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NC Hot Sauce Festival

15th Annual NC Hot Sauce Festival coming up on September 11, 2021!

The 15th Annual Hot Sauce Contest will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Come sample and purchase barbecue and hot sauces, and locally crafted products. You will not want to miss the food-trucks, selected crafted brews, unique sounds from local bands, witness the pepper eating contest, classic car show and cheer for you favorite sauce to win a 2021 medal naming best sauces.

All applicants will be required to read, sign and return the Covid-19 Guidelines Form.

 THE 2021 - BLIND TASTE JUDGING - all Sauces for the contest must be PRE-REGISTERED BY 08/01/2021 FORM LISTS CATEGORY FOR JUDGING AND SUBMISSION MUST BE MAIL STAMPED BY 8/01/2021 HOT & BARBEQUE SAUCE ENTRY FORM 

2021 should be bigger and better than ever and all the activities will certainly spice up the blends and texture of downtown’s historical streets. There is so much to do this year as the event continues to grow. Here is a sampling:

11:00 am - 5:00 pm Festival hours 16 City blocks 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Classic Car Show Littlejohn Parking lot 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Carolina Soul Band Overton Main Stage 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Local talent Community Stage 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Pepper Eating Contest Waste Industries Stage 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Band Overton Main Stage 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sauce Winners Announced Waste Industries Stage 11:00 am - 4:30 pm Kids activities Williamsboro Street The North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest has transformed the community and the downtown into a “Smoking Hot Family Oriented Day” bringing thousands of people into Oxford.

We hope you will come out and support this event.



Date & Time

September 11, 2021

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Location

City of Oxford - Main Street, Oxford, NC, 27565 Main Street Oxford 27565 NC US

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Event Website

919-603-1164

FREE

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