Join the fun at Madison's 19th Annual Downtown Chili Cook-off & CASI GA State Championship Open Cook-Off in Town Park.
Start the morning with the Firefighter Fall 5K & Kids Fun Run. Event details linked here:
https://www.madisonga.com/652/Firefighters-Fall-5K-Kids-Fun-Run
The festival opens at 10:00 a.m. with live music from the Toe-tappin' music stage on Second Street.
On the Great Lawn, the Marketplace is full of shopping opportunities: seasonal locally grown (and produced) food products, and a wide variety of handcrafted wares made by talented regional artists.
Too hungry to wait for chili sampling? Our food vendors will be ready and waiting to serve you delicious festival food starting at 10:00 a.m. on Second Street, and the beer garden opens at 11:00 a.m.
Chili teams compete in two categories with public chili sampling beginning at 12:30 sharp. Tickets go on sale at two gates beginning at NOON. $5 gets you a sampling wristband, a spoon, and a People’s Choice ballot...that's right, YOU help decide the winners for the coveted People's Choice Chili awards! Sample and then vote for your favorite chili.
And, last but not least, join us to cheer on the Chili winners–awards announced at 3:30 ('ish) from the Pavilion stage:
CONTESTS & AWARDS
OPEN Chili Prizes
1st Place - $400 in cash, an official Downtown Chili Cook-off trophy and a gift
2nd Place - $200 in cash, an official Downtown Chili Cook-off trophy and a gift
3rd Place - $100 in cash, an official Downtown Chili Cook-off trophy and a gift
CASI Chili Prizes
1st Place - An official Downtown Chili Cook-off trophy, CASI points and a gift
2nd Place - An official Downtown Chili Cook-off trophy, CASI points and a gift
3rd Place - An official Downtown Chili Cook-off trophy, CASI points and a gift
Showmanship Award
OPEN Showmanship Award - A special Downtown Chili Cook-off trophy and a gift
People's Choice Award
1st Place - A special Downtown Chili Cook-off trophy and a gift
2nd and 3rd place gifts
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