Chili Cook-Off & Fall Festival

Join the fun at Madison's 16th Annual Downtown (small-town) Chili Cook-off & CASI GA State Championship Open Cook-Off in Town Park.

THINGS TO DO
The festival opens at 10:00 a.m. with live music from the Toe-tappin' music stage on Second St and fun stuff for kids. On the Great Lawn, the Marketplace is full of shopping opportunities: seasonal locally grown (and produced) food products and a wide variety of handcrafted wares made by talented regional artists. Too hungry to wait for chili sampling? Our food vendors will be ready and waiting to serve you delicious festival food starting at 10:00 a.m. on Second St.

Sampling wristbands go on sale at two gates beginning at 12:00 noon–get in line early! There are two wristband tents. Bring cash! No wristband pre-sales. $5 gets you a sampling wristband, a spoon, and a People’s Choice ballot...that's right, you help decide the winners for the coveted People's Choice Chili awards!

Chili teams compete in two categories with public chili sampling beginning at 12:30 p.m. and goes to 2:30 p.m.–or until the chili runs out!!  Sample and then vote for your favorite chili.