Chile Pepper and Hot Sauce Festivals in 2021: Where, When and More to Find an Chile Pepper and Hot Sauce Festival Near You!

Looking for a Chile Pepper and Hot Sauce festival in April 2021? There is no other listing as complete and current as this list, just updated! Chile Pepper and Hot Sauce festivals are held through the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia and much of the world. All the Chile Pepper and Hot Sauce festivals we can find are listed on this page! If you love chile peppers, look for a festival near you below! And I'm looking for more Chile Pepper and Hot Sauce festivals! Please write me, if you know of any to add!  I update the dates as soon as the festivals publish their information, but you can always click on the links (usually the name of the festival) to see the current information on the festival's own website. 

Especially this year, due to Coronavirus, be sure to click on the links (the blue, underlined name of the each festival) to confirm this year's dates on the website for each festival. If they don't have a website, call the phone number provided, but ALWAYS CONFIRM THIS YEAR'S DATES AND TIMES BY EITHER VIEWING THEIR WEBSITE OR CALLING.

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Chile Pepper and Hot Sauce Festivals in 2021: Where, When and More to Find an Chile Pepper and Hot Sauce Festival Near You!

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United States

 

Arkansas

California

• Anaheim California Hot Sauce Expo - (Dates TBA)
  Anaheim, California
• Auburn Pepper Festival - September 14, 2019
  Auburn, California
• Old Boney Mtn Hot Summer Night Festival - July
  Thousand Oaks, CA

Colorado

• Chile & Frijoles Festival - September 20, 2019 to September 22, 2019
  Pueblo, Colorado

Connecticut

• Hot Pepper Festival - September 9, 2019
  Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT

Delaware

Florida

• Datil Pepper Festival - October 5, 2019
  St. Augustine, Florida 
• I like it Hot! Festival - September 14, 2019 and September 15, 2019
  Largo, Florida
• Pinellas Pepper Fest - April 27, 2020 and April 28, 2020
  Pinellas Park, Florida

Georgia

Illinois

• Chi Town Hot Sauce Expo - June
  Chicago, Illinois
• Midwest Wing Fest - August
  Fairview Heights, Illinois

Indiana

• Indiana Hot Luck and Fiery Foods - April
  Madison, Indiana. Held for over 30 years.

Kentucky

Lousiana

• St. Martinville Pepper Festival - Mid September
  St. Martinville, Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

• Chilifest - September14, 2019 to September 15, 2019
  Sunderland, Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

• Bring The Heat Chili Cook Off - April
  Clinton, New Jersey
• Hop Sauce Fest - June 
  Beach Haven, New Jersey
• NJ State Chili & Salsa Cook-off - Mid-May
  Toms River, New Jersey
• NJ Taco Festival - September 7, 2019
  Augusta, New Jersey
• Saucetoberfest - September
  Flemington, New Jersey

New Mexico

• Hatch Valley Chile Festival - late August or early September
  Hatch, New Mexico
• National Fiery Foods Show - March,
  Albuquerque, New Mexico. Held for over 30 years.

New York

• Brooklyn Chile Pepper Festival - September 28, 2019
  Brooklyn, NY
• National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival - late August or early September
  Buffalo, NY
• NYC Hot Sauce Expo - April 18, 2020 and April 19, 2020
  Brooklyn, New York.

North Carolina

• North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest - September 14, 2019
  Oxford, North Carolina

Ohio

• Jungle Jim's Weekend of Fire - October
  Fairfield, Ohio

Oregon

• Portland Hot Sauce Expo - August
  Portland, Oregon

Pennsylvania

• Berks Pepper Jam - Late May
  Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
• CChile Pepper Festival - September 6, 2019 and September 7, 2019
  Bowers, Pennsylvania
• Easton's Chile Pepper Festival - September 21, 2019
  Easton Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

• Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival - August
  Austin, Texas
• PPflugerville Pfall Chili Pfest - October 19, 2019
  Pflugerville, Texas
• Hops n Hot Sauce Festival - January
  Houston, Texas
• Texas Hot Sauce Festival - September 21, 2019 and September 22, 2019
  Houston, Texas
• ZestFest - January
  Irving, Texas

Vermont

Virginia

Washington (state)

• Fiery Foods Festival - September
  Pasco, Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

• Pepper Fest - August 16, 2019 to18, 2019
  Hudson, Wisconsin

 

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Canada

British Columbia

Manitoba

Nova Scotia

Ontario

• Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo - March
  London, Ontario, Canada

 

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Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)

• Burton's Winter Chilli Festival - December
  Burton on Trent, England
• Chrltenham Cheese and Chilli Festival - August
  Cheltenham, UK,
• Chilli Fiesta - August
  West Dean, England
• Festival of Heat - September
  London, England
• Hot Sauce Society - April
  Peckham, London, UK
• Maldon Smoke and Fire Festival - August
  Essex, England
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival - June
  Christchurch, UK
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival  - June
  Basingstoke, UK
• The Cheese and Chilli Festival - July
  Swindon, UK (and in July in  Guildford, UK)
• Winchester Cheese and Chilli Festival -  August
  Winchester, UK

 

Australia

• Chilli Fest Willunga - February
  Willunga, Australia 
• Chinderah Chilli Festival - March
  Kingscliff, NSW, Australia
• The Herb & Chilli Festival - March
  Wandin, Australia 

Belgium

• Belgium Chilli Fest - Mid October
  Antwepen, Belgium

Finland

• Chilifest Finland - Mid-August
  Tampere, Finland

France

• FFete du Piment a Espelette - October 27, 2019 to October 28, 2019
  Ville d'Espelette, France

Germany

• Chili and Barbeque Festival - June
  Hanover, Germany

Ireland

• Irish Hot Sauce Expo - September
  Dublin, Ireland

Italy

• PPeperoncino Day - August
  Viareggio (Lucca), Italy
• Rieti Cuore Piccante - late August or September
  Rieti (Lazio), Italy

Philipines

• Philippine Chilli Festival - August
  Manila, Philippines

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Pepper recipes, canning, preserving, pickling, sauces, freezing and more

Canning peppers in water bath canners

• Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers
• Hot peppers in oil
• Jalapeno pepper jelly
• Mixed  vegetable pickles (cauliflower, peppers, onion, celery, cucumber mix)
• Pepper Jelly, hot or sweet,
• Pickled peppers

Canning peppers in pressure canners

• How to can peppers (removing the skins)
• How to can peppers (leaving the skins on)

Freezing peppers

• How to freeze peppers from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!

Drying peppers

• Food drying basics and principles
• How to dry your own herbs
• Food Dehydrators - models, specs and pricing information

Other Pepper Recipes

• How to make your own roasted peppers!

 

Frequently Asked Questions About Canning, Freezing and Preserving peppers

• See this page for answers to many common questions about peppers.

General Canning Know-How

• How much do I need to pick? Yields and conversion tables
• General Canning tips
• Why do I need a canner?
• FAQs - Canning questions and answers: Answers to common questions and problems
• Canners and canning supplies: descriptions, photos, prices and ordering information
• Pressure canning: how it is different from water bath canning and how to use one!
• How do I fix a jam or jelly that turned out too runny?
• All about pectin - what it is, how it works, types, etc.
• Foam in Home Jam Making - What It Is and What To Do About It!
• Questions and answers to many questions about home canning, freezing and making other preserves!
• Can I Sell My Home-Canned Jams and Other Preserves?