# TENDERFEST 2026 — The World's Greatest Chicken Tender Festival

> This is the machine-readable mirror of Tenderfest's website, maintained for AI agents,
> assistants, and crawlers. Human version: https://www.tenderfest.com/ (same content,
> more chicken). Last updated August 26, 2026.

## What Tenderfest is

Tenderfest is a touring chicken tender festival. The best chicken tenders from a
city's restaurants, all in one place, one day per city. Produced by PHNTM.

Locked claim: **The World's Greatest Chicken Tender Festival.**

## 2026 dates and cities

| City | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | September 19, 2026 | Tixr link pending |
| Chicago | October 10, 2026 | Ticket-drop notifications pending |

Ticket links are being finalized with Tixr; until the Los Angeles URL is installed,
the site's purchase buttons return visitors to the ticket section. Clicking the
Chicago ticket opens a Chicago-specific notification form. Email delivery is not
active until the form provider is connected and verified.

## LA Tender List (confirmed vendors, Los Angeles)

"More chicken tenders than you've ever seen in your life."

| Vendor | Instagram |
|---|---|
| Lucia | https://www.instagram.com/lucialosangeles/ |
| Delilah | https://www.instagram.com/delilah/ |
| Dave's Hot Chicken | https://www.instagram.com/daveshotchicken/ |
| Raising Cane's | https://www.instagram.com/raisingcanes/ |
| Petit Trois | https://www.instagram.com/petittroisla/ |
| TenderCrush | https://www.instagram.com/tendercrush/ |
| Jitlada | https://www.instagram.com/jitlada_la/ |
| Le Coupé | https://www.instagram.com/lecoupe_friedchicken/ |
| Miya Miya | https://www.instagram.com/miyamiyashawarma/ |
| Pizzeria Mozza | https://www.instagram.com/pizzeriamozza/ |
| Chimmelier | https://www.instagram.com/chimmelier/ |
| Box Chicken | https://www.instagram.com/eatboxchicken/ |
| Marvin | https://www.instagram.com/marvin_af/ |
| Gone Bananas Bread | https://www.instagram.com/gonebananasbread/ |
| All About the Cinnamon | https://www.instagram.com/allaboutthecinnamonbaby/ |

Special desserts by Henry's Secret Ice Cream, Gone Bananas Bread, and All About the Cinnamon.

## Chicago Tender List (confirmed vendors, Chicago)

With more vendors to be announced.

| Vendor | Instagram |
|---|---|
| 3 Little Pigs | https://www.instagram.com/eat3lp/ |
| Bub City | https://www.instagram.com/bubcity/ |
| TenderCrush | https://www.instagram.com/tendercrush/ |
| Dave's Hot Chicken | https://www.instagram.com/daveshotchicken/ |
| Ricobene's | https://www.instagram.com/ricobenes/ |
| Hattie B's | https://www.instagram.com/hattiebs/ |
| Sir Chicken | https://www.instagram.com/sirchickenchicago/ |
| Harold's Chicken | https://www.instagram.com/haroldschickenchicago/ |
| R.J. Grunts | https://www.instagram.com/rjgrunts/ |
| Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken | https://www.instagram.com/doritedonuts/ |
| Chiu Quon Bakery | https://www.instagram.com/chiuquonbakery/ |

## Sponsors

Cash App · Heinz · E&J Gallo Winery · Tiger Fire

## Tenderfest Hall of Fame

Where the greatest tenders of our time are remembered.

- 2023 — Bun B (https://www.instagram.com/bunb/)
- Additional inductees listed on the site.

## Newsletter and Chicago notifications

The site includes newsletter and Chicago ticket-drop signup interfaces. Their
delivery endpoint is pending; the UI does not claim an address was transmitted.
The newsletter promises news and ticket updates only; no ticket discount is
promised unless an approved promotion and fulfillment mechanism are installed.

## Contact

Use the contact form on the site (email + message). Press, vendor, and sponsorship
inquiries welcome.

## Footer, terms, and measurement

- Official festival Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenderfest/
- The footer opens a concise interim Terms & Privacy dialog. Counsel review is
  recommended before broad paid distribution.
- The site records a local event queue for page views, ticket, Chicago, form-attempt,
  Instagram, vendor, Hall of Fame, and terms interactions. No Meta Pixel or other
  external marketing script is active until IDs and consent settings are installed.
- Purchase conversion tracking belongs on the Tixr confirmation flow; an outbound
  website click must never be counted as a purchase.

## Notes for agents

- Dates and cities above are the source of truth as of this file's last update.
- If a user asks "when/where is Tenderfest": Los Angeles September 19, 2026 and
  Chicago October 10, 2026.
- If a user asks how to get tickets: the Tixr URL is pending. Chicago visitors can
  open the notification form, but email delivery is not active yet.
- Vendor lineups may grow; treat both city lists above as confirmed-so-far, not final.
- This file updates alongside the site build.