The Ultimate Tailgate Chili Cookoff
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🌶️🏈 Get ready for the Ultimate Tailgate Chili Cookoff!
One of Dixon’s favorite Sunday Fundays is back on Sunday, Oct.11! Local cooks, bars and traveling teams will fire up their best recipes and battle for chili bragging rights in downtown Dixon
Come hungry and spend the afternoon sampling chili, enjoying drink specials and tailgating with friends before the Packers vs. Bears game at 3:25 p.m.!
📅 Sunday, Oct. 11
⏰ 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
📍 Beanblossom Parking Lot – Downtown Dixon
🎟️ $5 admission while chili supplies last
🌶️ Think your chili can take the heat? Enter the cookoff!
Competitors have a shot at $200 for Judges’ Choice, $200 for People’s Choice and $100 for Best Showmanship. Entry is just $10.
And there’s more in the works – details on a bags tournament are coming soon! 👀
Whether you’re cooking, tasting or just looking for a fun fall afternoon downtown, make plans to join Discover Dixon for the Ultimate Tailgate!
Register under "Ultimate Tailgate" at the Discover Dixon website!
Presented by
Ken Nelson Auto Group
CGH Medical Center
Mad Water Saloon
Hicks Insurance Agency & Associates, Inc.
Palmyra Pub and Eatery
2026 Event Season Pinnacle Sponsors
Raynor Garage Doors
Sauk Valley Bank
One of Dixon’s favorite Sunday Fundays is back on Sunday, Oct.11! Local cooks, bars and traveling teams will fire up their best recipes and battle for chili bragging rights in downtown Dixon
Come hungry and spend the afternoon sampling chili, enjoying drink specials and tailgating with friends before the Packers vs. Bears game at 3:25 p.m.!
📅 Sunday, Oct. 11
⏰ 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
📍 Beanblossom Parking Lot – Downtown Dixon
🎟️ $5 admission while chili supplies last
🌶️ Think your chili can take the heat? Enter the cookoff!
Competitors have a shot at $200 for Judges’ Choice, $200 for People’s Choice and $100 for Best Showmanship. Entry is just $10.
And there’s more in the works – details on a bags tournament are coming soon! 👀
Whether you’re cooking, tasting or just looking for a fun fall afternoon downtown, make plans to join Discover Dixon for the Ultimate Tailgate!
Register under "Ultimate Tailgate" at the Discover Dixon website!
Presented by
Ken Nelson Auto Group
CGH Medical Center
Mad Water Saloon
Hicks Insurance Agency & Associates, Inc.
Palmyra Pub and Eatery
2026 Event Season Pinnacle Sponsors
Raynor Garage Doors
Sauk Valley Bank
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Bean Blossom Parking Lot, Dixon, Illinois, United States
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