Westown Association
Press Release

Call for Contestants: St. Patrick’s Day Parade Bash O’ Corned Beef Eating Contest

Scheduled for Friday, March 13 at 12:30 p.m. in conjunction with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Press Conference

By - Mar 9th, 2020 04:02 pm

MILWAUKEE – Westown Association and Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery are seeking contestants for the 8th Annual Bash O’ Corned Beef Easting Contest. This year’s champion will win a Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery gift basket and two tickets to a Milwaukee Brewers game. The contest will immediately follow the noon St. Patrick’s Day Parade press conference held at The Avenue, 161 W Wisconsin Avenue on the second floor adjacent to the Plankinton Clover Apartments.

Brave contestants will duel it out to see who can eat the most corned beef sliders, provided by Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery. Each contestant will get ten sliders and will have a total of ten minutes to eat as many as they can. Last year’s winning total was just over seven sliders.

The 54th Annual Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick’s Day Parade will return to Downtown Milwaukee on Saturday, March 14 at noon. The parade steps off on Wisconsin Avenue at Old World Third Street and will wind its way through the streets of Downtown Milwaukee, finishing at Water Street and Highland Avenue.

You can find additional information on the contest and parade activities at saintpatricksparade.org including parade talking points, parade logo file and more under the Media section.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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