Welcome to the Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo

Chili Cook Off For Charity!

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16th Road To The Americas Belt Match Hot Pepper Eating Contest Hosted by The League of Fire

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The Original Chili Pepper Eating Champion rankings site! As seen on HULU and DISNEY+

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1st Annual Taco Take Down Taco Eating Contest Hosted by Los Tres Caminos and Taco Tequila's Mexican Grill & Cantina

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Jeep Show! and Hooligans R.C. Bike Show !!

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League of Fire Sanctioned Amateur Pepper Eating Contest! Brought to you by Dry Fork Micro Farm and Otter Creek Produce Company!

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Chili Cook Off For Charity! - 16th Road To The Americas Belt Match Hot Pepper Eating Contest Hosted by The League of Fire - The Original Chili Pepper Eating Champion rankings site! As seen on HULU and DISNEY+ - 1st Annual Taco Take Down Taco Eating Contest Hosted by Los Tres Caminos and Taco Tequila's Mexican Grill & Cantina - Jeep Show! and Hooligans R.C. Bike Show !! - League of Fire Sanctioned Amateur Pepper Eating Contest! Brought to you by Dry Fork Micro Farm and Otter Creek Produce Company! -

Wabash Valley Pepper Fest
& Hot Sauce Expo
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The Meadow’s Shopping Center Complex - 2800 Poplar St, Terre Haute, IN 47803

Sunday September 28th 2025

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A flaming border with the text 'Click here for event schedule' in the center.
Text that says 'CLICK HERE FOR SPONSOR INFORMATION' inside a flaming rectangular border.
Promotional poster or digital graphic with flames above the text "League of Fire" and the tagline "Chilli Eating Champions." It invites viewers to click a link to meet competitors, with text in bold yellow and orange on a black background.
Event poster featuring medals and mascot, announcing the Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo on September 28, 2025, at The Meadows Shopping Center in Terre Haute, Indiana.
A woman with long black hair and blue eyes, wearing a patterned top, promoting a meet the host event for a belt match in the UK.
A red chili pepper with green stem next to yellow and orange text that reads 'Click here to sign up for the League of Fire belt match'
Logo for Dairy Fork Fairland and Indiana Micro Farm featuring a farm scene with a rooster, two red peppers, grain, bees, a pond, trees, and a fork, with the text 'Dairy Fork', 'Fairland and Indiana', and 'Micro Farm' around the image.

Shout Out to our Sponsor Dry Fork Micro Farm for Supplying
the Hot Peppers for the League of Fire Belt Match!

Big News! WORLD CHAMPION Stephen Fiery Redd Curgan will be attending The Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo as an Honored Special Guest!

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Big News! WORLD CHAMPION Stephen Fiery Redd Curgan will be attending The Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo as an Honored Special Guest! -

A stylized cartoon of a red and black dog wearing sunglasses, with the words "Fiery Redd" in jagged orange letters and a button saying "Click Here to Meet Stephen ‘Fiery Redd’ Curgan!"
Man wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, holding a championship belt over his shoulder, standing against a black background.
A chili pepper with text overlay advertising a sign-up for the League of Fire, referencing a world record for hot peppers.

Wabash Valley Pepper Fest to Host FIRST-EVER League of Fire World Record Attempt - Most 7 Pot Primos Eaten in One Minute.

A green chili pepper with text overlay promoting signing up for the League of Fire, an amateur hot chili eating contest, with flames graphic.
Logo for Troy Primo's Wrecking Crew featuring a cartoon devil with sharp horns and a sinister smile, surrounded by flames, with text indicating a Louisiana-based team.
Event poster emphasizing bold flavors, spicy contests, and hot sauce experiences at the Wabash Valley Pepper Fest.
Black background with large white text reading 'Milk Provided By' and the Prairie Farms logo, which includes a yellow ribbon with black text 'Farmer Owned' and red text 'Prairie Farms' with a white outline.

Shout Out to our Sponsor Troy Primo’s Wrecking Crew for Supplying
the Hot Peppers for the 7-Pot Primo World Record

Poster for Buffalo Wild Wings Chicken Wing Eating Contest at Wabash Valley Pepper Fest, featuring spicy wings with knockout sauce made from hot peppers, flames, a QR code for registration, and event details.

Exciting Events anyone can sign up for!

Click Here to Sign up For: The First Annual Buffalo Wild Wings Champion of Fire!

Flaming taco with toppings, chili peppers, and promotional text for a taco eating contest at a Mexican restaurant

Click Here to Sign Up for: The First Annual Taco Takedown Taco Eating Contest Hosted By Los Tres Caminos and Taco Tequila’s

An advertisement poster for the Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo featuring an amateur pepper eating contest. The event is scheduled for September 28th at Meadows Shopping Center, Terre Haute, Indiana, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The poster includes a fiery chili pepper with flames, logos of sponsors, and a QR code for online registration.

Click her to sign up For the Amateur Pepper Eating Contest

Poster for the Wabash Valley Pepper Fest and Hot Sauce Expo, featuring a hot sauce bottle with fire and flames in the background. Event details include date, time, location, registration deadline, entry fee, categories for hot sauce contests, and a QR code for online registration.

Click Here to Sign up for the Amateur Hot Sauces Contest!

Event poster for the Wash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo featuring Chilli Cook-Off for charity, with details of location at Meadows Shopping Center, Terre Haute, Indiana, on September 28th from 10 am to 6 pm, with a cook-off from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm. The event's goal is $10,000, with donation QR codes and online registration, benefiting the Council on Domestic Abuse (C.O.D.A.).

Click Here to Sign up for the Chili Cook Off For CODA!

A gold coin with the text 'Coin for Coda' engraved on it.

Click the Coin To Donate Today!

We’re asking for your support in helping us reach our $10,000 fundraising goal for CODA — the Council On Domestic Abuse Inc.

Every dollar raised goes directly toward providing critical support, shelter, and advocacy for survivors of domestic violence in our community.

Together, we can make a lasting impact. Please consider donating today and joining us in standing up for safety, dignity, and hope.

You can submit a donation by clicking the CODA Coin — and when you do, you’ll see our live countdown showing how close we are to reaching our goal!

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Hooligans R.C. Bike Show Contest!

Register On-Site or In Advance:

Richard Regynski – 812‑241‑3509
richard.regynski@yahoo.com

CALLING ALL JEEP LOVERS!
Get ready to show off your rigs and join the fun at the Jeep Show during the Wabash Valley Pepper Festival & Hot Sauce Expo!
A woman singing and playing an acoustic guitar on stage, wearing sunglasses, a black cowboy hat, and a black t-shirt with the name John Caz. Behind her is a large screen displaying a logo with a microphone, two guitars, and the text "Logan Rush."

Live Music

Retro-style graphic with a vinyl record, sound waves, and bold text that reads "Music by Group Therapy."

Featured Sauces

A cartoon-style image of a man with a beard and short hair, winking and smiling, with his face emerging from a cluster of red chili peppers. The text "Linneweber's Sauce Company" is displayed at the bottom of the image.
A digitally edited image of a hot pepper with a cat's head, set against a background of flames. The pepper's stem is a green chili, and the cat's face has a serious expression. The text at the top reads "HEAT'S NOT SAFE GO" in fiery letters.
Karma Sauce logo with a stylized red circle and two cats, with the words "Karma Sauce" in curved text around the circle.
A sign with a red chili pepper and a red berry, with the text "Sizzlin Seeds" written across a dark brown background.
Black and white logo for 'Origin Trade Goods' featuring a stylized compass rose symbol.
Logo featuring a red devil face with horns, sunglasses, and a wide grin, surrounded by the text 'DON DON DIABLO' and the slogan 'Some Like It HOTTER'. Two versions are shown: one in black and white, and one in color, with emphasis on the red devil face.
Logo for Sambal Lah! featuring a red chili pepper, text indicating it's born in Malaysia and made in the USA.
Bottle of hot sauce with a label that reads 'Click here to sign up for the amateur hot sauce competition!'
A bottle of hot sauce with a label reading "CLICK HERE FOR FEATURED SAUCES!"

Pepper and Vegetable Vendors

Circular logo for Dry Fork Fairland Indiana Micro-Farm, featuring a rooster, chili peppers, a pond with a fish, honey bees, a fork, eggs, and a farm landscape with trees, a barn, and the sun.
Logo of Otter Creek Produce Company featuring a smiling red chili pepper with a green hat and the company name in bold white text on a black background.
Old military boots with bright flowers growing out of them, set against a desert landscape background with the text 'Welcome to Battle Buddies'.
A green sign with a white outline illustration of a bunny wearing a straw hat, holding a carrot, and the text 'Bunny's Backyard Garden' alongside a QR code and the message 'Follow us on Facebook'.

Title Sponsors

Logo of the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau with the initials 'TH' and 'CVB' in stylized text.
Sign for Los Tres Caminos Mexican Restaurant with a horse head logo at the top. Text offers ticket purchase details and a chance to win a $30 gift card.

Inferno Sponsors

Logo of Baesler's Market featuring a green tomato outline and red text on a black background.

Fireball Sponsors

Sycamore ACE Hardware logo with a blue maple leaf above the word 'Sycamore'
Logo for Spaghetti & Sub House with red background and white text.

Heatwave Sponsors

Roehm Heating & Cooling logo in red with a house shape, a large letter R in the center, and contact number 812-232-4127 at the bottom.
Business card for Beth D'Amico, owner of Rohem Refrigeration Heating and Cooling, located at 117 N. 12th St., Terre Haute, IN 47807, with phone number 812-232-4127. The card mentions a promotional treatment called Red Carpet, including red carpet, red shirts, and red shoe covers, offered by the Rohem Team.
A smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a red polo shirt with a logo that says Roehm Heating and Cooling, standing in front of a red and white Roehm sign.
Logo for J. Gambo's featuring a red bowl with a spoon, and the name in bold red letters.

Scoville Supporters

Logo for Bolen Trucking LLC with contact number 317.991.2075 in black and white.
Cartoon blue car with an open hood, displaying engine, with eyes, tongue, and animated facial features. Above the car, the text reads 'Adams Garage LLC', with clouds in the background.

Food Vendors

A metal badge featuring the words "Döberlander" and "Terre Haute" encircling a detailed flower with mountain scenery in the background.
Floral background with the phrase 'SIP HAPPENS Y'ALL' in the center, surrounded by images of iced coffee drinks with whipped cream and soda cans.
A cup of Mardi Gras themed Cajun ice with rainbow-colored shaved ice, dripping purple, green, and gold syrup, decorated with Mardi Gras beads in green, purple, and gold, and a Louisiana fleur-de-lis symbol on the cup, with Mardi Gras-themed text.
Sign for Los Tres Caminos Mexican Restaurant with a red horse head logo at the top, on a wood background.
Colorful cartoon-style logo with the words "Duper Girls" in green and red, featuring a smiling green cartoon character with sunglasses and a goatee.
A logo for 'Steve's Cookie Box' featuring a cartoon cookie with chocolate chips and a brown box background, alongside a stack of chocolate chip cookies with some cookie crumbs on a brown surface.
A logo for 'The House Brisket' featuring a fierce-looking bison with fire on its horns and the text in fiery orange above its head.
Logo for Taco Tequila's Mexican Grill & Cantina featuring a lime wedge and stylized text.
A wooden sign with red text that says 'Trailer Trash' and pink text that says 'Cuisine' hanging in the background.
Pepsi logo with red, white, and blue design and bold black text spelling 'PEPSI'.

“Shoutout to our amazing sponsors! Your support fuels the fire at the Wabash Valley Pepper Fest 🔥🌶️ Thank you!”

Event poster for Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo, featuring activities such as hot sauce tasting, pepper eating belt match, food and drink vendors, chili cook-off for charity, beer garden, live music and entertainment, and a taco eating contest hosted by Los Tres Caminos and Taco Tequila's Mexican Grill & Cantina.
Circular emblem with a bald eagle clutching boxing gloves, announcing 'Tierra Haute Brewing' and 'Brewuing Company,' mentioning the law since 1837.
Logo of the Terre Haute Convention & Visitors Bureau with the letters 'TH CVB' in large teal and brown text.
Sign for Los Tres Caminos Mexican Restaurant with a red horse head logo at the top, styled to look like wood.
Sycamore ACE Hardware logo with black, red, and blue lettering and a blue maple leaf icon.
Baesler's Market logo with green apple outline and red and white text
Logo for Taco Tequila's Mexican Grill & Cantina with a lime wedge graphic.
Logo of Otter Creek Produce Company with a cartoon red chili pepper wearing a green hat giving a thumbs up.
Cartoon blue car with eyes, smiling mouth, and tongue sticking out, with clouds and the text 'Adams Garage LLC'
Roehm logo with services including refrigeration, heating, and air conditioning, and a phone number (812) 232-4127 with a call to action to call today.
Circular logo for Jason Gonzalez Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu featuring a black and white bull's head over stylized red and black initials 'JG', with red and black text around the circle saying 'Jason Gonzalez', 'Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu', and 'Jiu-Jitsu'.
Sign for Sizzlin Seeds featuring a large red chili pepper and a red chili therefore providing a colorful, spicy theme.
Neon sign with the words 'Hungry Girl' in green and red, featuring a cartoon character of a green, rectangular, smiling, goatee-wearing face with sunglasses and a spatula.
Stack of chocolate chip cookies next to a cookie box labeled 'Steve's Cookie Box' with a cookie illustration, with scattered cookie crumbs nearby.
A sign for a restaurant called 'Trailer Trash Cuisine' with wooden background and red dripping text, and pink cursive writing.
Gold logo for affordable automotive services featuring a vintage car, a wrench, a gear, and crescent moons on a black background.
Black background with white script text reading 'Bolen Trucking LLC' and the phone number 317.991.2075.
Red and white sign with the text 'J. CUMBO'S' and a red bowl logo on a dark background.
A colorful Mardi Gras-themed ice cream in a cup with a fleur-de-lis symbol, surrounded by purple and yellow beads. The ice cream is drizzled with rainbow-colored syrup, and the text reads 'MJS Cajun Ice'.
A cartoon-style portrait of a man with a beard and short hair, winking, with a large cluster of red chili peppers surrounding his neck, and the text "Linneweber's Sauce Company" at the bottom.
Pepsi logo with black text, red, white, and blue color scheme, and a circular shape.
A logo for 'The House Brisket' featuring a fierce bison with flaming horns and glowing eyes, with fiery text in the background.
Logo for Jacob Gonzalez's Balloon Animals & Cotton Candy featuring a colorful balloon dog and pink cotton candy
Logo for Dry Fork Micro-Farm featuring a rooster, chili peppers, honeycomb, a bee, and agricultural scenery with sun and trees.
Logo of Spaghetti & Sub House, a restaurant established in 1985.
A cartoon image of a hot chili pepper with a cat's face, surrounded by flames, with the text 'HEATY HOT SAUCE' at the top.
Sign advertising fast food featuring the words 'Fast Foodies' in large, bold letters and a phone number '(812) 243-5742' at the top right corner.
Black background with white distressed text displaying "DH" and below it, "DEDICATED HEALTH".
Instagram QR code with the handle @spicyhotgoodness and the text SPICYHOTGOODNESS below.
3D illustration of Facebook and Messenger icons against a blue background with floating spheres.
Close-up of a 3D YouTube play button icon illuminated on a dark background.
A 3D digital rendering of the TikTok logo, which is a musical note with a blue, pink, and white color scheme, set against a dark background.