Sample And Savor Summer at Edgerton's Chilimania 2023

Hot enough for you? Come savor and celebrate the dozens of professional chefs, backyard chili artists and aficionados attending Edgerton's largest festival of the year, Chilimania. The Southern Wisconsin food fete is one of only 400 American and international chili competitions sanctioned by the Texas based Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI.)

$15 admission gets you through the gates on Henry Street in downtown Edgerton. Chilimania like the other CASI endorsed cookoffs raises money for a good cause. To date, the Edgerton chili competition has raised close to $250,000 raising awareness of the town's local businesses and educational funds for area youth.

The CASI sanctioned cook off is open to chili cooks of all levels and interests. Not ready to graduate yet to chili? There is also a salsa contest. And the admission fee entitles all entrants to tasting (beginning at 3 pm) what the competitors have cooked up.  Competitors can enter one of four categories: CASI Chili, Traditional Chili, Salsa, and People's Choice 

And Chilimania is not just chili. Be sure to check out the fun, food and live music from the opening gate at 11 am until 10 pm with Van Halen tribute band, Atomic Punks closing the fest.

THE DETAILS

The festival starts this Friday (September 8) and runs all day Saturday, September 9 from 11 am to 11 pm along Henry Street in downtown Edgerton.

Tickets: $15 adults, children under 12 free; There is also a VIP price $100 which also includes

assigned tables and other features.

Phone: (608) 561-7566