Salado Music Crawl & Chili Cookoff

🎶🌶️ Salado Music Crawl & Chili Cookoff 🎶🌶️

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📍 On Salado’s Historic Music Mile
📅 Saturday, October 25, 2025

Join us in the heart of Salado for a one-of-a-kind celebration of live music and chili!

The Salado Music Crawl & Chili Cookoff combines two Texas favorites: a day full of live music along Salado’s Historic Music Mile and a CASI-sanctioned chili cookoff where the region’s best cooks compete for top honors.

Bring your friends, bring your appetite, and get ready for a day filled with:

• 🎵 Live performances all afternoon & evening across Salado’s music venues.
• 🌶️ Chili tasting from dozens of cooks.
• 🏆 CASI Chili Cookoff Competition (www.casichili.net).
• 🍻 Local wine & craft beer available at participating venues.
• 🎉 Community, fun, and fall flavors in the Village of Salado!

• 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Chili Cook setup & registration
• 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Public chili tasting (ticket required)
• 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Live music crawl up and down the Music Mile
• 4:00 PM | Chili awards ceremony
• 5:00 PM | After-party music

🎟️ Chili Tasting Wristband – $15

• Includes samples from all competing chili cooks (while supplies last).

👨‍🍳 Chili Cook Registration – $25

• Includes CASI-sanctioned competition entry.
• Must bring own cooking setup, meat, spices, and gear.
• CASI rules apply (see www.casichili.net for details).

🎶 Music Crawl Admission – Free!

• Walk Salado’s Historic Music Mile and enjoy live music at participating venues.
• Food & drink available for purchase.

• Chili must be cooked on site from scratch.
• Cooking starts no earlier than 9 AM.
• Turn-in time is 2 PM sharp.
• Cooks provide 1 quart of chili for judging plus tasting samples for the public.

Full rules: CASI Official Rules

📍 Headquarters: 7 N Main St, Salado, TX 76571
All cook registration, check-in, and tastings will be coordinated from this location.

📍 Event activities stretch along Salado Historic Music Mile (Main Street, Salado, TX).
Parking is available throughout the Village.

👉 Scan the QR code on our poster or visit: facebook.com/SaladoMusicFriendly
👉 Chili cooks register through Eventbrite (limited spots available).
👉 Tasting wristbands can be purchased in advance or at the gate (while supplies last).

This event is proudly brought to you by Salado Music Friendly Community and We Are Music Salado, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting live music and the performing arts in Salado, TX.

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Host or Publisher Empresario Wines