Schedule of Events
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Golf Tournament at St. James Bay Golf Course
Friday, March 6, 2020
5:00PM
The Art Preview at the Civil Hall in the East End Firehouse
$10 entry covers cost of a paddle and a glass of wine
Saturday, March 7, 2020
8:00AM
5K Red Pepper Run (note new starting location at Paddy’s Raw Bar)
8:30AM
Booth Set-up (Booth construction & area setup will be allowed from 12:00PM Friday to 10:00AM Saturday)
9:30AM
Crock pot Chili Must Be On Site, Minimum One Gallon
Anything Goes (Prepare at home) $5.00 Entry Fee Required. ICS Rules do not apply. Chili to be sold. All proceeds goes to S.G.I. Charity Chili Cook-off. Prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.
9:30AM
Cooks Meeting - International Chili Society (ICS) Rules will be in effect.
10:00AM
Preparation time - chopping, slicing, marinating, but NO COOKING, NO STOVES, or FIRE IT! No beans, pasta, etc. chili prepared on site from scratch, no prepackaged chili mixes, meat may cut, sliced or grounded in advance, but no treated or cooked except during competition.
This is a fund-raising event and you may prepare more than four quarts, which will be sold at your booth for $1.00. (We provide cups and spoons.) All proceeds after your expense will go to the S.G.I. Charity Chili Cook-off. A special prize will be awarded to the team raising the most money.
10:00 - 11:00AM
Crock pot Chili Judging
11:00AM
Fire-up the stoves - the three hour cooking period starts
11:00AM
Judges meeting
11:00AM
Auction starts
11:15 - 11:30AM
Crock pot Chili Awards presented at the Crock pot Booth. All participants should be present.
11:30AM - 12:15PM
Booth / Showmanship Judging
12:00PM
Salsa Judging
12:15 - 12:45PM
Miss Chili Pepper Judging
12:45 - 1:15PM
Mister Hot Sauce Judging
2:00PM
Cooking stops, stoves off, fires out. DELIVER samples to Judging Area. Judging starts.
3:30PM
Awards will be presented in the Chili Judging Area. Winner will advance to ICS 2019 World Chili Cook-off Championship!