19th Annual Red Hot Rotary Chili Cookoff

The 19th year of the Red Hot Rotary Chili Cookoff brings a new look to the branding of this springtime staple of the Golden Isles Rotary Club (who has also formalized their name with a new logo of their own). Local ED Hose created this cute and colorful art for the cookoff logo to illustrate the fun feel of the event and breathe some new life into the marketing of this nearly two decade old March tradition. The popular family-friendly culinary showcase at Postell Park in the Village on St. Simons Island heralds the arrival of spring event season and is enthusiastically supported by the community with annual attendance averaging over 2,000 people.

The cookoff will take place on Saturday, March 7. Gates open and ticket-holding “Official Tasters” can make their rounds to cast votes for their favorites in the People’s Choice competition between 11:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. In addition to the popular vote winner in the People’s Choice category, judges present awards for Judged Competition Best Chili, Best Heat, Most Unique, and Best Booth Theme. Every year the chili teams turn up the heat and make this a fun and hotly contested challenge for bragging rights. Sirens and bells announcing votes earned punctuate the day’s festivities and live music by The Stringrays keeps the crowd entertained. The awards ceremony takes place around 2:15 p.m. Tickets will be available for $10 at the gate or can be purchased in advance from Golden Isles Rotary Club members at $8 for adults and $5 for children 7 and under.

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2020 Rotary Red Hot Chili Cookoff poster

Proceeds from the chili cookoff are donated locally to humanitarian efforts including the Club’s partnership with Goodyear Elementary School’s Child in Crisis and literacy programs. Some of the other non-profits supported with the proceeds of last year’s cookoff include Golden Isles Youth Orchestra, Coastal Outreach Soccer, Grace House, HIS Ministries, Coastal Coalition for Children Grandparent Connection, Seaside Enrichment Camp, Sparrows Nest, and Safe Harbor.

For more information or to buy advance tickets, call Molly Duckworth at 912.506.1115.