Suwanee Chili Cook-Off Sign Up Info
Join us at this year’s Chili Cook-Off and Music Festival – our 4th Annual Event.
The cook off is a fun community event in Suwanee, GA that features a Chili Cook-Off, vendors, artists, non-profits, a Kids’s Fun Zone and Live Music sponsored by ARN Entertainment. The Suwanee Chili Cook-Off and Music 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.
This year the Suwanee Chili Cook-Off is an Official ICS SANCTIONED COOK OFF and an 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!
This year we are hosting TWO types of Chili Cook Offs. You may enter into the ICS Sanctioned Cook Off, the ICS Certified Cook Off -- or you can enter into BOTH! You must make sure that you adhere to the cook off that you are entering into!!!
Differences in the cook offs:
SANCTIONED - must be an ICS member cook. Must cook chili on-site. No pre-cooking allowed!!!
CERTIFIED - does not have to be an ICS member and CAN bring pre-cooked chili to the event.
Anyone is eligible to enter either cook off from Amateur to a professional Chef! Entry fees are per cook off type and per each category within that cook off type. You may enter in one category or all categories. 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 People's Choice Chili. Winners are determined by the public.
SANCTIONED Cook Off Official ICS Rules:
Cooks must be active ICS Members and 18 years old or over. Cooks must register for their ICS membership on the ICS website, www.chilicookoff.com. Options are for 1 cook off, 3 cook offs or annual membership. Cooks must register with the Cook Off separately and pay chili entry fee with the producer of the cook off. A contestant may compete in one or more cooking categories at each ICS sanctioned cook-off. Every adult must be in good standing prior to the commencement of a cook-off.
ICS Sanctioned Cooking Categories:
Traditional Red Chili is 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 Chiliis 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. Preference is not given to either cut, ground, shredded or cubed meat.
Chili Verde is any kind of meat, or combination of meats, cooked with green 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.
People's Choice Chili- any type of chili may be served as PC chili. Winners are determined by the public. PC is required by all contestants.
ALL ICS SANCTIONED COOK OFF CHILI ENTRIES FOR JUDGES MUST BE COOKED ONSITE! PRE-COOKED CHILI WILL BE DISQUALIFIED!
Sanctioned Cook Off Entry Fees:
Traditional Red: $25
Homestyle: $15
Chili Verde: $20
All Sanctioned Cook Off Contestants must prepare FOUR gallons of People's Choice Chili.
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 Chiliany 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.
Certified Cook Off Chili Entry Fees:
Traditional Red - $45
Homestyle Chili - $45
Chili Verde - $45
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.
