant grills The Luther on a glazed doughnut bun, the chip-topped Crunch! Burger, and the Alabama-white-sauced "Bama".

Corner of 3rd & State Sts.
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Food Masters Trio

Burger Contest

Food Masters Trio grills Mediterranean-seasoned Kafta Burgers topped with coleslaw and fries, plus gourmet slider trios, ribbon fries, and funnel cake.

212 State St.
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Greek Street

Burger Contest

Greek Street serves bison and beef burgers alongside Greek beef gyros, Greek fries, and cheese fries.

39 S. 4th St.
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Hamburg diner

Burger Contest

Hamburg Diner grills up its soda burgers.

208-210 State St.
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Havin A Meltdown LLC

Burger Contest

Havin' A Meltdown serves creative smashburgers like the peanut butter Jiffy, jalapeno Screamer, a breakfast-style Rise and Shine, and Mushroom Swiss.

150 S. 3rd St.
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Holy smoked meats llc

Holy Smoked Meats serves smoked burger and BBQ sliders, including the Valhalla, The George, pulled pork, and brisket, plus sampler platters.

257 State St.
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Italian Oven On Wheels

Burger Contest

Italian Oven On Wheels serves cheeseburger subs and turnovers on homemade bread, along with strombolis and meatball subs.

61 N. 3rd St.
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Louie's Kitchen and Bar

Burger Contest

Louie's Kitchen and Bar is a Philly sports-themed restaurant and bar located in the Flying Hills neighborhood, returning to the festival with some exciting new burgers.

243 State St.
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Mac Stack Concessions llc

Burger Contest

Mac Stack Concessions griddles smash burgers in deluxe, spicy, pizza, and peanut butter bacon styles.

242 State St.
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MadWaffle

Burger Contest

MadWaffle folds bacon cheeseburgers into homemade Belgian waffles — including the syrup-touched Morning Glory — plus waffle and ice cream sandwiches.

110 S. 3rd St.
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Old Iron Grille

Old Iron Grille, a mobile kitchen themed around antique farm tractors, grills quarter-pound burgers with western flavors like the Cowboy and Wild West.

134 S. 3rd St.
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Pip and Lily’s Loaded Tots

Burger Contest

Pip and Lily's Loaded Tots piles their tots high with flavors like BBQ, buffalo chicken dip, and taco, plus a signature Lily Burger.

20-22 S. 3rd St.
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Pretzel revolution

Pretzel Revolution stuffs burgers into hand-rolled soft pretzels — crab dip with Old Bay, ghost pepper, and the Mac Daddy with thousand island.

50 S. 3rd St.
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RK Mobile Foods

RK Mobile Foods builds burgers on deep-fried buns — hashbrowns for the Guilty Pleasure, mozzarella patties for the Monsterella.

240 State St.
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Salem Church

Burger Contest

Salem Church serves up the Heavenly Hog Burger.

28 S. 3rd St.
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Schaeffer Catering LLC

Burger Contest

Schaeffer Catering tops all-beef burgers like pies — Shepherd's Pie with mashed potatoes and gravy, American as Apple Pie with apple filling.

54 S. 3rd St.
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Slide On By Food Truck

Burger Contest

Slide On By serves gourmet smashburger sliders two to an order — including We Be Jammin', their 2024 grand champion — with kettle chips.

48 S. 3rd St.
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Spuds Events and Catering

Burger Contest

Spuds Events and Catering piles on gourmet burgers — wild mushroom & brie, bloody mary, and short rib — plus loaded and truffle fries.

M&T Bank parking lot, 4th & Pine
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THAT BURGER PLACE

Burger Contest

That Burger Place serves the Double Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger — a double smashburger with Cooper Sharp in a pool of queso blanco — with fries.

156-158 S. 3rd St.
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The Burger Shack Food Truck

Burger Contest

The Burger Shack serves handcrafted stuffed burgers, smash burgers, loaded fries, homemade cheesesteak eggrolls, boardwalk fries, and homemade pierogies.

235 State St.
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The Cheese Affair

Burger Contest

The Cheese Affair serves melts, loaded fries, and mac creations plus burgers like the Chicken & Waffle Remix and Grilled Cheese Bun Burger, with dirty sodas.

222-228 State St.
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The Dog House Grill-JCB Events LLC

Burger Contest

The Dog House Grill serves burgers in regional styles including Philly, BBQ, Memphis, and Baltimore.

248 State St.
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The Greedy fork

Burger Contest

The Greedy Fork serves bold, craveable street food, including their signature smash burger topped with American cheese, sautéed onions, and house sauce; loaded Elote Fries; crispy wings; Potato Tornadoes; and fresh-squeezed specialty lemonades.

M&T Bank parking lot, 4th & Pine
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The Little Sicilian

The Little Sicilian rolls up a food truck serving Sicilian-style eats alongside the festival's grilled burgers.

211 State St.
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The WhereHouse of Hamburg

The Wherehouse of Hamburg tops burgers seven ways — crabmeat Oscar, Baja poblano, creamy mac & cheese — plus jambalaya and crabby fries.

13-17 S. 4th St.
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Uncle Paul's Stuffed Pretzels

Burger Contest

Uncle Paul's Stuffed Pretzels stuffs soft pretzels with bacon cheeseburger fillings, from the original to mushroom and onion, Porky Heifer, and jalapeño ranch.

11-13 N. 3rd St.
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Virginia Vendors

Virginia Vendors offers burgers like the Boss Hog and Big Texas plus loaded mac 'n' cheese, fries, butterfly chips, funnel cake, fried Oreos, and fresh lemonade.

Corner of 3rd & State Sts.
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Weis Markets

Weis Markets grills classic hamburgers with all the fixings and optional cheese.

4th & State St. (SW side)
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West Reading Tavern

Burger Contest

West Reading Tavern grills a Tavern Burger and a dry-aged Whiskey Smokehouse burger, served alongside truffle fries.

19 S. 4th St.
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Whitmoyer Concessions & Messy pig BBQ

Burger Contest

Whitmoyer Concessions & Messy Pig BBQ grind brisket into burgers like the Messy Dutchman and the doughnut-rolled CMP, with loaded tater tots.

27 S. 4th St.
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Why Not Burgerz

Burger Contest

Unique smash style burgers, including their previous award winners, the Philly Special and the Hot Sofrito.

251 State St.
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Wow Foods LLC

Burger Contest

Wow Foods serves a long burger lineup from the Mac-Daddy and Wow Burger to brisket, blackberry cheesecake, and pierogie styles, with fries, pierogies, and fresh-squeezed lemonade.

Corner of 3rd & State Sts.
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