The Cook's UMC Chili Bowl!
Schedule
Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
7919 Lebanon Rd, Mount Juliet, TN, United States, Tennessee 37122 | Lebanon, TN
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A fun day with a chili cookoff and free dinner, pumpkin decorating, a make your own scarecrow workshop, and a cornhole tournament! Here's all the info!
CHILI COOK-OFF
● Competition Chilis must be registered no later than 10/9/2025; registration fee is $25
(non-refundable).
● Chili must be ready to serve at 4 p.m. on 10/11/2025; we suggest 2 gallons.
● Cook’s will provide a 4’ table, electricity for crockpot, 2-ounce tasting cups with spoons,
napkins, a voting vessel (for fan favorite award) and an ingredients list display frame.
● Competitors must have an 81/2 x 11 list of all ingredients for display on table to aid those
who may present with food allergies and provide proper serving vessels/utensils for any add-ons that you make available at your table.
● The space will open at 3 p.m. for decorating and set-up.
● Judging by a panel of ‘outside’ judges will begin at 5:15 p.m. with winners announced at 6:30 p.m.
● Prizes will be awarded for fan favorite, most traditional, spiciest, and most original.
● Only tasting amounts will be served until judging is completed; no chili may be sold to patrons from competition tables/vessels.
SCARECROW WORKSHOP
● Registration closes on Friday, October 9; please choose between the 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. workshop times.
● Registration fee is $5 per family and non-refundable. One scarecrow per family no matter the number of participants.
● Individual/family is expected to bring clothes for the scarecrow (shirt and pants or overalls).
● All material other than clothes will be provided by Cook’s UMC.
● Children under 12 y.o. must be accompanied by an adult (18+)
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT
● Registration before October 8 is $25 per two-person team, non refundable. Registration
after October 8 is $35 per two-person team, non-refundable.
● We will use random seeding to start and will use a double elimination format.
● You may register for Champion Level (27’ foul line to foul line) OR Junior Level (21’ foul line to foul line)
● Players 12 and under and/or special needs players must be accompanied by an adult (18+) per team even if that adult is not playing
● Rules and other guidelines will be sent by email to registered participants prior to the day of tournament
PUMPKIN DECORATING
● There is no registration fee for pumpkin decorating.
● 1 pumpkin per person
● Painters 12 y.o. and younger must be accompanied by an adult (18+).
● Please let us know how many in your group intend to participate in pumpkin painting.
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Where is it happening?
7919 Lebanon Rd, Mount Juliet, TN, United States, Tennessee 37122, 7919 Lebanon Rd, Mt Juliet, TN 37122-7217, United States, LebanonEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
