The World Calendar for Hot Sauce and Chili Festivals

June 24, 2020

Welcome to World Calendar for Hot Sauce and Chili Festivals put together by CraftHotSauce.com

We've learned about and added many hot sauces festivals to our calendar from people reaching out, so please comment below if we are missing any. You can try many sauces from these events with the Craft Hot Sauce Subscription Box. 

Craft Hot Sauce does not run or organize any of these events, so use the attached link to find out more information, buy tickets, or ask questions. 

August 

• The Great Dorset Chilli Festival - CANCELED for 2020 - Dorest, England
• Chilli Fiesta - CANCELED for 2020, West Dean, England
• Chilifest Finland - CANCELED for 2020, Tampere, Finland
• Pepper Fest - CANCELED for 2020 Hudson, Wisconsin
• Portland Hot Sauce Expo - CANCELED for 2020 Portland, Oregon
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival - CANCELED for 2020- Cheltenham, UK, and Winchester, UK
• Rieti Cuore Piccante - CANCELED for 2020 - Rieti (Lazio), Italy
• California Hot Sauce Expo - CANCELED for 2020 - Anaheim, California
• Philippine Chilli Festival - CANCELED for 2020, Manila, Philippine

September 

• National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival - CANCELED for 2020 , Buffalo, NY
• Hatch Valley Chile Festival - CANCELED for 2020, Hatch, New Mexico
• Nagymarosi Csípós Festivál - September 5th, Nagymaros, Hungary
• NYC Hot Sauce Expo - CANCELED for 2020, Brooklyn, NY
• Chile Pepper Festival - CANCELED for 2020, Bowers, Pennsylvania
• NC Hot Sauce Contest - CANCELED for 2020, Oxford, North Carolina
• I like it Hot! Festival - September 12th & 13th, Largo, Florida
• Fiery Foods Festival - (VIRTUAL) September 12th, Pasco, Washington
• The Pepper Festival - (Dates TBA), Auburn, California
• 31st Annual NJ State Chili & Salsa Cook-off - CANCELED for 2020, Toms River, New Jersey
• Easton's Chile Pepper Festival - CANCELED for 2020, Easton Pennsylvania
• Chilifest - September 19th & 20th, Sunderland, Massachusetts
• Irish Hot Sauce Expo - CANCELED for 2020, Dublin, Ireland
• Saucetoberfest - (Dates TBA), Flemington, New Jersey
• Texas Hot Sauce Festival - (Dates TBA), Houston, Texas
• Chile & Frijoles Festival -September 25th - 27th, Pueblo, Colorado
• Berlin Chili Fest - September 26th, Berlin, Germany
• Festival of Heat - (Dates TBA), London, England
• Chile Pepper Festival 2020 - September 13th, Brooklyn, NY
• Peperoncino Day - September 9th - 13th, Viareggio (Lucca), Italy
• Midwest Wing Fest - September 4th & 5th, Fairview Heights, Illinois
• Murphy's Creek Chilli, Chocolate & Cheese Fest - September 20th, Murphy's Creek, Australia

October 2020

• Jungle Jim's Weekend of Fire - CANCELED for 2020, Fairfield, Ohio
• Datil Pepper Festival - October 3rd & 4th, St. Augustine, Florida 
• Belgium Chilli Fest - CANCELED for 2020, Antwepen, Belgium
• St. Martinville Kiwanis Pepper Festival/Jambalaya cook off - CANCELED for 2020, St. Martinville, Louisiana
• Heating up the Capital - October 24th, Ottawa, Ontario, CA
• Fete du Piment a Espelette - October 24th & 25th, Ville d'Espelette, France
• Briz Chili Fest - October 11th & 12th, Newstead, Australia
• NC Hot Sauce Expo - October 10th-11th, Charolette, NC

November 2020

• Pflugerville Pfall Chili Pfest - CANCELED for 2020, Pflugerville, Texas
• Logan Chilli Festival - CANCELED for 2020, Brisbane, Australia

December 2020

• Burton's Winter Chilli Festival - (Date TBA), Burton on Trent, England

January 2021

• 4th Annual Hops n Hot Sauce Festival - January 9th, Houston, Texas
• 20th Annual ZestFest - January 29th - 31st, Irving, Texas

February 2021

• Jam N Pepper Festival - February 9th, St. Augustine, Florida
• Chilli Fest Willunga - February 8th & 9th, Willunga, Australia 
• Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo -  London, Ontario, Canada

March 2021

• Chinderah Chilli Festival - March 7th, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia
• The Herb & Chilli Festival - March 13th & 14th, Wandin, Australia 
• 33rd Annual National Fiery Foods Show - March 5th & 7th, Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 2021

• 24th Annual Indiana Hot Luck and Fiery Foods - Madison, Indiana 
• Hot Sauce Society -  Peckham, London, UK
• 14th Annual Pinellas Pepper Fest - November 21st-22nd, Pinellas Park, Florida
• Chilifest Music Festival - April 5th & 6th, Somerville, Texas
• NYC Hot Sauce Expo - Mid April, Brooklyn, NY

May 2021

• Chili and Barbeque Festival - May 22-24, Hanover, Germany
• Berks Pepper Jam - (Date TBD), Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania

June 2021

• Hop Sauce Fest - June 5th, Beach Haven, New Jersey
• Bring the Heat Chilli Cook-Off - June 13th, Clinton, NJ
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival - June - Christchurch, UK, and June - Basingstoke, UK
• Chi Town Hot Sauce Expo - June 30th, Chicago, Illinois
• Chilifest Finland - June 19th-20th, Tampere, Finland

July 2021

• The Cheese and Chilli Festival - July - Swindon, UK, and Guildford, UK
• Old Boney Mtn Hot Summer Night Festival - July, Thousand Oaks, CA
• Rieti Cuore Picante - July 28th - August 1st, Reiti (Lazio), Italy

August 2021

• The Great Dorset Chilli Festival - August, Dorest, England
• Chilli Fiesta - August, West Dean, England
• Pepper Fest - August 20th - 22nd, Hudson, Wisconsin
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival - August - Cheltenham, UK, and Winchester, UK
• Maldon Smoke and Fire Festival - August 20th - 22nd, Essex, England
• Philippine Chilli Festival - August, Manila, Philippines

September 2021

• NC Hot Sauce Contest - September, Oxford, North Carolina
• Easton's Chile Pepper Festival - September, Easton Pennsylvania
• Chilifest - September, Sunderland, Massachusetts
• Irish Hot Sauce Expo, September, Dublin, Ireland
• NJ Taco Festival - September 11th, New Jersey

October 2021

• Jungle Jim's Weekend of Fire - October, Fairfield, Ohio
• Belgium Chilli Fest - October, Antwepen, Belgium

Our monthly hot sauce subscription membership has many hot sauces that are featured at these festivals above.

If there is a hot sauce event that should be added to this list, please email over the date and link with more details to brian@crafthotsauce.com

Thank you!

-Brian

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