World Calendar of Hot Sauce Festivals & Spicy Events

Find a 🌶 Chile Festival, 🔥 Hot Sauce Festival or Expo, BBQ Festival, 🌮 Taco Festival, or Chili Cook-off near you! Dates of each event change yearly, so be sure to visit their page for current dates, times, and event locations. Use either my interactive map, or scroll down for a printable list of all events by month.

Know of an event that’s not on the map? Email me and I’ll be sure to add it.

2023 EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2023

Midwest Wing Fest – September 1st & 2nd, Fairview Heights, Illinois
All Things Chile Fest – September 2nd, Atlanta, Georgia
National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival – Labor Day Weekend, Buffalo, New York
Berlin Chili Fest – September 2nd & 3rd, Berlin, Germany
NJ Taco Festival – September 9th, Augusta, New Jersey
Chile Pepper Food Festival – September 8th & 9th, Bowers, Pennsylvania
Big Chili Cook-off – September 9th, Evergreen, Colorado
North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest – September 9th, Oxford, North Carolina
Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival – September 10th, Austin, Texas
Murphys Creek Chilli Festival – September 17th, Murphys Creek, Australia
Westwood Chile Fest – September 9th, Denver, Colorado
Heating up the Capital – September 16th, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Similkameen Sizzle Pepper Fest – September 23rd, Keremeos, BC Canada
Philippine Chilli Festival – September, Manila, Philippines
Saucetoberfest – September 23rd & 24th, Flemington, New Jersey
Texas Hot Sauce Festival – TBD, Houston, Texas
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta – September 27th – October 1st, multiple location and events around Santa Fe, New Mexico
Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival – September 22nd- 24th, Pueblo, Colorado
Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo – September 30th & October 1st, Brooklyn, New York

OCTOBER 2023

Pittsboro Pepper Festival – October 1st, Pittsboro, North Carolina
Golden Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off – October 14th, Golden, Colorado
North Texas Hot Sauce Festival – October 14th, Richland Hills, Texas
St. Martinville Kiwanis Club Annual Pepper Festival – TBD, St. Martinville, Louisiana
Hot Pepper Festival – October 28th, Palestine, Texas
Fete du Piment a Espelette – October 28th & 29th, Ville d’Espelette, France

NOVEMBER 2023

TN Hot Sauce Expo – November 4th & 5th, Nashville, Tennessee

2024 EVENTS

JANUARY 2024

Annual Hops n Hot Sauce Festival – January 20th, Humble, Texas

February 2024

NMSU Annual New Mexico Chile Conference – TBD, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Chilli Fest Willunga – February 17th – 18th, Willunga, Australia
Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo – TBD, London, Ontario, Canada

March 2024

Annual National Fiery Foods Show – March 1st – 3rd, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sydney Chilli Festival – March, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Chinderah Chilli Festival – March, Gollan Dr, Tweed Heads West, NSW 2485, Australia
Sunshine Coast Chilli Festival – March, Aussie World, 73 Frizzo Rd, Palmview QLD 4553, Australia
The Herb & Chilli Festival – March 16th – 17th, Wandin, Australia

APRIL 2024

Pinellas Pepper Fest – April, England Brothers Park, Florida
Annual Indiana Hot Luck and Fiery Foods – April, Madison, Indiana
Boston Hot Sauce Festival – April, Brighton, Massachusetts

MAY 2024

The Cheese and Chilli Festival – May, Christchurch, UK
Annual ZestFest – May 24th – 26th, Fort Worth, Texas
Chili Knockout + Spicy Food Festival – May, Linwood, New Jersey

JUNE 2024

West Coast Hot Sauce Experience – June, San Diego, CA
Winchester Cheese and Chilli Festival – June, Winchester, UK
Berks Pepper Jam – June, Strausstown, Pennsylvania
Chili and Barbeque Festival – June, Hanover, Germany
Hop Sauce Fest – June, Beach Haven, New Jersey
Swindon Cheese and Chilli Festival – June, Swindon, UK
Chilli Fair EU – June, Ham, Belgium

JULY 2024

Chichester Cheese and Chilli Festival – July, Chichester, UK
Hot Sauce Society – TBD, Birmingham, UK
Old Boney Mountain Hot Summer Night Festival – TBD, Thousand Oaks, California
Guildford Cheese and Chilli Festival – July, Guildford, UK
Illinois Hot Sauce Expo – July, Joliet, Illinois
Oxnard Salsa Festival – July 27th – 28th, Oxnard, California
New England Hot Sauce Fest – July, Hampton, New Hampshire
Fredericksburg Hot Sauce Festival – July, Fredericksburg, Texas
ChilliBobs East Midlands Chilli Fest – July – Nottinghamshire, England, UK
McMillin Farm Hot Sauce Fest – July, Puyallup, Washington

AUGUST 2024

Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire – August, Fairfield, Ohio
The Great Dorset Chilli Festival – August, Dorest, England
Quad State Flavor Fest – August, Boonsboro, Maryland
Portland Hot Sauce Expo – August, Portland, Oregon
Foxeria del Sol Hatch Chile Fest – August, Atlanta, Georgia
North Hudson Pepper Fest – August, Hudson, Wisconsin
Philadelphia Hot Sauce Festival – August, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Columbus Fiery Foods Festival – August, Columbus, Ohio
Fiera Mondiale Campionaria del Peperoncino – August, Rieti, Italy
Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival – August, Austin, Texas
Heating up the Capital – August, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Benington Chilli Festival – August, Benington Lordship Gardens, UK

SEPTEMBER 2024

Midwest Wing Fest – September, Fairview Heights, Illinois
National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival – Labor Day Weekend, Buffalo, New York
Hatch Valley Chile Festival – Labor Day Weekend, Hatch, New Mexico
Berlin Chili Fest – September, Berlin, Germany
NJ Taco Festival – September, Augusta, New Jersey
Chile Pepper Food Festival – September, Bowers, Pennsylvania
Big Chili Cook-off – September, Evergreen, Colorado
North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest – September, Oxford, North Carolina
Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival – September, Austin, Texas
Murphys Creek Chilli Festival – September, Murphys Creek, Australia
Brighton Chile Fest – September, Brighton, Colorado
Westwood Chile Fest – September, Denver, Colorado
I like it Hot! Festival – September, Largo, Florida
Heating up the Capital – September, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Similkameen Sizzle Pepper Fest – September, Keremeos, BC Canada
Philippine Chilli Festival – September, Manila, Philippines
ChileFest at Mike’s Maze – September, Sunderland, Massachusetts
Saucetoberfest – September, Flemington, New Jersey
Texas Hot Sauce Festival – September, Houston, Texas
Pittsboro Pepper Festival – September, Pittsboro, North Carolina
Roasted Chile Festival At The Heirloom Farmers Markets – September, Tucson, Arizona
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta – September – October, multiple locations and events around Santa Fe, New Mexico
Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival – September 20 – 22, Pueblo, Colorado
Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo – September, Brooklyn, New York