27th Annual Chili Cook Off
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 10/21/2023
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The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County announces the 27th Annual Chili Cook-Off on O’Neal Plaza on Saturday, October 21st from 6pm until 9 pm, sponsored by Lithia Springs Ford, Pepsi, Georgia Power, Armstrong Photo Gallery, Elevate Douglas, Award Systems, Extreme Images, GreyStone Power Corporation, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, and Chapel Hill News and Views. Awards will be handed out for best tasting chili, spiciest chili, most sold, and best booth presentation.
In over two decades, Chili Cook Off has become a Douglasville tradition, one that originated on the front porch of the Arts Council. In 2022, more than 4,000 people joined in this festive evening of good food and family fun as many local Douglasville celebrities, political candidates, and local business leaders presented the community with over two dozen different flavors of chili to savor.
Halloween, also called All Hallows Eve, is a time of celebration and superstition. Today's Halloween customs are thought to have been influenced by folk customs and beliefs from the Celtic-speaking countries. People will light bonfires, wear costumes to ward off ghosts, and go trick-or-treating for candy as fall ushers in the winter season. In the spirit of the season, the Chili Cook-off will have a costume contest for kids, adults, and starting this year, dogs! awarding the “Best Costume” in each age category this year. Judges will select winners from various age groups. Each child in costume will receive a goody bag.
Proceeds from Chili Cook Off benefit exhibits and classes at the Cultural Arts Council, educational programs in our schools, and the CAC’s “Family ARTSventures”, artists in the schools performing series. Plans are to have great weather, lots of chili eaters, and great fun this year!
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