Tenderfest Brings Unlimited Chicken Tenders From LA's Top Kitchens to The Wallis on September 19

Tenderfest, billed by its organizers as the world's greatest chicken tender festival, takes over the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at 9390 N Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills on Saturday, September 19, 2026. General admission tickets are $65 (58.50 dollars plus fees) on Tixr and cover a timed session of 12 to 3 p.m., 3 to 6 p.m. or 6 to 10 p.m., with unlimited tender tastings from participating vendors, a dessert by Henry's Secret Ice Cream, live music and bar access. The 2026 lineup listed on tenderfest.com includes Lucia, Delilah, Box Chicken, Chimmelier, Pizzeria Mozza, Petit Trois, Miya Miya, Jitlada, Marvin, Raising Cane's, TenderCrush, Le Coupé and Dave's Hot Chicken.

The unlimited tastings come from Delilah, Dave's Hot Chicken, Pizzeria Mozza, Marvin, Le Coupé, Box Chicken, Raising Cane's, Chimmelier and TenderCrush, while Miya Miya, Jitlada, Petit Trois and Lucia cook for the ConTENDER competition, judged by a panel that includes chefs Nancy Silverton, Cat Cora and Tim Hollingsworth and Los Angeles Rams players Puka Nacua and Kyren Williams. The event is open to ages 4 and over.