Downtown restaurants in Stratford, Ontario, are launching a month-long Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich contest starting on April 1, 2026. The event, organized by the Downtown Stratford Business Improvement Area, is designed to encourage residents to support local eateries.
Six local businesses are taking part in the competition: Black Swan, Fosters Inn, Mercer Hall, Work, Joe’s Diner, and Gilly’s. Customers who buy a contest sandwich can vote for their favourite meal by scanning a survey code at the restaurant.
Every person who enters the survey will have their name put into a draw to win prizes called downtown dollars, which can be spent at local shops. The winners of the draw will be contacted by the organizers at the start of May 2026.
The food contest will happen at the same time as the Nashville Takeover music festival, which runs from April 10 to April 12, 2026. This festival is a national series organized by Backyard Music Co. that brings songwriters to 13 different towns across the country.
