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

With the COVID pandemic settling down, some of these events are still pending a date. We will do our best to update these as soon as we get more information.

CraftHotSauce.com does not run or organize any of these events, so use the attached link to find out more information, buy tickets, or ask questions to the organizers. Feel free to comment below with other events and updates.

June 2022

• Berks Pepper Jam - June 4th-5th - Strausstown, Pennsylvania
• Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co's 1st Annual Hot Sauce Showcase - June 4th - Framingham, MA
• Chili and Barbecue Festival  - June 4th-5th, Hanover, Germany
• Sauce Lake City Fest  - June 18th, Salt Lake City, Utah
• 1st Annual West Coast Hot Sauce Experience - June 18th - June 19th - San Diego, CA
• Winchester Cheese & Chilli Festival - June 18th-19th - Winchester, UK
• Hop Sauce Fest - June 18th - Beach Haven, New Jersey
• Chilli Fair EU - June 25th - Ham, Belgium 
• Chilifest Finland - (unsure of 2022) Tampere, Finland

July 2022

• 4th Annual Swindon Cheese and Chilli Festival - July 2nd-3rd - Swindon, UK
• Fredericksburg Hot Sauce Festival - July 2nd - Fredericksburg, Texas
• ChilliBobs East Midlands Chilli Fest - July 8th-10th - Nottinghamshire, England, UK
• Old Boney Mtn Hot Summer Night Festival - July 14th, Thousand Oaks, California
• Guildford Cheese and Chilli Festival - July 16th-17th - Guildford, UK
• 3rd Annual IL Hot Sauce Festival - July 23rd - 24th - Joliet, Illinois 
• New England Hot Sauce Fest - July 30th -  Portsmouth, NH
• Oxnard Salsa Fest - July 30th-31st - Oxnard, California

August 2022

• The Great Dorset Chilli Festival - August 6th-7th - Dorset, England
• Pepper Fest - August 6th - Joplin, Missouri
• PDX Hot Sauce Expo -  August 13th - 14th, Portland, Oregon
• North Hudson Pepper Fest - August 19th - 21st, Hudson, Wisconsin
• Maldon Smoke and Fire Festival - August 20th - 21st, Colchester, England
• Rieti Cuore Picante - August 24th-28th - Reiti (Lazio), Italy
• Heating up the Capital - August 27th, Mountain, Ontario, Canada
• Nagymarosi Csípós Festivál - August 27, Nagymaros, Hungary

• Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival - Date TBD, Austin, Texa
• Philippine Chilli Festival - Date TBD,August, Manila, Philippines
• Chilli Fiesta - Unconfirmed, West Dean, England
• Hot Sauce Society - Unconfirmed, Peckham, London, England

September 2022

• National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival - September 3rd-4th , Buffalo, NY
• Hatch Valley Chile Festival - September 2nd - 4th, Hatch, New Mexico
• Chile Pepper Festival - September 9th-10th, Bowers, Pennsylvania
• I like it Hot! Festival - September 9th-10th, Largo, Florida
• North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest - September 10th, Oxford, North Carolina
• NJ Taco Festival - September 10th, Sussex County Fairgrounds, New Jersey
• Easton's Chile Pepper Festival - September 24th, Easton Pennsylvania
• Chilifest - Unconfirmed, Sunderland, Massachusetts
• Ipswich Chilli Festival - September 10th - Ipswich, QLD, Australia
• Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival - September 23rd-25th, Pueblo, Colorado
• NJ State Chili & Salsa Cook-off- September 18th, Toms River, New Jersey
• Saucetoberfest - Dates TBD, Flemington, New Jersey
• NYC Hot Sauce Expo - September 24th-25th - Brooklyn, NY
• Zest Fest - September 30th-October 2nd  - Irving, Texas
• Fiery Foods Festival - Unconfirmed, Pasco, Washington
• Peperoncino Day - Viareggio (Lucca), Italy
• NJ State Chili & Salsa Cook-off- Date unconfirmed, Toms River, New Jersey
• Texas Hot Sauce Festival - Dates TBD, Houston, Texas
• Saucetoberfest - Dates TBD, Flemington, New Jersey
• Brighton Chile Fest - Dates TBD, Brighton, Colorado
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden Chile Pepper Festival – September, Brooklyn, New York
• Pittsboro Pepper Festival – September, Pittsboro, North Carolina
• Westwood Chile Fest – September, Denver, Colorado

October 2022

• Jungle Jim's Weekend of Fire - October (Date TBD), Fairfield, Ohio
• Belgium Chilli Fest - October 1st, Antwepen, Belgium
• Hot Pepper Festival - October 22nd - Palestine, Texas
• Fete du Piment a Espelette - October 29th - 30th, Ville d'Espelette, France
• Briz Chili Fest - October 29th, Newstead, Australia
• Pflugerville Pfall Chili Pfest - Date TBD, Pflugerville, Texas
• Datil Pepper Festival - Date TBD, St. Augustine, Florida 

November 2022

• Logan Chilli Festival - November 20th, Brisbane, Australia

December 2022

January 2023

• 4th Annual Hops n Hot Sauce Festival - TBD, Houston, Texas

February 2023

• Jam N Pepper Festival - St. Augustine, Florida
• Canberra Chilli Festival - Canberra ACT, Australia
• Chilli Fest Willunga - Willunga, Australia 
• Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo - London, Ontario, Canada

March 2023

• Chinderah Chilli Festival - Kingscliff, NSW, Australia
• The Herb & Chilli Festival - March 19th-20th, Wandin, Australia 
• 33rd Annual National Fiery Foods Show -March 4th-6th, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Murphy's Creek Chilli, Chocolate & Cheese Fest - Date TBD, Murphy's Creek, Australia

April 2023

• Pinellas Pepper Fest - Date TBD - Pinellas Park, Florida
• 28th Annual Indiana Hot Luck and Fiery Foods Marketplace - April - Madison, Indiana

May 2022

• 1st Annual Boston Hot Sauce Festival - May 14th - 15th - Somerville, MA 
• Canadian Festival of Chili and BBQ - May 13th - 15th - Langley, BC, Canada
• Berlin Chili Fest  - May 22nd - Berlin, Germany
• Christchurch Chilli and Cheese Festival - May 28th - 29th - Christchurch, UK

If there is a hot sauce event that should be added to this list, please comment below!