Austria's 1st Hot Pepper Festival & Eating Contest

Name: Austria's 1st Hot Pepper Festival & Eating Contest
Start: 2026-09-19T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-19T16:00:00+02:00
Location: City Farm Augarten

Schedule

Sat Sep 19 2026 at 11:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

City Farm Augarten | Wien, WI

Bonnets, Scorpions, and Reapers. The hottest peppers in the world will be eaten, sauced, and shown off in a variety of ways in Vienna!
About this Event

Vienna Welcomes Its 1st Annual Hot Pepper Festival & Eating Contest

Join us in person for a fiery day full of fun, flavor, and fierce competition! Taste or, even better, watch OTHERS taste the spiciest peppers from around the globe in pepper, sauce, ice cream (yes, ice cream), and granulated form.

After taking in various food stalls, cooking demonstrations, and craft beer, the festival will culminate in Austria's ONLY Ranked Hot Pepper Eating Contest, with the winner taking home 250€ and an invitation to the 2027 European Chili Eating Championship as Austria's titleholder!!!

Tickets are FREE! We look forward to welcoming you to a one-of-a-kind spectacle on September 19th!

Agenda

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Pepper Cooking Demonstration

Info: Open demonstration in our kitchen, using Peppers from our garden!

🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Hot Pepper Eating Contest

Info: Eating Contest to see who will win 250 euro, and represent Austria in the 2027 European Hot Pepper Championship!!! Hot peppers in the competition will be picked FRESH from 50 meters away in our Market Garden!