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
OCTOBER 2024
- Hot Pepper Festival – October, Palestine, Texas
- Datil Pepper Festival – October, St. Augustine, Florida
- Golden Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off – October, Golden, Colorado
- St. Martinville Kiwanis Club Annual Pepper Festival – October, St. Martinville, Louisiana
- Briz Chili Fest – October, Newstead, Australia
- Fete du Piment a Espelette – October, Ville d’Espelette, France
NOVEMBER 2024
TN Hot Sauce Expo – November, Nashville, Tennessee
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