Chile Pepper and other Hot Peppers  Festivals in 2026: Where, When and More to Find an Chile Pepper and other Hot Peppers Festival Near You!

Looking for a Chile Pepper and other Hot Peppers festival in April 2026? There is no other listing as complete and current as this list, just updated! All the 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 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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2026 Chile Pepper and other Hot Peppers in !

You may find these pages useful:

For other fruit and vegetable festivals, see this page!

Easy illustrated directions to can and preserve:

• 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

Texas

• Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival - August
  Austin, Texas
• Pflugerville Pfall Chili Pfest - October 19, 2019
  Pflugerville, Texas
• Hops n Hot Sauce Festival - January
  Houston, Texas
• Palestine' TX Hot Pepper Festival - food eating contests, Crafts and crafters sales and exhibitions, Sales peppers, Baked items for sale, Deserts for sale, Food vendors, Live music, Live entertainment (other than music), Games, Raffle or drawing, Car show, Parade, Pets ARE allowed, Free parking, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, restrooms
  401 W. Main St., Palestine, TX 75802. Phone: (832) 878-0807. Email: president@palestinechamber.org.. Open: Chili Cook-off Friday October 22. Pepper Palooza Parade begins at 9AM October 23 with the festival opening from 10AM to 5PM. Pepper eating contest, Atomic Wing Eating Contest, Lolly Lick-a-thon and great music by Aaron Goodvin. Hundreds of vendors. This festival is entering is 4th decade!! . Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards . . (ADDED: July 22, 2021, Suggested by a visitor)
• Texas Hot Sauce Festival - September 21, 2019 and September 22, 2019
  Houston, Texas
• ZestFest - January
  Irving, Texas

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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?