Chilifest

September 16 & 17, 2017 at Mike's Maze

Chilifest

Save the date! September 16 & 17, 2017

Come to Chilifest for a full weekend celebrating all things spicy! Come on down to Mike's Maze for a chili cook-off and hot sauce competition, spicy food and local beer and great live music! Taste the hottest peppers from around the world grown right here in Sunderland. Or get a chili pepper tattoo. Check back for the the full schedule of events including music line-up, cooking demos and kids' activities for this year's festival. The Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, September 16 will be a battle of the Valley's best restaurant chefs. We are now accepting entries for the Hot Sauce Competition on Sunday, September 17.

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chili cook-off & hot sauce competition

Registration for the Chili Cook-Off on Saturday September 16 is open to restaurant chefs only in 2017. Entries can be any style and will be judged for texture, flavor, consistency, aroma and appearance. Recipes must feature local ingredients!

Registration for the Hot Sauce Competition on Sunday, September 17 is now open. Contestants should prepare 1 quart of hot sauce and deliver it to the festival at Mike's Maze, 23 South Main St, Sunderland on Sunday, September 17 no later than 11am.

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Tasting
& Judging

Chili Cook-Off tasting will be free and open to festival-goers from 12-3pm on Saturday, September 16. The panel of judges will taste and critique entries at the cooking demo tent at 3:15 pm.

Hot Sauce Competition tasting will be free and open to festival-goers from 12-3pm on Sunday, September 17. The panel of judges will taste and critique entries at the cooking demo tent at 3:15 pm. Prizes will be awarded around 3:45 so plan to be there in case you get lucky!