Video: 2011 National Hamburger Festival in Akron, OH

This past weekend was the sixth 2011 National Hamburger Festival in Akron, Ohio. This video from WEWS shows some highlights from the festival, namely deep-fried cheeseburgers (chef Scott Burford of Metro Burger described it as a combo of cheeseburger and funnel cake) and a bobbing-for-burgers contest where contestants bobbed as many burgers as they could in three minutes out of a kiddie pool filled with ketchup.

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5 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, August 22, 2011 at 2:15 PM
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National Hamburger Festival This Weekend in Akron, Ohio

The National Hamburger Festival is almost here! From Saturday, July 18, to Sunday, July 19, the fourth annual patty party will be held in Akron, Ohio. From live music to the National Burger Cook-Off, there's plenty of burger-centric entertainment...

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1 Comment | Posted by Grace Kang, July 14, 2009 at 5:00 PM
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Beacon's Best Burger Contest in Akron, Ohio

Amateur burger chefs in Akron, Ohio, home of the National Hamburger Festival, can enter in the Beacon's Best Burger Contest until July 3. Winners will receive $100, a plaque, and bragging rights. For full contest details, visit ohio.com....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, June 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM
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The National Hamburger Festival

It happens this weekend in Akron, Ohio. Featuring such events as "Bobbing for Burgers." As the National Hamburger Festival's website says: It's fun. It's messy. It's a contest like no other, it's the "ketchup bowl." Your mission is to pluck...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 20, 2007 at 12:30 PM
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