I Like it HOT! Festival

I Like it HOT! Festival The Largest Hot Sauce & Taco Festival in Florida! FREE admission! [email protected] September 9th & 10th
Location: Largo Event Center 6340 126th Ave N.

Largo, FL
Times: Saturday 10am til 5pm Sunday 11am til 4pm
FREE Admission
FREE Parking

09/15/2023

๐‘๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง ๐ŸŽธ

Thank You to Rachel Duffen for performing at the I Like It Hot Festival & entertaining the crowd!

09/15/2023

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ“ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ ๐Ÿ†

Congratulations to the 1st Place Amateur Hot Sauce Award Winner Scott Rowe for his Get Out Of My Smokin Face Hot Sauce!

09/15/2023

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ’ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ ๐Ÿ†

Congratulations to our 2nd Place Amateur Hot Sauce Award Winner Casey Corder!

09/15/2023

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ ๐Ÿ†

Congratulations to our 3rd Place Amateur Hot Sauce Award winner Thomas Heinis for his Chicago Tom's Killer Hot Sauce!

09/15/2023

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ ๐Ÿ†

Congratulations to our 2nd Place Vendor Concoction Award for Cleared Hot by Floridaman Hot Sauce & our 1st Place Vendor Concoction Award for Tropical Heat Wave by Jam Coast Jams!

09/15/2023

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ ๐Ÿ†

Thank You to Courtney Jeffers from Crafts Are Sew My Thing for the beautiful awards & Congratulations to our 3rd place vendor concoction The Reesey Spoon for their Fire Fudge!

Lolly Lick-A-Thon Contest
09/15/2023

Lolly Lick-A-Thon Contest

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ— ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ– ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ• ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ” ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ“ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ’ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

09/14/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ ๐ŸŽ‰I Like It Hot Festival 2023 was a success & we're glad everyone enjoyed! Here...
09/14/2023

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ ๐ŸŽ‰

I Like It Hot Festival 2023 was a success & we're glad everyone enjoyed! Here are some additional photos from this weekend but post your best here too!

09/13/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ - ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

And we have the Winners!!!Favorite Vendor Barbara's KitchenVendor Concoction1st Place Jam Coast Jams2nd Place Florida Ma...
09/11/2023

And we have the Winners!!!

Favorite Vendor
Barbara's Kitchen

Vendor Concoction
1st Place Jam Coast Jams
2nd Place Florida Man Hot Sauce
3rd Place The Reesey Spoon

Amateur Hot Sauce
1st Place ( #1) Scott Rowe
2nd Place ( #23) Casey Corder
3rd Place ( #6) Thomas Heinis

Amateur Salsa
1st Place ( #2) Rhonda Guerrero
2nd Place ( #1) Rudy Barragon
3rd Place ( #3) Richard & Suzy Auth

Amateur BBQ
1st Place ( #4) Beth Dorman
2nd Place ( #3) Richard & Suzy Auth
3rd Place ( #1) Robert Randle

Lolly Lick-A-Thon
Bill Artis

Jalapeรฑo Contest
Jeff Perkins

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽ‰We had a Saucetastic weekend at the 23rd I Like It Hot Festival! Thank you to our vendor...
09/11/2023

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽ‰

We had a Saucetastic weekend at the 23rd I Like It Hot Festival! Thank you to our vendors, sponsors, staff, & attendees who came out to make this weekend a success! โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ

Su Yum Foods
SWAG Party Rentals
Tennessee Bob's Hot Sauce Co.
The Burn Pepper & Sauce Co
The Canna Bus
The Main Ingredient Lutz
The Nutty Snack Shack
The Pickle Patch FL
The Reesey Spoon
The Taco Ju**ie
Those Florida Guys
Travel Smart Vacation Getaways - https://www.facebook.com/TravelSmartGetaways
Twin Mama Crafts
W-O-W Mexican Street Corn
Your Hot Sauce Company - www.YourHotSauceCompany.com

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽ‰We had a Saucetastic weekend at the 23rd I Like It Hot Festival! Thank you to our vendor...
09/11/2023

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽ‰

We had a Saucetastic weekend at the 23rd I Like It Hot Festival! Thank you to our vendors, sponsors, staff, & attendees who came out to make this weekend a success! โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ

5AM Leather
Alexandra Faga Koutsoilias
Atlas Cortecero
Austrian Baker
bDurable Garage Floor Coatings
Big Dog Bar-B-Q
Bling by JC, LLC
Boba Nirvana
Byte Biltong
Candy Crunch Freeze Dried Candy - https://www.instagram.com/candycrunch_fl
Carlosโ€™ Consuming Fire Hot Sauce, LLC
Catch A Fire Inc.
Chicken Salad Chick
Coconut Bar US
Cousins Maine Lobster
Dancing Starfish Candles
Divinos Tacos FL
Earth To Body Organics
Father of Seven
Flores Handmade
Floridaman Hot Sauce
Florida's Finest Jerky Co
Furman Marketing LLC - The Cordova Inn
GFS Catering LLC/Hudson's Lemonade
Glazed & Confused Mini Donuts
GRAN AREPA
Gutterglove Pro - Gutters, Spouts, n Guards Corporation
Happybelly Tacos & Grill
Hawaiian Honey Cone
Intensity Academy Gourmet & Hot Sauce Company
Ivys Peppa Sauce
Jam Coast Jams
Jerky Man Dan's LLC
Kara's Greek
Kinky Earrings
LakeShore Crafts and More
Largo Event Center
Lennie's Beer Cheese
Life In Color - https://www.facebook.com/groups/181389897064323
Little Luvin Stitches
Main Street Boys
Michele Northrup
Moonlit Macarons
Ms. Chile Pepper
My Spice Buds
On the Rockz Crystalz
Paradise Teas, LLC
Pet Skunk Advocates & Rescue
Poppin Good Kettle Korn
Rachel Duffen
Renewal by Andersen LLC
Rhineland Cutlery
Salt's Hot Chicken
SaucyQueen
Seriously Hot Peppers
S*K Promotions, Inc
Slippโ€™s Ice
Southern Creations Face Painting
Stanky Sauce - Florida's Most Adventurous Hot Sauce

09/10/2023
๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ & ๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ† We had so much fun with our contests yesterday! Thank you to all our contes...
09/10/2023

๐‰๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐žรฑ๐จ ๐„๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ & ๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ†

We had so much fun with our contests yesterday! Thank you to all our contestants who participated! We had the Jalapeรฑo Eating Contest, Best Vendor Concoction, & Best Amateur Hot Sauce. Today is the extreme Lolly Lick-A-Thon at 2PM & the Amateur BBQ Sauce & Salsa! โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ

09/10/2023
I like it hoooooooooot!
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I like it hoooooooooot!

09/09/2023

Largo Event CenterSeptember 10th 2pm

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And if you donโ€™t have the palette to stomach anything spicier than a Hot Cheeto, donโ€™t worry, because there will be tons of food trucks and other vendors to browse, too.

The burrrrrrrnnnnn ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ”ฅ
09/08/2023

The burrrrrrrnnnnn ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ”ฅ

SEA ๐ŸŒŠyou this weekend at the 34th Annual Tarpon Springs Seafood Festival! Fresh seafood, local vendors, live music all w...
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SEA ๐ŸŒŠyou this weekend at the 34th Annual Tarpon Springs Seafood Festival! Fresh seafood, local vendors, live music all weekend long! It will be FIN-tastic! ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆž

Address

13350 U.S. Highway 19 N
Clearwater, FL
33764

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 10:30am - 3:30pm

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+17273225217

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๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ: ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽ‰ Along with many amazing vendors, we had some amazing talent take to the I Like It Hot Festival Stage. Thank You To The Southern Express Band for your amazing performance!

๐ˆ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ: ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽ‰ Along with many amazing vendors, we had some amazing talent take to the I Like It Hot Festival Stage. Thank You To Marianne & The Professor! We enjoyed your performance!

Birra Tacos are coming soon! Hail Maryโ€™s Tacos & Tingz โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

Have you had Birra tacos before? Hail Maryโ€™s Tacos & Tingz will be bringing the very best! ๐ŸŒฎโค๏ธ Sept 10th & 11th

Lolly Lick-A-Thon Sunday 4/10 2pm at Pinellas Pepper Fest 15th Annual Hot & Spicy Show

Birra Tacos: beef, chicken & seafood! Tomorrow at @Pinellas-tacofest ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ Hail Maryโ€™s Tacos & Tingz โค๏ธ Pinellas TacoFest

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~ Hey Seminole Family! We are headed to the I LIKE IT HOT event! We hope to see y'all there! The Schedule of events is listed below it is Saturday AND Sunday @ The Largo Event Center - 6340 126th Ave N Largo Florida! We will be INDOORS so everyone will be DRY!๐Ÿ˜
I Like it HOT! Festival
I Like it HOT! Festival Sept 10-11 @ Largo event center

Sing out loud music festival weekends in September in St Augustine
Singoutloudflorida.com for full dates and times

Donโ€™t forget about Halloween Horror Nights - Universal Orlando and Howl-O-Scream. Go out and visit these 2 haunted attractions!!

Tampa Mafia Tours Ybor city starting sept 17th
[email protected] for more information or book your tour

DownTown Plant City is working on its first ever Oktoberfest. Sept 24th from 6-11pm. Weโ€™ll keep you posted with more information as it becomes available.

Orlando City Soccer Club will be home Wednesday, September 7th to host the Sacramento Republic FC in the U.S. Open Cup Final. Game time is 8:00PM.

The Florida Gators play home to the Kentucky Wildcats Saturday Night September 10th at 7:00PM.

The Central Florida Knights play home to the Louisville Cardinals Friday Night September 9th at 7:30PM.

The South Florida Bulls play home to the Howard Bison Saturday Night September 10th at 7:00PM. Game will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

My hockey game (The Foundation) is 8:30PM Thursday Night at TGH Ice Plex.

USF Ice Bulls Season opener at AdventHealth Center Ice against the University of Tennessee Ice Vols. Games are Friday, September 9th at 7PM & Saturday, September 10th at 7PM.

Party Like a Pirate, ARRGH!, at the 3rd Annual Bucs Beach Bash. Friday, September 9th-Sunday, September 11th at the Tradewinds Island Resorts on St. Pete Beach. This event is Free.

Ghost Impera Tour - North America 2022 Tuesday, September 6th starting 7PM at Yuengling Center. Tickets are starting at $35.75.

Hinder with Kamenar Tuesday, September 6th at The RITZ Ybor. Doors open at 6:30PM and the show starts at 7:30PM. Tickets are https://theritzybor.com/event/hinder/

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This week, we heard from Michele Northrup, owner of Intensity Academy hot sauce company and co-producer of Florida's largest hot sauce festival. Try this sweet and spicy recipe from the "Saucy Queen" herself.

I Like it HOT! Festival
Every year, Florida's spiciest flock down to the I Like It Hot Festival for the state's largest hot sauce celebration. Owner of Intensity Academy hot sauce company and co-producer of the festival, "Saucy Queen" Michelle Northrup shares how she got into the business and the spicy secrets behind her saucy empire.

The episode drops this Thursday! Listen on your favorite podcast app or at thezestpodcast.com.

I Like it HOT! Festival
Who else thinks the Skyway Bridge looks like a pepper? They are getting ready for Sept 10th & 11th at the Largo Event Center! I Like it HOT! Festival 2022
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Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. Each weekend, I highlight the success of newly-opened or expanded businesses in our community. Congratulations to our local job creators and best wishes for continued success in your venture! โœ‚

Matthew Zambrana, owner of Rhino Smash Sauce Co. started his new, small-batch hot sauce company at the Smart Start Incubator in Dade City. He recently won the Peopleโ€™s Choice Award at the I Like it HOT! Festival l and is rapidly growing his small business. ๐ŸŒถ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฆ

Jake Denney also recently opened a new State Farm franchise in Land Oโ€™ Lakes.
Have you seen our new hot sauce holsters? They were a huge HIT yesterday at the I Like it HOT! Festival! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŒถ
What a great day at I Like it HOT! Festival
Y'all come check us out at the I Like it HOT! Festival things are just getting started over here.
Come on out to the I Like it HOT! Festival in Largo (right off 19s)
We are excited to release these at I Like it HOT! Festival this weekend!
Feel free to stop by and try out Davesdevilpowder.com . Great seasonings with heat. We don't feel like you have to sacrifice flavor for heat!!!!
Are you going to have shirts this year? ๐Ÿ™
I Like it HOT! Festival ๐Ÿ”ฅ

This weekend at Largo Event Center!
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