Welcome to the 2023
We’re delighted to have you join us at this year’s Cheese & Chilli Festival. From the moment you arrive, you’ll be welcomed with an array of tantalising tastes and flavours.
This is a great opportunity to get together with family and friends, as we have plenty of free activities lined up for everyone. Plus, don’t forget to take advantage of the vouchers in this programme – they come with some amazing discounts.
Be sure to sample the chilli sauces with caution –some of these products here are amongst the hottest in the world! If you’d like to be a judge of our sauces be sure to visit our Taste Tent as we have a selection of the best sauces on site for you to try and score.
If you are feeling really brave, why not enter our chilli eating competition or our Verses Chilli Challenge! – these are always a highlight of the event. You can do this via our Information Point.
Please visit Chilli Olly and Chilli Dave in our Cooking Theatre who will be entertaining you throughout the day with a jam packed programme (see Entertainment Schedule).
The aim of this event is for everyone to have a good time and sample different tastes. So please take
your time, enjoy yourself, and don’t hesitate to ask our staff if you need anything.
So don’t be shy and take this opportunity to get to know new people, try something new, and just enjoy. We want everyone to leave with a smile on their face!
Thank you for coming and we hope you have a wonderful time.
Let's have some fun!
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TRADER DISCOUNT STALLS
look out for in red boxes
Circus Skills | Face Painting | Free Crazy Golf | Henna Tattoos | Planet Axe Fun Fair | Treasure Hunt | Stilt Walker | Walkabout Musicians 10am Gates Open 10.30am Circus Skills Workshop 11am Guest Chef Demo Giant Bubble Show/ Meet the Mascot 11.20am Chilli Olly & Chilli Dave’s Cheeky Chilli Cheese Poppers with Bacon & Ranch 11.40am Spicy Sauce Workshop 12pm Guest Chef Demo Harry & The Hounds Punch & Judy 12.15am Giant Bubble Show 12.30pm Circus Fire Show 1pm Chilli Olly & Chilli Dave’s Double Trouble Chilli Cheeseburger with Guacamole 1.15pm Choir 1.30pm Vs Food Challenge Spicy Ramen Showdown Lady and The dukes Punch & Judy 2.15pm Guest Chef Demo 2.30pm Giant Bubble Show/ Meet the Mascot 2.35pm Chilli Olly & Chilli Dave’s Chilli Cheese Fritters with Sweet and Spicy Sauce 3pm Emerald Falls Circus Skills Workshop 3.10pm Chilli Cocktail Hour with Chilli Olly & Chilli Dave 3.30pm Punch & Judy 4.15pm Chilli Eating Competition 6pm Gates Close
ALL DAY ACTIVITIES:
Cooking Theatre Music Stage Family Zone Saturday timetable
Circus Skills | Face Painting | Free Crazy Golf | Henna Tattoos | Planet Axe Fun Fair | Treasure Hunt | Stilt Walker | Walkabout Musicians 10am Gates Open 10.30am Circus Skills Workshop 11am Guest Chef Demo Giant Bubble Show/ Meet the Mascot 11.20am Chilli Olly & Chilli Dave’s Cheeky Chilli Cheese Poppers with Bacon & Ranch 11.40am Spicy Sauce Workshop 12pm Guest Chef Demo Harry & The Hounds Punch & Judy 12.15am Giant Bubble Show 12.30pm Circus Fire Show 1pm Chilli Olly & Chilli Dave’s Double Trouble Chilli Cheeseburger with Guacamole 1.15pm Choir 1.30pm Vs Food Challenge Spicy Ramen Showdown Lady and The dukes Punch & Judy 2.15pm Guest Chef Demo 2.30pm Giant Bubble Show/ Meet the Mascot 2.35pm Chilli Olly & Chilli Dave’s Chilli Cheese Fritters with Sweet and Spicy Sauce 3pm Emerald Falls Circus Skills Workshop 3.10pm Chilli Cocktail Hour with Chilli Olly & Chilli Dave 3.30pm Punch & Judy 4.15pm Chilli Eating Competition 5pm Gates Close
ALL DAY ACTIVITIES:
Cooking Theatre Music Stage Family Zone Sunday timetable
Chilli eating competition
Are you up for the challenge?
The chilli eating competition takes place at the end of each day and is not for the faint hearted. Contestants battle it to see who can take the heat of some of the world's spiciest chillies. Starting with chillies at the lower end of the scoville scale the rounds rapidly jump up in heat as they progress to find out the ultimate chilli eating champion. If you are interested in taking part in the challenge, entries are now being taken. Spaces are limited so make sure you get your name down early.
if you simply want to sit and watCh this hilarious event, grab and drink and enjoy!
taste tent
Chilli Sauce Competition
Traders will compete for the coveted Cheese & Chilli Festival Sauce Awards. Entries for mild, medium and hot sauces will be available for those attending the event to judge. Everyone is able to select their preferred sauce and the winning sauces will be awarded the prizes at the closing ceremony on Sunday.
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2023 Cheese & Chilli Festival | 13 Find these traders in the festival grounds and claim your discounts on products. We hope you enjoy all these great disCounts on oFfer trader Discounts IRYDIUM UK 15% off The Custom Spirit Co. 10% off when two products are purchased together Butternut Box 25% off your first two boxes Wiltshire Chilli Farm £1 off all purchases over £15 Tear out each voucher to claim your discount! Hogmoor Distillery We do gin or rum schools at £105 per person purchase a voucher at the show for £90 Cakes By Maze 10% off your purchase. Mad Mikes Chilli Jam & Field of Cheese 10% discount Merlin, Mabel & Me 10% off
Botanical Bubbles LTD
BRC Proms Ltd
Macmillan Cancer
Support
Bubble Tea
Butternut Box
Cakes By Maze
Carrington Foods
Cats Protection
Charity Link / Guide
Dogs
Chef Bernie
Chichester Boys Club
Chilli Olly
Chock Shop
Clare Sheridan-Wallis
Jewellery
Coastal Chilli Company
Costco (Southampton)
Coyne Catering 2
Dimples Diner Catering
Dine In Sauces
Dorking Brewery
Dorset Artisan Cheese
Dorset Chilli
English Spirit Distillery
Fair Dinkum Fare
Farm Girl Sausages
Flourish Cakes and Treats Ltd
Glastonbury Cheese
Godminster Cheese
Great British Cheese
Haselbury Spirit Ltd
Hearts and Chillieso
Henry & Jenkins
Hettie Hen
Hogmoor Distillery
Hormony Drinks
Ichhita Chaubal
IRYDIUM UK
Karimix UK Ltd
Kentish Town Jams
Kimchi With Everything
Knotonmynelly
Laura Mackinnon
Loxwood Meadworks
Farmers RSPB
Salter’s Must Chup
Sauces & Mayo’s
Samurai Collection
Shanty Spirit
Silent Pool Distillers
Simon Chainey
Smithy Bar
Steven Hill
Stony Groves
Sweet Things
Taste Of Spain
Thainese Street Food Ltd
Thomas Cookie Co Ltd
Three Cuts Burger & Tap
Toots Pizza
Touch For Health
Kinesiology
Traffic Light Sauces (mabs sauces)
Trenchmore LLP/Silly
Moo Cider
Vins and Needles
Wats Cluckin
Weymouth 51
Wiltshire Chilli Farm
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