Gatlinburg's Chili Cookoff

Sample delicious chili, enjoy live entertainment and celebrate the kickoff of Winterfest at Gatlinburg’s Chili Cookoff. Presented by Bush’s Chili Beans, this event features chili creators cooking up their magic homemade chili onsite, with a wide range of flavors, from more traditional and milder recipes to zesty and spicy. Festival attendees can enjoy live entertainment and chili samples to mark the beginning of this special season. This annual event, hosted by the City of Gatlinburg, will be held downtown on November 7th from 5-8pm. Gatlinburg’s Chili Cookoff celebrates the time-honored tradition of a friendly cooking competition as well as the official lighting of the thousands of twinkling lights that will adorn the city of Gatlinburg all winter long!