Come one, come all to Findlay Market’s hottest tasting event of the year! Chili Fest is our annual tasting event centered around all things spicy. Participating businesses whip up their best chili, cornbread, and other spicy dishes so you can sample them one by one. 

Tasting event tickets are sold in bundles. One ticket = one sample. Tickets are 8 for $20 or 18 for $40. Tickets will be available for pickup on the day of the event at the ticket tent. On site tickets are limited , and ticket sales beginning at 10 AM. We strongly advise guests to pre-purchase tickets as the onsite tickets sell out quickly.

Participating Businesses

Programming

• Hot Pepper Hideout Scavenger Hunt: All Day

  • Find one of the hidden hot peppers for a chance to win an extra sample ticket!

• Red Hot Rumble: 1 PM

  • Our Red Hot Rumble Hot Sauce Competition is back at Jane's! It’s a battle between Merchants, and the best hot sauce chef wins a homemade trophy and bragging rights until 2027. The sauces will be judged by a mix of Findlay Market Merchants and Local Heroes on the following three categories – taste, heat level, and uniqueness.

Refund Policy

Please note that payments are non-refundable and will be gratefully accepted as a donation to the Corporation for Findlay Market, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution directly supports vital food access and food entrepreneurship initiatives in our community.