Hot Sauce/Chilehead Events Calendar

Listed below is a schedule of most of the major national and regional fiery foods trade shows, conventions, hot sauce events and chile pepper festivals in North America. If you know of any industry shows and events that aren't listed below, I would love to hear about them!

Event Date Location/Venue
Peppers At The BeachMay 15, 2010 -
May 16, 2010		Peppers Hot Sauce Shop, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Less of a trade show and more of a chilehead gathering in the large parking lot of the Peppers store in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Eating contests, hot sauce sampling by vendors and hanging out with fiery foods freaks.Website LinkMap  Map
Grillmaster's FestivalMay 29, 2010 -
May 30, 2010		North Market, Columbus, OH
Cooking demonstrations, BBQ contests and spicy foods vendors.Website LinkMap  Map
Snowmass Chile Pepper & BrewfestJune 4, 2010 -
June 5, 2010		Snowmass Village, CO
From ICS-santioned chili competitions to over 50 breweries to live music, this Colorado event looks to be fun.Website LinkMap  Map
Pinellas Pepper Fest June 5, 2010
June 6, 2010		Pinellas Park, FL
The spicy food festival includes hot sauces, salsas, BBQ sauces, pepper plants and more. there will be a Pepper Eating Contest on Saturday at 1 p.m. Enjoy live bands. Free to the public.Website LinkMap  Map
NOLA Hot Sauce and Gourmet ShowJune 26, 2010 -
June 27, 2010		Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, LA
This is the inaugural hot sauce/spicy foods show for the New Orleans, LA area. Details are coming soon.Website LinkMap  Map
Oxnard Salsa FestivalJuly 24, 2010 -
July 25, 2010		Plaza Park, Oxnard, CA
The 17th annual event of everything "salsa" - the food, the music and the dance. Spicy food, contests, and lots of entertainment.Website LinkMap  Map
Jungle Jim's 4th Annual Weekend of FireJuly 31, 2010 -
August 1, 2010		Oscar Event Center at Jungle Jim's International Market, Fairfield, OH
The popular hot sauce/spicy foods show for the Cincinnati, OH area. Also features Defcon's Deathmatch National Hot Wing Eating Championship on Saturday night. Website LinkMap  Map
Toronto Hot & Spicy Food festivalAug 13, 2010 -
Aug 15, 2010		Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Entertainment, cooking competitions, and of course spicy food.Website LinkMap  Map
I Like it Hot Festival & BBQ Aug 28, 2010 -
Aug 29, 2010		Minnreg Hall, Largo, FL
Regional event with hot sauces, chile peppers, contests and more.Website LinkMap  Map
20th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce FestivalAug 29, 2010
Waterloo Park, Austin, TX
Popular regional festival, featuring vendors, contests, music and more.Website LinkMap  Map
National Buffalo Wing FestivalSept 4, 2010 -
Sept 5, 2010		Coca-Cola Field, Buffalo, NY
The premiere buffalo and hot wing festival in the world.Website LinkMap  Map
Hatch Chile FestivalSept 4, 2010 -
Sept 5, 2010		Hatch, NM
The large spicy foods festival which boasts over 30,000 annual visitors from all over the United States.Website LinkMap  Map
Hot Licks Fiery Food FestivalSept 5, 2010
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, San Diego, CA
Hot sauce and BBQ companies & chefs will be sampling, selling products and dishes made with their own special sauces.Website LinkMap  Map
15th Annual Chile Pepper Food FestivalSept 10, 2010 -
Sept 11, 2010		William Delong Park, 233 Bowers Rd, Bowers PA
Large festival in eastern Pennsylvania featuring eating contests and more.Website LinkMap  Map
North Carolina Hot Sauce ContestSept 11, 2010
 Main Street, College Street and Hillsboro Street in Oxford, NC
Regional hot sauce festival occurring in downtown historic Oxford, NC, taking place on Main St., College St. and Hillsboro St. Website LinkMap  Map
20th International Pepper Conference Sept 12, 2010 -
Sept 14, 2010		Hotel Encanto, Las Cruces, NM
This international conference provides opportunities for participants to share up-to-date research-based information from the chile pepper industry.Website LinkMap  Map
10th Annual Houston Hot Sauce FestivalSept 18, 2010 -
Sept 19, 2010		Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Rd, Stafford, TX
The popular hot sauce/spicy foods show for the Houston, TX area.Website LinkMap  Map
Open FieldsSept 24, 2010 -
Sept 26, 2010		Indiana
Hosted by Jim Campbell of the Mild to Wild Pepper & Herb Company, this "Woodstock for Chileheads" is by invite only. This may be the last year for this event.Website LinkMap  Map
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Chile Pepper FiestaOctober 2, 2010
Brooklyn, NY
Features plenty of spicy samples, sweets, live music, cooking demonstrations, and more. Website LinkMap  Map
ZestFest 2011Jan 28, 2011 -
Jan 30, 2011		Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
One of the biggies in the spicy foods industry, ZestFest is being reorganized and will take place in the brand-new, soon-to-be-completed Irving Convention Center in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area in January 2011. In addition to being a large trade show with entertainment and cooking demos, this also features the Fiery Food Challenge awards.Website LinkMap  Map
23rd Annual National Fiery Foods & BBQ ShowMarch 4, 2011 -
March 6, 2011		Sandia Resort and Casino, Albuquerque, NM
The largest fiery foods/hot sauce/BBQ trade show in the world.Website LinkMap  Map

 

Other Calendars

Fiery Foods and Barbecue SuperSite Events Page
Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) Chili Cookoffs Calendar
International Chili Society (ICS) Chili Cookoffs Calendar
National Barbecue News Calendar
Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) Schedule
Memphis Barbecue Network (MBN) Schedule