Bridge Day Chili Cook-off

Things are heating up in Fayetteville with the 16th Annual Bridge Day Chili Cook-off! Come to Historic Downtown Fayetteville, stop by to taste, and to help judge some of the best chili samples from around the region from mild to wild! Admission and parking are FREE, but there is a charge for chili tasting tickets.
Enjoy incredible live music, delicious chili, activities for the kids, and more! Help us Crown this year’s Chili King or Queen with the People’s choice vote, bead your favorite chef!
We will be set up in downtown Fayetteville on Court Street in front of the Fayette County Court House. New to this year we will have a youth division!

Register Chili Teams Here

Chili Cookoff Registration  2026 Paper Form 

Paper Chili Registration Form 
Schedule:
Registration and Set-up 1:30pm-2:30p.m
Tasting, Judging, Voting 3:00pm-5:00pm
Awards 5:45pm
Prizes:
1st Place $600
2nd Place $400
3rd Place $200
Best Vegetarian $200
Youth Division
1st Place $600
2nd Place $400
People’s Choice $150
Best Decorated booth $25
Best Cornbread $100
5 Chili Tasting Tickets $10 (cash only )

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