The King of the Wing contest typically takes place on the second Saturday in June from noon to 5pm at Magens Bay, St. Thomas. The event is open to the public and free to attend, but we ask attendees to support the bar and chicken wing sales! Tickets for chicken wing tastings are 10 for $20 or 2 for $5. 1 ticket gets you one chicken wing sample. Drink prices range from $3 to $6. 100% of the proceeds benefit a local non-profit organization.
King of the Wing (KOW) is organized by Alpine Securities and White Bay Group. Since the competition's inception in 2010, the event has raised crucial funds for local non-profit organizations to include the Nana Baby Children's Home, Junior Achievement of the Virgin Islands and the Virgin Islands Children’s Museum. Participation, community support and monies raised have continued to grow each year. This year’s King of the Wing boasted 46 participating teams, and thousands of people in attendance!
This year’s beneficiary, the Nana Baby Children’s Home (NBH), is a 501 (c) 3 organization, dedicated to providing care for hundreds of children. The Department of Human Services (DHS) places children in the care of the Nana Baby Children’s Home when in danger or a crisis. Although the Department of Human Services provides Nana Baby Children’s Home with a monthly stipend, additional funding is critical to help sustain and maintain the home throughout the year. Events like King of the Wing are essential for raising awareness and funds for those most in need.
Nothing brings a community together like amazing food, non-stop music and a beautiful setting for a worthwhile cause. Through its broad reach within the community KOW has become one of the largest culinary competitions in the Virgin Islands.
Past KOW Winners
2010 - Glacial Energy
2011 - Construction Cookers
2012 - Restaurant - Fat Turtle / Non-restaurant - Capital Instincts
2013 - Restaurant - Fatty’s Bar & Grill/Taco Hell / Non-restaurant - Budget Rental Car
2014 - Restaurant - Mojo’s / Non-restaurant - Bacchanal BBQ
2015 - Restaurant - Tap & Still / Non-restaurant - Surge Communications & Crown Mountain Water
2016 - Restaurant - Rum Shandy / Non-restaurant - Wolfgang Vincent
2017 - Restaurant - Ritz Carlton STT / Non-restaurant - Green Banana Design
2018 - Restaurant - My Brother’s Workshop Café & Bakery / Non-restaurant - Int’l Capital & Management Co.
2019 - Restaurant - Buddha Sushi Sake Bar & Grill / Non-restaurant - JJ Divers
2022 - Restaurant - Barefoot Buddha / Non -restaurant - JJ Divers
2023 - Restaurant -The Tap Room/St. John Brewers / Non-Restaurant - VI Water & Power Authority