Great Dorset Chilli Festival at Stock Gaylard Deer Park,

Hot Sauce Heaven!

 Back at the stunning Stock Gaylard Deer Park, near
Sturminster Newton, with around 130 tradestands, the Great Dorset Chilli
Festival is set to be the hottest weekend this summer. Locals and visitors will
be able to visit the 2 day food festival celebrating the world of chilli
peppers, from growing chilli plants and sampling chilli sauces, to enjoying
spicy international street food, watching cooking demonstrations and of course
watching the chilli eating competition. However it’s not just chillies, so if
spice isn’t your thing there is plenty of artisan food shopping to be done,
plus homewares such as hand-painted ceramics to watercolours for the kitchen,
to leathercraft, jewellery and beautifully crafted wooden chopping boards.

Chilli eating competitions

Videos of the Great Dorset Chilli Eating Competitions have
racked up millions of views on Youtube, but nothing compares to the atmosphere
of watching it live. Often dubbed as the highlight of the day, the Chilli
Eating Competition will be testing the limits of even the most hardened
chilli-heads. Brave competitors will subject themselves to rounds of
increasingly hot chillies, which they have to consume in their entirety before
they progress to the next round. The last competitor standing will be crowned
the winner. Willing volunteers need to email
[email protected] to request an application form ahead of
the event.

Live Music

Expect bango and bluegrass. Bands to be confirmed. Of course
the mariachi will be performing all weekend, and there will be blues by the
cider tent.

Cooking demonstrations and talks

Held in our Talk Tent, our chefs will be in the kitchen
inspiring you with their recipes, all containing chilli of course. Our chilli
experts will be sharing their growing tips.