November 2, 2023



The Annual Eric Francis Pizza Pigout with Special Guest JOEY CHESTNUT!

Cowboys Dancehall, 1088 Olympic Way S.E.

4:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Tickets:

VIP Ticket - 4:30 p.m.: $125

Includes...

- Q&A session with Joey Chestnut

- x2 Drink Tickets

- Commemorative Pizza Pig Out VIP Apron

- ALL YOU CAN EAT PIZZA

General Admisiion - 5:30 p.m.: $65

For a $65 ticket donation supporting KidSport Calgary and You Can Play, your ticket will include all you can eat pizza, drink specials, an opportunity to vote on ‘The People’s Choice Award’, and time to rub elbows with Calgary’s favourite celebrities!

The year was 1996 and a young Eric Francis was hungry. But was his standard, go-to pizzeria really offering up the best pie in town?

Surely there were better alternatives...but where? That night the Pizza Pigout was born. Why not invite every pizzeria and restaurant in town to offer up its three finest pizzas and enlist the services of local celebs like Jeff Garcia, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Jarome Iginla, Lanny McDonald, Kelly Hrudey and even TV legend Buck Shot to help determine the very best of Mozza Moguls.

Over 140 pizzas showed up that first year at Dusty's and it, um, mushroomed from there, becoming the largest gathering of Calgary celebrities every year. What's more, the results are published in the Calgary Sun, giving Calgarians the definitive guide to ordering their next cheesy wheel.

Whether you’re showing off your shop’s best thin crust in the acclaimed competition for Calgary’s Best Pizza, or just out supporting your favorite neighborhood pizzeria/restaurant all proceeds will be donated directly to KidSport Calgary and You Can Play! Come out… and Pigout!

On Thursday, November 2, join Eric Francis and Calgary's biggest A-Listers at the legendary Cowboys Dancehall to taste and judge 600 of the city's finest pizzerias! Every dime raised in this night of pizza, beer and general mayhem will go to support KidSport Calgary and You Can Play.

This seventeen year tradition is being amped up this year with twice as many pizzas, VIP judging packages, a 'Wall-of-Pizza' raffle with prizes such as flights for two anywhere that WestJet flies in North America!

The Cause

Over the years the Pizza Pigout has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for many amazing causes. Through that time KidSport has always been at the crust of this support. Eric has been a huge supporter of KidSport for over two decades now and as we return again this year that won't change. Stay tuned as we look to highlight the great work KidSport is doing in our community along with who else we may be supporting this year.

KidSport Calgary provides support to children, removing financial barriers that prevent them from playing organized sports. "We believe that no kid should be left on the sidelines and all should be given the opportunity to experience the positive benefits of organized sports." KidSport provides sport registration fee assistance and no cost equipment through their Calgary Flames Sports Bank, all with the goal of making it So ALL Kids Can Play!