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🌶️ Terre Haute’s Hottest Festival! 🌶️

WABASH VALLEY
PEPPER FEST

& HOT SAUCE EXPO
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2026
10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM
The Meadows Shopping Center Complex
2800 Poplar St, Terre Haute, IN 47803
Come for the Burn • Stay for the Fun
Wabash Valley Pepper Fest GET TICKETS Come for the burn. Stay for the fun. ADMIT

Cajun 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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2nd Annual Taco Take Down Taco Eating Contest!

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Jeep 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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Champions of Fire Hot Wing Eating Contest

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Bloody Mary Hot Shots Contest!

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Cajun 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+ - 2nd Annual Taco Take Down Taco Eating Contest! - Jeep Show! - League of Fire Sanctioned Amateur Pepper Eating Contest! Brought to you by Dry Fork Micro Farm and Otter Creek Produce Company! - Champions of Fire Hot Wing Eating Contest - Bloody Mary Hot Shots Contest! -

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Hilton Garden Inn logo featuring a white stylized flower on a red background with blue and red text.
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Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo

CODA Fundraiser

Feel the burn — fund the cause
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2026 SPONSORS 🔥🌶️
FUELING THE FIRE — MEET OUR

2026 Expo Sponsors

These are the legends bringing the HEAT to the 2026 Wabash Valley Pepper Fest & Hot Sauce Expo!
From the first ember to the final scorching bite, our sponsors are the fuel behind every drop of sauce, every fiery challenge, and every unforgettable moment. Show them some love — because when they turn up the spice, the whole Wabash Valley feels the burn!

COMMUNITY • FIRE • SPICE • PASSION • HEAT
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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.
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.
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.
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