Chilly Cook-Off

Name: Chilly Cook-Off
Start: 2026-01-23T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-23T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Switchyard Park - City of Bloomington, IN

Schedule

Fri Jan 23 2026 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Switchyard Park - City of Bloomington, IN | Bloomington, IN

Join the Hub as we kick off FreezeFest in Switchyard Park. Find us in the pavilion, where we'll fight off the chilly winter weather with a chili cook-off featuring chefs from throughout our local community. You'll enjoy samples of each soup, vote for whom you think should earn the People's Choice Award, and see our panel of judges deliberate and determine who has the best overall, best vegetarian, and most creative chilis.
Three are several ways to be involved:
🌶️ Sign up to be a chili chef
🌶️ Attend the event and try over 20 chilis
🌶️ Volunteer to pull off the event (all volunteers are invited to attend the event *free* outside of their volunteer shift)
🌶️ Have your business serve as an event sponsor
See event details at mhcfoodpantry.org/chilly-cookoff
Funds raised support the Hub's pantry and educational programming.
This event is made possible by our incredible sponsors: the City of Bloomington Parks & Recreation, the Chocolate Moose, Darn Good Soup, Freezefest, Oliver Winery, Simplified Eldercare, Two Sticks Bakery, and Upland Brewery.