New Jersey Chili, Hot Sauce, Chile Pepper and other Hot Peppers Festivals in 2025

Where, When and More to Find an Chili, Hot Sauce, Chile Pepper and other Hot Peppers Festival in New Jersey Near You!

Looking for a New Jersey Chili, Hot Sauce, Chile Pepper and other Hot Peppers festival in May 2025? There is no other listing as complete and current as this list, just updated! All the Chili, Hot Sauce, Chile Pepper and other Hot Peppers festivals we can find are listed on this page! If you love Hot Peppers, look for a festival near you below! And I'm looking for more Chili, Hot Sauce, Chile Pepper and other Hot Peppers festivals! Please write me, if you know of any to add!  I update the dates as soon as the festivals publish their information, but you can always click on the links (usually the name of the festival) to see the current information on the festival's own website. 

Especially this year, due to Coronavirus, be sure to click on the links (the blue, underlined name of the each festival) to confirm this year's dates on the website for each festival. If they don't have a website, call the phone number provided, but ALWAYS CONFIRM THIS YEAR'S DATES AND TIMES BY EITHER VIEWING THEIR WEBSITE OR CALLING.

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2025 New Jersey Chile Pepper and other Hot Peppers Festivals!

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For other fruit and vegetable festivals, see this page!

New Jersey Hot Pepper Festivals

• Bring The Heat Chili Cook Off - April,
  48 Old Highway 22 Clinton, NJ 08809.  Come taste up to 25 chilis in both individual and restaurant categories and vote for your favorite! There will also be a tricky tray, 50/50 raffle with 5 chances to win, beer and wine for sale, and entertainment
• Hop Sauce Fest - June 
  Beach Haven, New Jersey. We were so bummed to cancel HopSauce in 2020 and unfortunately there is still so much uncertainty this year due to COVID-19. At this point in time we are loosely planning to run our event, but we are not currently selling tickets or entertaining sponsorships. Please continue to check back on their website as regulations change and the world becomes a more healthy place!
• Tom's River Chili and Comfort Food Festival - Saturday. typically held in mid September from 12 pm to 6 pm
  Washington Street, Toms River, New Jersey. This annual event is returning in 2021 with some exciting changes! Stay tuned for updates
• NJ Taco Festival - Saturday typically in mid September
  Sussex County Fairground, Augusta, New Jersey. All Day Non-Stop Taco Party Action! A whole day full of entertainment, competitions, fun, and tacos! This year we once again bring you performances by great bands! And don't forget to check out the full stage schedule for the pepper eating contest, Margarita Mix-Down and more!  Does your favorite restaurant have the tri-state area's #1 taco? We have assembled a panel of media personalities, food writers, celebrity chefs, and more. So join us to determine who will take home the gold in 5 taco categories.
• Saucetoberfest - September, last held in 2019 - anyone know anything?
  Schaefer Farms, 1051 County Rd 523, Flemington, NJ 08822.

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Pepper recipes, canning, preserving, pickling, sauces, freezing and more

Canning peppers in water bath canners

• Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers
• Hot peppers in oil
• Jalapeno pepper jelly
• Mixed  vegetable pickles (cauliflower, peppers, onions, celery, cucumber mix)
• Pepper Jelly, hot or sweet,
• Pickled peppers

Canning peppers in pressure canners

• How to can peppers (removing the skins)
• How to can peppers (leaving the skins on)

Freezing peppers

• How to freeze peppers from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!

Drying peppers

• Food drying basics and principles
• How to dry your own herbs
• Food Dehydrators - models, specs and pricing information

Other Pepper Recipes

• How to make your own roasted peppers!

 

Frequently Asked Questions About Canning, Freezing and Preserving peppers

• See this page for answers to many common questions about peppers.

General Canning Know-How

• How much do I need to pick? Yields and conversion tables
• General Canning tips
• Why do I need a canner?
• FAQs - Canning questions and answers: Answers to common questions and problems
• Canners and canning supplies: descriptions, photos, prices and ordering information
• Pressure canning: how it is different from water bath canning and how to use one!
• How do I fix a jam or jelly that turned out too runny?
• All about pectin - what it is, how it works, types, etc.
• Foam in Home Jam Making - What It Is and What To Do About It!
• Questions and answers to many questions about home canning, freezing and making other preserves!
• Can I Sell My Home-Canned Jams and Other Preserves?