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Suwanee Chili Cook Off & Music Festival
Suwanee Chili Cook Off & Music Festival

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ENTER CHILI COOK OFF COMPETITION HERE!!!!


Join us at this year’s Chili Cook-Off Festival – our 5th Annual Event.


The cook off is a fun community event in Downtown Sugar Hill, GA - we have moved 5 miles down the road from our previous location in Suwanee, GA.  The Festival features a Chili Cook-Off, vendors, artists, non-profits, and a Kids’s Fun Zone. The Chili Cook-Off Festival is a fundraiser for Project Green, a local children’s charity that helps sponsor kids to summer camps, day trips and educational school excursions across the Southeast.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

The Chili Cook-Off is an Official ICS Certified Cook Off. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       




The event will take place from 12pm until 5pm

 Chili Tasting will take place from 1pm to 4pm

   Winners will be announced on stage prior to the end of the festival                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The event will additionally host vendors, artists, a kids area, Food Trucks (non-chili foods only) and LIVE Bands on the Music Stage.


Click the ENTER CHILI COOK OFF HERE button to REGISTER!





ICS CERTIFIED Chili Cook Off Rules:

Cooks are NOT required to be ICS members.

Contestants may enter as an individual or team.. Multiple entries may be submitted by a team for additional entry fees.

For purposes of this event, chili is defined as:

Traditional Red Chili - any kind of meat, or combination of meats, cooked with red chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients. Beans and non-vegetable fillers such as rice and pasta are not allowed. Preference is not given to either cut meat, ground meat, shredded meat or cubed meat.

Homestyle Chili – Anything Goes Chili - is any kind of meat, or combination of meats, and/or vegetables cooked with beans, chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients. Homestyle chili may be any color.

Chili Verde - Chili Verde is any kind of meat, or combination of meats, cooked with green chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients. Non-vegetable fillers such as rice and pasta are not allowed. Preference is not given to either cut meat, ground meat, shredded meat or cubed meat.
Veggie Chili -is any kind of vegetables or combination of vegetables, meatless"meat", cooked with chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients. The use of meat and/or any meat by-product is not allowed. It can be any color and consistancy should be like chili, not soup like. Beans are allowed.
Youth Chili -  Any chili can be entered into Youth Chili, but must be specified on entry paperwork. Must be between the ages of 6 to 17 years of age.  Adult supervision is required however only the youth individual may cook the chili and add all ingredients & spices.  


Anyone is eligible to enter the CERTIFIED Chili Cook Off - from amateur to professional cooks!  Entry fees are per category - you may enter in one category or all categories. 


Certified Cook Off Chili Entry Fees:

Traditional Red - $40

Homestyle Chili - $40

Chili Verde - $40

Veggie Chili - $40

Youth Chili - $20


People’s Choice Chili is required by all contestants.  Any type of chili may be served as PC chili. Fillers are allowed to be served with PC Chili. Winners are determined by the public. A minimum of 7 to 10 gallons is strongly recommended (896 = 1oz samples) with many chili cooks bringing 10 gallons or more to make sure to not run out.  Fillers ARE allowed to be served with People's Choice Chili.  The more chili you serve the better your chance to win the People's Choice category!!! 

Judged Chili – Submissions of 16oz cups to the judges will take place in the beginning of event. You can submit different variation of the chili you are serving for PC Chili.  No fillers are allowed with Judged Chili.  Winners will be announced on main stage at the event of the festival.

 


ENTER CHILI COOK OFF COMPETITION HERE