Program
The festival opens at 10.00 am and closes at 5.00pm both days. Overall the program for all stages is the same both days.
On Saturday night we have our Hot Summer Night concert. This year we have Normie Rowe - one of Australia's greatest artists with a long history of entetaining in music, TV and stage. Tickets can be bought for the Festival and the Concert - seprately or together. For Concert tickets the gates open at 4.30 - With vendors staying open until 5.30. There will be food and drink vendors open until 7.30 serving some great value, yummy food. Our Festival musos will play until 5.30 then Normie will set up and start at 7pm.
The competitions throughout the festival are open to anyone over 18. Contestants must register at the drinks stand prior to the start of each competition.
Captain Chilli has three heats (two on Saturday and one on Sunday) and the final is on Sunday afternoon. Final three in each heat will go through to the final - free entry for the Sunday for Saturday winners.
Shot n Holler requires contestants to skull a shot of tequila with a shot of super hot sauce and then 'Holler'. Audience will vote by applause for the best holler.
2019 Program
Festival opens at 10.00am each day
Saturday Night ONLY is the Normie Rowe Concert
| Stage 1: SPEAKERS | MC: James Stephenson | |
| Start | Speakers | Topic |
| 11:00 | Nati Anton | Flamenco Dance |
| 12.00 | Glenn Harrison | Art of chilli beer making |
| 13.00 | Rus Kellet | New products from stall holders |
| 14.30 | Matt Hunt | Smoking your own food at home |
| 15.30 | Nati Anton | Flamenco dance workshop |
| Stage 2: COMPETITIONS | MC: Russ Kellet | |
| Start | Competition | Who/what |
| 11:00 | Stinger Wing Challenge | Diemens Hot Sauce/wing eating race |
| 11:30 | Captain Chill heat one | Renaissance Herbs/Hot chilli eating |
| 12:00 | Shot n Holler | Romantic Nursery/Chilli+Tequila shots |
| 12:30 | Flamin Hot Snags | FlaminHotChilli/Snag eating comp. |
| 13:00 | Wrestling Exhibition | Lucha Fantastica/Mexican Wrestlers |
| 14:00 | Stinger Wing Challenge | Diemens Hot Sauce/wing eating race |
| 14:30 | Shot n Holler | Romantic Nursery/Chilli+Tequila shots |
| 15:30 | Captain Chill heat two | Renaissance Herbs/Hot chilli eating |
| Stage 3: COOKING | MC: Dani Venn | |
| Start | Chef | Topic |
| 10:30 | Fano Konstandara | BBQ Meat Essential sides |
| 11:30 | Dani Venn | Wholefood cooking |
| 12:30 | Fiona Inglis | Cooking for Kids |
| 13:30 | Juanita Masterson | Mexican cooking |
| 14.30 | Tran Truong | Vietnamese cooking |
| 15:30 | Richard | Jamiacan street food |
| Stage 4: ENTERTAINMENT | MC: | |
| Start | Entertainer | Style |
| 11:00 | Peruvian Folkloric | Traditional Peruvian folk dance |
| 11:30 | Garry and John | Contemporary music |
| 12:15 | Inka Marka | Andean flute folk music |
| 13:00 | Peruvian Folkloric | Traditional Peruvian folk dance |
| 13:30 | Garry and John | Contemporary music |
| 14:30 | Peruvian Folkloric | Traditional Peruvian folk dance |
| 15:00 | Inka Marka | Andrean flute folk music |
| 16:00 | Garry and John | Contemporary music |
| 19:00 | Normie Rowe | Classic Aussie rock |