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Arizona Bao and Dumpling Festival with the Fried Chicken and Wings Festival

Where

Centennial Plaza Park behind Peoria City Hall
8401 W Monroe St, Peoria, AZ 85345

When

Saturday, January 25th // 11 AM – 5 PM and Sunday, January 26th // 11 AM – 5 PM

Different vendors are available on each day for a variety of dumpling, bao, fried chicken, and wing dishes. Both days will have bao, dumplings, fried chicken, and wings.

The Arizona Bao and Dumpling Festival with the Fried Chicken and Wings Festival is a double header event. This is the 7th year. Our goal is to help small businesses grow and a place for people to discover new foods and try new items. Fried chicken is enjoyed throughout the world and every culture has their own twist on it. With one ticket, you can enjoy a variety of fried chicken, wings, dumplings, and bao. What is a bao? From Food Republic, a bao or known as a steamed bun or baozi is a “complete meal conveniently packed away in a white, warm, soft bun.” Or what we like to say, an amazing delicious experience. Baos are a form of dumplings and you can try different dumplings from various cultures from takoyaki to potstickers. Come both days to get your fill of dumplings and wings. This global inspired food festival is about showcasing small businesses and their creativity!

What’s Included

Tickets include 

  • Free parking at the nearby garages
  • Free coupons from local businesses. Coupon is emailed after purchasing festival tickets online only
    • 6 piece Thai dumpling courtesy of Thai Chili 2Go (https://tc2go.com/) with purchase of an entrée. Value is $7.00.
    • Free mochi donut courtesy of Mochinut Tempe with purchase. Value is $3
  • Chance to enter a raffle and win two international roundtrip tickets from Southwest
  • This is a one stop shop to support local and try from a variety of food vendors and purchase anime merchandise. Peruse the anime art and enjoy live music. 

Performances:

Danny 11:30am to 12:30pm – Piano performance

Carol Pacey & the Honey Shakers 1pm to 3pm https://carolpaceyandthehoneyshakers.com/

You can also purchase an exclusive 3 x 3 inch bao sticker (image below) or limited edition Bao T-shirt (front will have Bao Bao and back will have Bao Bao in a noodle boat), which comes with free admission. Sizes range from small to extra large. After an order is placed, we will reach out to confirm the size of the t-shirt. Children 12 and under are free and do not need a ticket for entry. Refunds are available up until 8 days before the event. You can bring your pets on a leash to the park!

Exclusive Food Vendors and menu at the Arizona Bao and Dumpling Festival with Fried Chicken and Wings Festival

  • Menu/vendors subject to change. Pictures below
  • Exclusive Food Vendors and menu only at our event 
  • Saturday only
  • Boka Grindz – Chamoru BBQ chicken with red rice, lumpia, pancit
  • Flippin Rice – Crispy adobo gua bao
  • Sunday only
  • HUHU’s House of Dumplings – gluten free, handmade King Oyster dumplings 
  • Both days
  • Hoyos Cuisine – Sambusas
  • Salaryman Pasta & Dumplings – Japanese Curry Risotto Dumplings- V, Pork Dumplings en Brodo , Shrimp & Cilantro Dumplings , Panfried Oxtail Dumplings, Chicken Katsu Steamed Bun, Porchetta Steamed Bun, Ube Ice Cream Fried Bun 
  • Mochinut Tempe – Mochi Donuts (GF)
  • Red Dragon Chinese Food – handmade dumplings
  • Duplex Boba – Hong Kong style milk tea, fruit tea, and more
  • Mama Lita’s Soda Bar – ube bao 
  • Hot Bamboo – Character Bao (vegan options available)
  • Happy Buns – Coconut bao, ube butter mochi (GF), Exclusive smoked baked pork belly bao, exclusive red bean bao
  • Yuki Cheesecakes – Japanese cheesecake (GF)
  • Jasperz Island Fusion (Vegan options available) – Exclusive Jerk Chicken Gua bao (v), Garlic Noodles (v), Spring rolls (v), Carib rum cake, Carib green tea, Fried pork potstickers, Fried Jerk Chicken Wings, Fried Jerk Catfish
  • Let’s Toast – Korean toast sandwiches
  • Hiw Kaow Thai – Pork Belly Gua Bao
  • Kakigori Addict – Okonomiyaki (noodle pancakes), takoyaki (octopus dumplings), kakigori (shaved ice)
  • Sonya Market – Sugarcane juice
  • Cloud Souffle – Souffle pancakes
  • Herculean Chicken – Taiwanese fried chicken cutlets
  • Miniburi Thai – Thai Bao, Fried chicken Kao Soi, Fried chicken Larb, house dumplings, siumai, pad thai, Thai fried rice
  • Bee Happy Boba – Vietnamese wings, hot Thai milk tea, hot taro milk tea
  • Tran’s Concessions – Fried chicken
  • S&S – Lao food lemongrass chicken and pork skewers, vegetable egg rolls, chicken pot stickers, fresh coconut, lao sticky rice, lao sausages
  • Scooptopia – siopao 
  • Bonzai Boyz – Dragon wings, pork belly gua bao, Korean fried chicken gua bao, crispy shrimp gua bao
  • Jupiter Wings – Traditional and boneless chicken wings and vegan wings
  • The Sweet Box – Coconut Milk Grass Jelly, Red Bean Soup and Grass Jelly, Coconut Milk Sago, Red Bean Soup Sago, Curry Fish Balls, Steamed Bun (no filling)
  • Anime vendors and more (subject to change)
  • Andy Carreon – comic book art, sketch books
  • Bompa Jacks – BBQ sauce
  • Uwu station – anime merchandise
  • My Kawaii Kandle
  • Crystal Lee Craftworks – 3d printed Asian decorations
  • Confetti Kitty – Anime plushies and stickers
  • 80HDesigns – artist
  • Safety Babes – keychains
  • P2 Cups – Themed cups
  • Etigre – artist
  • Twisted Bee – honey
  • Apollus – anime merchandise
  • MinnyWicks 
  • Big Red’s Hot Sauce
  • IndigPaperKite – artist
  • Astro Star – clothes
  • Carlos Arts – anime art
  • Desert Grace Beauty – tattoo artist
  • Daito Apparel – anime stickers
  • Touba Gift shop – Clothes
  • Pinette Creations – artist
  • UpperMoon Collectibles – anime collectible figures
  • CreatedByDVO – jewelry
  • Rodgers jam berries
  • Jimenez Gifts