Signature Event

Chili Challenge

  • September 27, 2025 11am – 2pm Presented by FM Light & Sons

Get your taste buds ready and your dancing boots on—
It’s time for Steamboat’s favorite showdown: the 19th Annual Chili Challenge, proudly presented by FM Light & Sons!

Join us Saturday, September 27, 2025, on 7th & Yampa Streets for a full-on chili-fueled celebration. Whether you like it meaty, spicy, smoky, or veggie-packed, we’ve got a bowl with your name on it. Sample the finest chili concoctions from local pros, home cooks, and a few chili renegades—then vote for your favorite to crown the 2025 Chili Champ!

Once your belly’s full, stick around for the Hoe Down, featuring toe-tappin’, boot-stompin’ bluegrass that’ll get you moving (even if you’re still digesting).

And yes—the Boy Scouts’ legendary Cow Pie Plop is BACK. It’s as weird and wonderful as it sounds. Buy your plot all summer long at the Farmers Market and cross your fingers (or hooves). Not sure what a Cow Pie Plop is? Don’t worry—we’ll explain it real slow for you city folk. 😉

🌶️ Event starts at 11 AM
🥄 Tasting Kits are $15
🏆 Winners announced at 1:45 PM

All proceeds support the not-so-spicy but super important programs of Main Street Steamboat. Come hungry. Leave happy.