The World Calendar for Hot Sauce and Chili Festivals

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.

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. 

January 2019

• 3rd Annual Hops n Hot Sauce Festival - January 12th, Houston, Texas
• 19th Annual ZestFest - January 25th-27th, Irving, Texas

February 2019

• Chilli Fest Willunga - February 9th-10th,  Willunga, Australia 

March 2019

• 31st Annual National Fiery Foods Show - March 1st-3rd, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo - March 2nd, London, Ontario, Canada
• Chinderah Chilli Festival - March 2nd, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia
• The Herb & Chilli Festival - March 16th-17th, Wandin, Australia 

April 2019

• 23rd Annual Indiana Hot Luck and Fiery Foods - April 12-14, Madison, Indiana 
• 13th Annual Bring The Heat Chili Cook Off - April 13th, Clinton, New Jersey
• Seventh Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo - April 13th-14th, Brooklyn, New York
• Pinellas Pepper Fest - April 27th-28th, Pinellas Park, Florida

May 2019

• 30th Annual NJ State Chili & Salsa Cook-off - May 18th, Toms River, New Jersey
• Berks Pepper Jam - May 25th-26th, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania

June 2019

• Hop Sauce Fest - June 1st, Beach Haven, New Jersey
• Smokin' BBQ and Fiery Food Festival - TBA, Jondaryan, Queensland, Australia
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival - June 8th & 9th - Christchurch, UK and June 22nd & 23rd - Basingstoke, UK
• Chili and Barbeque Festival - June 8th-9th, Hanover, Germany
• Chi Town Hot Sauce Expo - June 29th-30th, Chicago, Illinois

July 2019

• The Cheese and Chilli Festival - July 6th & 7th - Swindon, UK July 20th & 21st -  Guildford, UK
• Old Boney Mtn Hot Summer Night Festival - July 11, Thousand Oaks, CA

August 2019

• The Great Dorset Chilli Festival - August 3rd-4th, Dorest, England
• Chilli Fiesta - August 9th-11th West Dean, England
• Chilifest Finland - Mid-August, Tampere, Finland
• Pepper Fest - August 16th-18th, Hudson, Wisconsin
• Portland Hot Sauce Expo - August 17th-18th, Portland, Oregon
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival - August 3rd & 4th - Cheltenham, UK, August 17th & 18th - Winchester, UK
• Peperoncino Day - August 4th-5th, Viareggio (Lucca), Italy
• Rieti Cuore Piccante - August 28th - September 1st - Rieti (Lazio), Italy
• California Hot Sauce Expo - (Dates TBA), Anaheim, California
• Maldon Smoke and Fire Festival - August 17th-18th,  Essex, England
• Philippine Chilli Festival - August 24th, Manila, Philippines

September 2019

• National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival - August 31-September 1st, Buffalo, NY
• Hatch Valley Chile Festival - August 31st-September 1st, Hatch, New Mexico
• NJ Taco Festival - September 7th, Augusta, New Jersey
• Chile Pepper Festival - September (Dates TBA), Bowers, Pennsylvania
• North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest - September 14th, Oxford, North Carolina
  
• I like it Hot! Festival - September 14th-15h, Largo, Florida
• Fiery Foods Festival - September (Date TBA), Pasco, Washington
• 8th Annual Hot Pepper Festival - Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT
• The Pepper Festival - September 14th, Auburn, California
• St. Martinville Pepper Festival - Mid September, St. Martinville, Louisiana
• Easton's Chile Pepper Festival - September (Dates TBA), Easton Pennsylvania
• Chilifest - September (Dates TBA), Sunderland, Massachusetts
• Irish Hot Sauce Expo, September (Date TBA), Dublin, Ireland
• Saucetoberfest - September (Dates TBA), Flemington, New Jersey
• Texas Hot Sauce Festival -September (Dates TBA), Houston, Texas
• Chile & Frijoles Festival -September 20th-22nd, Pueblo, Colorado
• Festival of Heat - September, London, England
• Chile Pepper Festival 2019 - September (Date TBA), Brooklyn, NY

October 2019

• Jungle Jim's Weekend of Fire - October (Dates TBA), Fairfield, Ohio
• Datil Pepper Festival - October (Dates TBA), St. Augustine, Florida 
• Belgium Chilli Fest - Mid October, Antwepen, Belgium
• Pflugerville Pfall Chili Pfest - October 19th, Pflugerville, Texas
• SauceFest - October (Dates TBA), Houston, Texas
• Fete du Piment a Espelette - Late October, Ville d'Espelette, France

November 2019

December 2019

• Burton's Winter Chilli Festival - December, Burton on Trent, England

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

Please comment with below with a link and date if we are missing any. Thank you!

-Brian