Perry County Burger Week returns June 4 with local restaurants, causes

Perry County Burger Week will return June 4 through June 13, pairing special burgers from local restaurants with a community benefit that reaches beyond the dining room. A portion of the proceeds from each Burger Week burger sold will go to United Way of Perry County’s Literacy Fund, which helps provide books, school supplies and literacy programs for children in the community.

The promotion is presented by the Perry County Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Perry County, and it is built to spread diners across the county rather than concentrate business in one place. Organizers are expected to roll out restaurant announcements and burger reveals as the event approaches, giving residents a reason to follow along and plan where to stop for lunch or dinner during the 10-day run.

The format has already proven to be a countywide draw. Perry County’s first Burger Week ran June 2 through June 8, 2025, and the materials for that event featured $10 burgers. The 2025 guide showed how broad the lineup could be, listing spots such as Taylor Made Food Truck, Walls’ Drive-In, The Barge Inn, Perry County Memorial Hospital, Lock & Keel Pub & Grill, Hoosier Heights Country Club, Patio Steakhouse, The Freezer Cafe, Bandon Tavern, Lil Amgios Food Truck, Derby Tavern, Marcy’s, Miss Mayme’s, Covered Wagon, Julie’s Tell Street Cafe, The Pour Haus and Bill & Dave’s Fiesta Grande.

That mix mattered because it tied food traffic to many different kinds of businesses, from food trucks and drive-ins to taverns, a country club and a hospital dining venue. For smaller restaurants in Tell City, Cannelton and elsewhere in Perry County, a themed promotion like this can create an early-summer boost while giving families an easy way to support a local cause with a meal they already planned to buy.

The event also fits the county’s broader identity. Perry County was organized in 1814 and named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, and Pick Perry uses that history as part of its place-based branding for a county that aims to market itself as a place to live, work and play. Burger Week folds that civic identity into a practical campaign: eat locally, keep money moving through county businesses and send a portion of each special burger to literacy efforts for local children.