Buffalo’s Best Pierogi Contest

15th Buffalo’s Best Pierogi Contest @ the 46th Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival

Posted by admin on 08/11/2025

Festival links: Dożynki Info – Buffalo’s Best Pierogi Contest – Pork Chop Dinner

Corpus Christi Church in Buffalo is excited to find the best pierogi in town! Join us for the 15th Annual Buffalo’s Best Pierogi Contest on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 3:00 PM. This is a fantastic opportunity for all you amateur cooks to showcase your skills!

This contest is part of the church’s 46th Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival happening on October 4 and 5, 2025. It’s going to be a fun-filled celebration of Buffalo’s love for food and our vibrant cultural heritage!

Event organizer Christopher Byrd shares his enthusiasm: “We have some incredibly passionate cooks ready to compete with their homemade pierogi recipes, and it’s going to be a wonderful event!” You can enter in two categories: Traditional Pierogi and Non-Traditional Pierogi—so choose your style and get cooking!

If you’re interested in entering, just check out the church’s website or give us a call at (716) 218-0232. Don’t forget, the deadline for entries is September 27, 2025, so make sure to sign up!

A panel of judges will taste all the delicious pierogi and decide who will claim the title of Buffalo’s Best Pierogi Maker and win the coveted golden rolling pin! There are also nice prizes for second and third place, so bring your best recipes!

Founded in 1898, Corpus Christi Church is a cherished part of Buffalo’s Historic Polonia neighborhood, located at 199 Clark Street. It’s recognized as a historic site both at the state and national levels.

For more information about the festival and to sign up for the contest, visit https://corpuschristibuffalo.org. We can’t wait to see you there and taste the amazing pierogi you’ll create!

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Corpus Christi Church Announces its 11th Annual Buffalo’s Best Pierogi Contest

Posted by admin on 07/25/2018

Corpus Christi Church is once again looking for Buffalo’s best pierogi. This historic east side church is hosting its 11th annual Buffalo’s Best Pierogi contest on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 3:00 pm. Its is open to all amateur cooks and businesses.

The contest is the centerpiece of Corpus Christi’s Corpus Christi’s 39th annual Dożynki (pronounced Do-ZHIN-kee) Polish Harvest Festival on Friday and Saturday, September 14, 15 and 16. Christopher Byrd, the contest organizer, says the event “captures Buffalo’s love for food while celebrating our city’s rich ethnic heritage with recipes and traditions passed on from one generation to the next. The contest draws people from all over Western New York. Buffalonians have incredible passion for their homemade pierogi.”

People who wish to enter the contest can online by visiting the church’s website www.CorpusChristiBuffalo.org or by contacting the rectory at (716) 896-1050. The deadline for entries is Saturday, September 8, 2018.

A group of celebrity judges will determine the winners for the contest. Winners in each category will walk away with the title of Buffalo’s Best Pierogi Maker and awarded the golden rolling pin.

Corpus Christi Church was founded in 1898 and is located in the heart of East Buffalo’s Historic Polonia at 199 Clark Street. It is on the state and national lists of historic sites.

For more information about the festival, visit http://dozynki.corpuschristibuffalo.org.