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.

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2026 EVENTS

JULY 2026

Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival – July 31st – August 2nd, Indianapolis, Indiana
Guildford Cheese and Chilli Festival – July 18th & 19th, Guildford, UK
Illinois Hot Sauce Expo – July 18th – 19th, Joliet, Illinois
Washington State HOT SAUCE FESTIVAL & ROCK FEST – July 25th & 26th, Puyallup, Washington
Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire – July 25th & 26th, Fairfield, Ohio

AUGUST 2026

New England Hot Sauce Fest – August 1st, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
The Great Dorset Chilli Festival – August 1st & 2nd, Dorest, England
Tears of Joy Hot Sauce Expo – August 8th, British Columbia, Canada
Portland Hot Sauce Expo – August 8th – 9th, Portland, Oregon
North Hudson Pepper Fest – August 14th – 16th, Hudson, Wisconsin
National Buffalo Wing Festival – August 29th – 30th, Buffalo, New York
Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival – August 30th, Austin, Texas
Benington Chilli Festival – August 29th – 31st, Benington Lordship Gardens, UK
Fiera Mondiale Campionaria del Peperoncino – August 28th – September 6th, Rieti, Italy

SEPTEMBER 2026

Chile Pepper Food Festival – September 11th &12th, Bowers, Pennsylvania
Big Chili Cook-off – September 12th, Evergreen, Colorado
Pasco Fiery Foods Festival – September 12th, Pasco, Washington
North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest – September 11th & 12th, Oxford, North Carolina
Jolly Lane Greenhouse Chile Pepper Festival – September 12th – 14th, Rapid City, South Dakota
Murphys Creek Chilli Carnival – September 20th, Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia
I like it Hot! Festival – September 12th & 13th, Largo, Florida
Heating up the Capital – September 19th, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival – September 18th – 20th, Jacksonville, Florida
Similkameen Sizzle Pepper Fest – September 26th, Keremeos, BC Canada
Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival – September 18th – 20th, Pueblo, Colorado
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta – September 23rd – 27th, multiple locations and events around Santa Fe, New Mexico
Blaze for the Brave – September 25th – 27th, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

OCTOBER 2026

GoatFest – October 3rd, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival – October 3rd – 5th, West Palm Beach, Florida
Pittsburgh’s Rivers of Fire – October 9th – 10th, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sunshine Coast Chilli & Chocolate Festival – October 11th, Sunshine Coast, Australia
Golden Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off – October 17th, Golden, Colorado
North Texas Hot Sauce Festival – October, Bedford, Texas
Fete du Piment a Espelette – October 24th & 25th, Ville d’Espelette, France
TN Hot Sauce Expo – October 24th – 25th, Nashville, Tennessee
Hot Pepper Festival – October 30th – 31st, Palestine, Texas

NOVEMBER 2026

Hot Sauce Fest Atl – November 14th, Atlanta, Georgia
Nevermore Hot – November 21st, Baltimore, Maryland

2027 EVENTS

February 2027

NMSU Annual New Mexico Chile Conference – February 1st & 2nd, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Annual Hops n Hot Sauce Festival – February 14th, Humble, Texas
Chilli Fest Willunga – February 20th & 21st, Willunga, Australia
Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo – February 28th, London, Ontario, Canada

March 2027

Annual National Fiery Foods Show – March 5th – 7th, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Herb & Chilli Festival – March 14th – 15th, Wandin, Australia
Chinderah Chilli & Chocolate Festival – March 22, Chinderah, Australia
Philadelphia Hot Sauce Festival – March 28th & 29th, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

APRIL 2027

Indiana Hot Luck and Fiery Foods Marketplace – April 10th – 12th, Madison, Indiana
Paradigm Hot Sauce Festival – April 18th, Tomball, Texas
Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo – April 25th – 26th, Brooklyn, New York
Boston Hot Sauce Party – April 26th, Boston, Massachusetts

MAY 2027

Pinellas Pepper Fest – May 2nd – 3rd, Pinellas Park, Florida
Karbach Hot Sauce Festival – May 3rd, Houston, Texas
Galveston Island Hot Sauce Fest – May 9th, Galveston, Texas
Hot Sauce Society – May 9th & 10th, London, UK
The Cheese and Chilli Festival – May 16th & 17th, Christchurch, UK
Annual ZestFest – May 29th – 31st, Fort Worth, Texas
Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival – May 29th – 31st, West Palm Beach, Florida
The Cheese and Chilli Festival – May 30th & 31st, Reigate, UK

JUNE 2027

Winchester Cheese and Chilli Festival – June 6th & 7th, Winchester, UK
Old Boney Mountain Hot Summer Night Festival – June 7th, Thousand Oaks, California
Philippine Chilli Festival – June, Manila, Philippines
Chichester Cheese and Chilli Festival – June 20th & 21st, Chichester, UK
Hop Sauce Fest – June, Beach Haven, New Jersey
Berks Pepper Jam – June, Strausstown, Pennsylvania
Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival – June 12th – 14th, Cleveland, Ohio

JULY 2027

Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival – July 31st – August 2nd, Indianapolis, Indiana
Guildford Cheese and Chilli Festival – July 18th & 19th, Guildford, UK
Queensland Superhot Chille Festival – July 18th, Brisbane, Queensland Australia
Illinois Hot Sauce Expo – July 18th – 19th, Joliet, Illinois
Oxnard Salsa Festival – July, Oxnard, California
Columbus Fiery Foods Festival – July, Columbus, Ohio
Washington State Hot Sauce Festival – July 25th & 26th, Puyallup, Washington

AUGUST 2027

New England Hot Sauce Fest – August 1st, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival – August 1st – 3rd, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Great Dorset Chilli Festival – August 1st & 2nd, Dorest, England
Quad State Flavor Fest – August 7th, Boonsboro, Maryland
Tears of Joy Hot Sauce Expo – August, British Columbia, Canada
Portland Hot Sauce Expo – August 8th – 9th, Portland, Oregon
Foxeria del Sol Hatch Chile Fest – August, Atlanta, Georgia
North Hudson Pepper Fest – August 14th – 16th, Hudson, Wisconsin
Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire – August, Fairfield, Ohio
Benington Chilli Festival – August 29th – 31st, Benington Lordship Gardens, UK
Fiera Mondiale Campionaria del Peperoncino – August 28th – September 6th, Rieti, Italy

SEPTEMBER 2027

Chile Pepper Food Festival – September 11th &12th, Bowers, Pennsylvania
Big Chili Cook-off – September 12th, Evergreen, Colorado
Pasco Fiery Foods Festival – September 12th, Pasco, Washington
Heating up the Capital – September 12th, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest – September 11th & 12th, Oxford, North Carolina
Jolly Lane Greenhouse Chile Pepper Festival – September, Rapid City, South Dakota
Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival – September, Austin, Texas
Murphys Creek Chilli Carnival – September 20th, Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia
Brighton Chile Fest – September, Brighton, Colorado
Westwood Chile Fest – September, Denver, Colorado
I like it Hot! Festival – September 13th & 14th, Largo, Florida
Heating up the Capital – September 13th, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival – September 18th – 20th, Jacksonville, Florida
Similkameen Sizzle Pepper Fest – September 20th, Keremeos, BC Canada
Texas Hot Sauce Festival – September, Houston, Texas
Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival – September 18th – 20th, Pueblo, Colorado
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta – September 23rd – 27th, multiple locations and events around Santa Fe, New Mexico
Blaze for the Brave – September 25th – 27th, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

OCTOBER 2027

GoatFest – October, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival – October 3rd – 5th, West Palm Beach, Florida
Pittsburgh’s Rivers of Fire – October, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hot Pepper Festival – October, Palestine, Texas
Golden Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off – October, Golden, Colorado
North Texas Hot Sauce Festival – October, Bedford, Texas
Fete du Piment a Espelette – October 24th & 25th, Ville d’Espelette, France
TN Hot Sauce Expo – October, Nashville, Tennessee