Sturgis Fall ~HOT PEPPER~ Festival

The Sturgis Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau invites your family to the 2023 Sturgis Fall ~HOT PEPPER~ Festival!
Our Fall Festival is entering its 4th year, and what better way to celebrate than by showcasing a local staple, hot peppers, at this year’s event!
Attendees can enjoy FREE activities including:
🌶️ Hot Pepper Market featuring pepper-related vendor products!
🌶️ Hot Pepper Culinary Samples (details TBA)
🌶️ Hot Pepper Eating Competition (see below!)
🌶️ 4th Annual Chili Cook-Off (see below!)
🌶️ Homemade Salsa Competition (see below!)
🌶️ “Grange Display” Garden Produce Competition (see below!)
🌶️ Kids’ Fall Festival Activities
🌶️ Hay Bale Maze & Hay Rides
🌶️ Live Music All Day
🌶️ Fall Photo Booth
Stop by Harley-Davidson Rally Point in downtown Sturgis from 2-6pm for this annual fall favorite event with a spicy twist.
——————– COMPETITIONS ——————–
Contact the Sturgis Chamber office at (605) 347-2556 or email Events@SturgisAreaChamber.com to enter the competitions! Details and forms provided below and at our office.
🌶️ CHILI COOK OFF:
Our 4th annual Chili Cook Off is open to ANYONE and EVERYONE! Businesses or individuals from across the area may enter for free. Click the link for the registration form and full competition details. You could win entrance to the World Chili Cook-Off Championship!
Learn more & enter: https://bit.ly/Hot-Pepper-Competition-Signup
🌶️ HOMEMADE SALSA COMPETITION:
Do you brew the best salsa around? Is it the spiciest, the sweetest, or maybe the most unusual? Enter our first Homemade Salsa Competition for a chance at a trophy! Click below to learn more and enter. Open to all!
Learn more & enter: https://bit.ly/Hot-Pepper-Competition-Signup
🌶️ GARDEN “GRANGE DISPLAY” COMPETITION:
Gardeners everywhere are invited to enter the “Garden Grange Display” competition! Simply select up to 10 of your best, most impressive home-grown produce items (can include vegetables, grains, berries, fruits, flowers, etc – small items may be grouped) and arrange them in your designated 2’x3′ (approx.) table display area for judging and public vote. You may sell or keep your items!
Learn more & enter: https://bit.ly/Hot-Pepper-Competition-Signup
🌶️ HOT PEPPER EATING CONTEST:
Do you have taste buds of steel? Are you considered a champion of spicy foods amongst your family and friends? Test your mettle and enter our Hot Pepper Eating Contest! Open to ages 18 and up – try a series of hot peppers to see if you have what it takes to be HOT PEPPER CHAMPION!
Learn more & enter: https://bit.ly/Hot-Pepper-Competition-Signup
🌶️ VENDORS:
We are now seeking vendors of all kinds to attend the festival and sell your wares! We are especially interested in any vendor offering hot peppers, hot sauce, salsa, or any hot pepper-related items. Booths are just $20 for a standard 10×10′ space!
Learn more & register: https://bit.ly/Vendor-Signup-Hot-Pepper-Festival