World Calendar of Spicy Events

Looking for a spicy event in your area? Find a 🌶 Chile Festival, 🔥 Hot Sauce 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.

MAY 2022

• The Cheese and Chilli Festival – May 28th & 29th, Christchurch, UK
• Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo – May 28th & 29th, London, Ontario, Canada

JUNE 2022

• Berks Pepper Jam –  June 4th & 5th, Strausstown, Pennsylvania
• Chili and Barbeque Festival –  June 4th & 5th, Hanover, Germany
• Hop Sauce Fest – June 18th, Beach Haven, New Jersey 
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival – June 18th & 19th – Winchester, UK
• Merthyr Street Chilli Fiesta – June 25th –  UK

JULY 2022

• The Cheese and Chilli Festival – July 2nd & 3rd, Swindon, UK
• Hot Sauce Society –  July 9th, Birmingham, UK
• Old Boney Mountain Hot Summer Night Festival – July 14th, Thousand Oaks, California
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival – July 16th & 17th, Guildford, UK
• Oxnard Salsa Festival – July 30th – 31st, Oxnard, California

AUGUST 2022

• The Great Dorset Chilli Festival – August 6th & 7th, Dorest, England
• North Hudson Pepper Fest – August 19th – 21st, Hudson, Wisconsin
• Fiera Mondiale Campionaria del Peperoncino – August 24th – 28th, Rieti, Italy
• Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival – August, Austin, Texas
• Heating up the Capital – August 27th, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Benington Chilli Festival – August 27th – 29th, Benington Lordship Gardens, UK

SEPTEMBER 2022

• 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
• NJ Taco Festival – September 10th, Augusta, New Jersey
• Chile Pepper Food Festival – September 9th & 10th, Bowers, Pennsylvania
• Big Chili Cook-off – September 10th, Evergreen, Colorado
• North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest – September 10th, Oxford, North Carolina
• Holker Chilli Fest – September, Holker Hall and Gardens, UK
• Brighton Chile Fest – September, Brighton, Colorado
• Westwood Chile Fest – September, Denver, Colorado
• Chili Fest (the dish, not peppers), September, Superior, Colorado
  
• Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo –  September 24th & 25th, Secaucus, New Jersey
• I like it Hot! Festival – September, Largo, Florida
• The Pepper Festival – September, Auburn, California
• Chile Pepper Day at the Easton Farmers’ Market – September, Easton, Pennsylvania
• 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
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden Chile Pepper Festival – September, Brooklyn, New York
• Hot Sauce Fest – September, Irving, 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, multiple location and events around Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival – September 23rd – 25th, Pueblo, Colorado
• Annual ZestFest – September 30th – October 2nd, Dallas, Texas

OCTOBER 2022

• Datil Pepper Festival  – October, St. Augustine, Florida
• Jungle Jim’s Annual Weekend Of Fire – October, Fairfield, Ohio
• Golden Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off – October, Golden, Colorado
• Tyne Bank Brewery Tyne Burner – October, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
• Hot Pepper Festival – October 22nd, Palestine, Texas
• St. Martinville Kiwanis Club Annual Pepper Festival – October, St. Martinville, Louisiana

 JANUARY 2023

• Annual Hops n Hot Sauce Festival – January 22nd, Houston, Texas 

February 2023

• NMSU Annual New Mexico Chile Conference – February 2nd, Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Chilli Fest Willunga – February 19th – 20th, Willunga, Australia 
• Annual Hot N Spicy Festival – February, St. Augustine, Florida

March 2023

• Annual National Fiery Foods Show – March 4th – 6th, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Chinderah Chilli Festival – March, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia
• The Herb & Chilli Festival – March 19th – 20th, Wandin, Australia
• Murphys Creek Chilli Festival – March 20th, Murphys Creek, Australia   

APRIL 2023

• Pinellas Pepper Fest – April, Pinellas Park, Florida
• Annual Indiana Hot Luck and Fiery Foods –  April 10th, Madison, Indiana 
• ChilliFest UK:  Margam Chilli Festival – April 3rd, Margam Park Adventure, UK
• The Beijinger’s Hot and Spicy Fest – April, Beijing, China
• Canadian Festival of Chili and BBQ – April 30th – May 2nd, Langley City, British Columbia, Canada 

MAY 2023

• The Cheese and Chilli Festival – May 28th & 29th, Christchurch, UK
• Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo – May 28th & 29th, London, Ontario, Canada

JUNE 2023

• ChilliFest UK:  Hitchin Street Chilli Festival – June 3rd, Hitchin, UK
• Chili and Barbeque Festival –  June 4th & 5th, Hanover, Germany
• Hop Sauce Fest – June 18th, Beach Haven, New Jersey 
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival – June 18th & 19th – Winchester, UK