Smoky Hill Museum
It is time to showcase your culinary skills and unique chili creations at the 2025 Boiling Pot Chili Cook-Off during the Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair.
You will be provided with a generous starter kit—15 lbs. of beef, plus onions and tomatoes—to kick start your masterpiece. The rest is up to you! Add your secret ingredients to craft a chili that will wow the crowd.
The event takes place on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
Why join the fun? To Be a Community Champion: Promote your organization or business while helping make our city great. Support the Museum: Proceeds benefit year-round free events, exhibits, and presentations. Enjoy the Experience: Have a blast creating, competing, and meeting fellow chili lovers.
And, of course, the prizes!
· People’s Choice Winner: Voted on by the public, announced at 2 pm. Cash + prizes valued at $150.
· Judge’s Choice Winner: Selected by our panel of local judges, announced at 2 pm. Cash + prizes valued at $150.
For more information contact Rosa De La Cruz at (785) 833-2021, [email protected], or Joshua Morris at (785) 833-8024, [email protected].
Public sampling begins at 10:30 am for only $2.50 to sample all the chili. Each ticket purchased will then vote for their favorite chili.
More information along with online or printable entry forms may be found at www.smokyhillmuseum.org under what-to-do/special-events/street-fair/chili-cook-off. To have a copy mailed to you call (785) 309-5776 or email [email protected].
Completed applications and a $30 application fee must be postmarked or hand-delivered by August 29, 2025, to the Smoky Hill Museum at 211 West Iron Avenue. The application fee is non-refundable.