Brat Fest 2010

Every year Madison hosts the worlds largest Brat Festival.

Exact menu from the festival:

WHAT'S IN THE BUN?
- Johnsonville Brat: $1.50
- Double Johnny [ 2 Juicy Brats in 1 Bun!]: $3.00
- Oscar Mayer Hot Dog: $1.50
- Yves Brats [vegetarian]: $1.50


David volunteered as part of a Scouts fundraiser and lost some arm hair during his 3 hours on a Tastyville Grill.


One of the crowd.


They had live bands, funnel cakes, and the Weiner mobile.




We are preppin Quinn to work on the river.



WORLD'S LARGEST BRAT FEST STATS!
CURRENT WORLD RECORD: 208,752
SET ON: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2009
- Johnsonville Brats Consumed in lbs: 41,550 lbs. (that’s over 20 tons!)
- Brats consumed [stacked end-to-end]: 19.77 miles
- BCM: Brats Consumed per Minute: 94.03
- Average Number of Brats Eaten Per Person: Not
sure – But It’s A Lot!
- Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs Consumed: 22,160
- Boca Brats Consumed: 10,176
- Village Hearth Buns Consumed: 220,020
- 20 oz Pepsi Bottles Consumed: 53,568
- Amount of Onions Consumed: 1,640 lbs.
- Amount of Mustard Consumed: 176 Gallons
- Amount of Ketchup Consumed: 300 Gallons
- Amount of Relish Consumed: 172 Gallons
- Amount of Sauerkraut Consumed: 3,978 lbs.
- Number of 5 ft. Grills to cook brats: 24
- Amount of Grilling Capacity: 14,400 BPH (brats per hour)
- Number of FREE Live Bands: 50
- Hours of FREE Music: 80
- Number of Volunteers: 3,960
- Number of Volunteer Hours: 12,192
- Number of Participating Charities: 78
- Brat Man: There’s only 1 Brat Man!
- Population of Madison, WI: 223,389
- Brats Eaten Per Madisonian: .934 per person
- Money Raised for Charities since 1983: $855,723
- Brats Sold since 1983: 263.4 Tons
- Largest Elephant Ever Recorded: 13.5 Tons
- Miles to Sheboygan, WI: 141.7 Miles
- Number of Celebrity Cashiers: 63
- Marriage Proposals: 1 Accepted
- Brat Capital of the World: Madison, WI