Music City Hot Chicken Festival celebrates 18th year

If you want to chase the extreme heat with extreme heat, the Music City Hot Chicken Festival goes down tomorrow at East Park.

Why it matters: The festival, which is in its 18th year, is a celebration of Nashville's trademark dish.

If you go: The Music City Hot Chicken Festival features local vendors selling their spins on hot chicken, Yazoo beer, live music and an amateur cooking competition.

• This year's vendors are Prince's, Smack Ya Momma Chicken Shack Express, Party Fowl, Hurt's, Eugene's, Nashville Chicken & Waffles, Momma Joy's, Hattie B's and Slow Burn.
• All proceeds from the festival benefit Metro parks.

Go deeper: Read about how former Mayor Bill Purcell came up with the idea for the festival.

• Visit the festival's website for more details on this year's event.