06/26/2026
🌶️🔥 Can you handle the heat? 🔥🌶️
Join us for Redding's First Annual Hot Pepper Eating Contest at the Redding Farmers Market on Saturday, August 15!
Contestants will work their way through a lineup of peppers that starts off mild with Shish*tos and Jalapeños, then quickly escalates through Serranos, Cayennes, Thai Chilis, Scotch Bonnets/Habaneros, and finishes with the legendary Ghost Pepper—reaching over 1 million Scoville Heat Units! 🌶️🔥
Hosted by the always entertaining Ben Roberts , this is sure to be one of the hottest events of the summer!
🌶️ Three competition heats:
🔥 9:00 a.m.
🔥 10:00 a.m.
🔥 11:00 a.m.
🏆 Prizes will be awarded!
Think you have what it takes? Register today for just $10! Space is limited, so don't wait!
👉 Register here: https://pci.jotform.com/sgamanager0/reddings-first-annual-hot-pepper-ea
Come cheer on the contestants, shop the market, support local farmers and vendors, and be part of Redding's hottest new tradition!
A special thank you to our event sponsors for helping make this event possible:
🌶️ Mark's Salsa
🌭 Furnari Sausage
🌾 Red Gate Ranch