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.

 JANUARY 2024

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

February 2024

• NMSU Annual New Mexico Chile Conference – February 5th – 6th, Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Chilli Fest Willunga – February 17th – 18th, Willunga, Australia 
• Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo – February 24th, London, Ontario, Canada

March 2024

• Annual National Fiery Foods Show – March 1st – 3rd, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Sunshine Coast Chilli Festival – March 16th, Aussie World, 73 Frizzo Rd, Palmview QLD 4553, Australia
• The Herb & Chilli Festival – March 16th – 17th, Wandin, Australia
• Chinderah Chilli Festival – March 23rd, Gollan Dr, Tweed Heads West, NSW 2485, Australia

APRIL 2024

• Pinellas Pepper Fest – April 13th – 14th, Pinellas Park, Florida
• Annual Indiana Hot Luck and Fiery Foods –  April, Madison, Indiana
• Boston Hot Sauce Festival –  April 27th & 28th, Boston, Massachusetts

MAY 2024

• Hot Sauce Society –  May 11th, London, UK
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival – May 18th & 19th, Christchurch, UK
• Annual ZestFest – May 24th – 26th, Fort Worth, Texas

JUNE 2024

• Winchester Cheese and Chilli Festival – June 1st & 2nd, Winchester, UK
• Old Boney Mountain Hot Summer Night Festival – June 9th, Thousand Oaks, California
• Philippine Chilli Festival – June 10th – 12th, Manila, Philippines
• West Coast Hot Sauce Experience – June 17th & 18th, San Diego, CA
• Chichester Cheese and Chilli Festival – June 22nd & 23rd, Chichester, UK
• Hop Sauce Fest – June, Beach Haven, New Jersey
• Berks Pepper Jam –  June, Strausstown, Pennsylvania

JULY 2024

• Swindon Cheese and Chilli Festival – July 6th & 7th,  Swindon, UK
• Guildford Cheese and Chilli Festival – July 20th & 21st, Guildford, UK
• Illinois Hot Sauce Expo – July 20th & 21st, Joliet, Illinois
• Oxnard Salsa Festival – July 27th – 28th, Oxnard, California
• New England Hot Sauce Fest – July 27th, Hampton, New Hampshire
• 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 24th & 25th, Fairfield, Ohio
• The Great Dorset Chilli Festival – August 3rd & 4th, Dorest, England
• Quad State Flavor Fest – August 10th, Boonsboro, Maryland
• Portland Hot Sauce Expo – August 10th & 11th, Portland, Oregon
• Foxeria del Sol Hatch Chile Fest – August, Atlanta, Georgia
• North Hudson Pepper Fest – August 16th – 18th, Hudson, Wisconsin
• Philadelphia Hot Sauce Festival – August, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Columbus Fiery Foods Festival – August, Columbus, Ohio
• Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival – August, Austin, Texas
• Benington Chilli Festival – August 24th – 26th, Benington Lordship Gardens, UK
• Fiera Mondiale Campionaria del Peperoncino – August 28th – September 1st, Rieti, Italy

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
• NJ Taco Festival – September 7th, Augusta, New Jersey
• Heating up the Capital – August, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest – September 6th & 7th, Oxford, North Carolina
• Chile Pepper Food Festival – September 6th & 7th, Bowers, Pennsylvania
• Big Chili Cook-off – September 7th, Evergreen, Colorado
• Berlin Chili Fest – September 7th & 8th, Berlin, Germany
• Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival – September, Austin, Texas
• Murphys Creek Chilli Carnival – September 22nd, Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia
• Brighton Chile Fest – September, Brighton, Colorado
• Westwood Chile Fest – September, Denver, Colorado
• I like it Hot! Festival – September 14th & 15th, Largo, Florida
• Heating up the Capital – September 14th, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Similkameen Sizzle Pepper Fest – September 21st, Keremeos, BC Canada
• 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
• Strine’s Family Farms Pepper Festival – September 20th – 22nd, Windsor, Pennsylvania
• Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival – September 20th – 22nd, Pueblo, Colorado
• Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta – September 25th – 29th, multiple locations and events around Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo –  September 21st & 22nd, Brooklyn, New York

OCTOBER 2024

• Hot Pepper Festival – October 26th, Palestine, Texas
• Golden Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off – October, Golden, Colorado
• St. Martinville Kiwanis Club Annual Pepper Festival – October, St. Martinville, Louisiana
• Sydney Chilli Festival – October 19th, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
• Briz Chili Fest – October 27th, Newstead, Australia
• Fete du Piment a Espelette – October 26th & 27th, Ville d’Espelette, France

NOVEMBER 2024

TN Hot Sauce Expo – November, Nashville, Tennessee