Community Event: Chile Pepper Fest on Roosevelt Row

Prepare your palettes -- it's going to be a spicy September! 

Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 26 from 4-11pm and join us again at the 4th Annual Chile Pepper Festival! 

Roosevelt Row has a sizzling line-up in store for you...!

• Vote for the best dish in the Chile Pepper Challenge
• Enjoy live music with local bands & performance groups
• Pick up some hot moves with local salsa dancers
• Taste an eclectic mix of the finest chile-pepper cuisine our city has to offer from 25+ local restaurants and chefs
• Snag a bag (or five) of roasted, locally grown chiles to take home 
• Find the chile pepper wreath you've been searching everywhere for at the Chiles + Tchotchkes market 
• Sip on craft beer from Deschutes Brewery and sweet & spicy margaritas from 3 Amigos Tequila 
• Join the judges for the Ghost Pepper Talent Show or audition to be crowned the hottest talent in Phoenix  
• Spice up your kitchen with live cooking demos
• Get crafty with your family in the kids zone 
• Ride to the event in your finest short-shorts for the Hot Pants Bike Ride
• Nominate a Chile Pepper Champion to honor people who burn bright in the local food community!

Admission is FREE! 

VPA Volunteers will be present with kids activities and permaculture insights for your life! 

The "registration" link at left will sign you up to volunteer with VPA's activities.