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Hot Sauce Festival is the contest itself. Prior to the festival, the blind-tasting competition for commercial bottlers, restaurants, and individually submitted hot sauces is conducted by a panel of notable personalities including top chefs, restaurant owners, food writers, and other hot sauce experts.
This gives us the opportunity to recognize hot sauces made fresh daily in restaurants, bottled sauces designed for store shelves and long-lasting flavor as well as independent sauces looking to make a fiery claim in the competition. and are designed to leave enough room for a wide variety of styles. We’ve seen it all – fruit salsas, dried-pepper salsas, and even a purple sauce!and fighting hunger in our community remains our primary goal, and is the reason we host this event each year.
We look forward to another unapologetically HOT and fun-filled festival this year! Got questions? Check out our full FAQ, learn more, and get tickets now atPre-sale tickets are $15 and will increase to $20 on the day of the festival. $5 of each ticket goes directly to the Central Texas Food Bank.Attendees are highly encouraged to take public transportation, carpool, arrange a ride, or rideshare to the event.
LIMITED paid parking is available at the Far Out Lounge and Stage and next door at Qualitek Auto Body for $20 per vehicle. Attendees are discouraged from parking in the neighborhoods adjacent to the festival. Please respect all parking signs to avoid being towed.ADA-accessible bathroom available indoors and portable toilets available outside.Bottled water will be available for purchase and self-serve water jug stations will be placed throughout the venue. No coolers, outside food or drinks are allowed.
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