

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: League of Fire Chilli Eating Contest: National Finals
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 02:00 am – Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 08:00 am (+12:00)
- **Event Description**: A thrilling chilli-eating contest where competitors battle for the national title.

For the first time ever, Tauranga will host the 2026 New Zealand National Chilli Eating Challenge on Wharf Street. Top competitors, including local chilli legend Shannon Leigh and 2025 NZ champion Jesse Painter, will face escalating heat in a fiery battle for the national champion title. Come along to watch the action, browse stalls from local and national hot sauce makers, and enjoy restaurants and bars serving their own spicy specials. Think you can take the heat? Sign up to compete against the region’s fiercest chilli eaters.

The event runs from 12pm to 6pm, with the chilli-eating competition kicking off at 3pm.

This event is part of the Flavours of Plenty Festival, an annual celebration of the Coastal Bay of Plenty’s vibrant food scene. The festival runs from 16 April to 3 May 2026.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/league-of-fire-chilli-eating-contest-national-finals/200029846786029
- **Event Categories**: contests, festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 24

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://flavoursofplentyfestival.com/flavour-event/league-of-fire-chilli-eating-contest-oceania-belt/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=tauranga-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Tauranga
- **state**: BP
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Wharf St, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
- **lat**: -37.68349
- **long**: 176.16727
- **full address**: Wharf St, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand, Tauranga, New Zealand

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Flavours of Plenty Festival (https://allevents.in/org/flavours-of-plenty-festival/19214304)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/4ebf1bcf77b8a7f3f6a0c3d8848d06f186afe6a57dbe4efbf473f2b639db50be-rimg-w300-h300-dc8f0413-gmir?v=1774799725

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 02:00 am (+12:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wharf St, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand, Tauranga, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Flavours of Plenty Festival
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about League of Fire Chilli Eating Contest: National Finals ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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