Bristol PepperFest
Sat, Sep 05
|The Downtown Center
Bringing the heat to downtown Bristol this summer!
Time & Location
Sep 05, 2026, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Downtown Center, 810 State St, Bristol, TN 37620, USA
About the event
Bristol PepperFest, now in its 8th year, is spicing things up on State Street on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2-7 p.m. at The Downtown Center (810 State Street)!
Presented by Believe in Bristol, this family-friendly event will feature culinary demonstrations, hot pepper plant sales, sauces, food trucks and other “spicy” vendors, a beer garden, and live music.
The competition is hot as brave participants battle for prizes and the ultimate bragging rights in the Delta Blues Blazin' Hot Wing Showdown and the Harmony Farms Beat the Heat Pepper Eating Challenge. Not willing to sacrifice your taste buds, but you want to join in the contests? Take part in our Cornhole Tournament - The Hot Pepper Throwdown! Pre-registration for each competition is now open!
CLICK HERE to pre-register to be a contestant in one of Bristol PepperFest's fire contests, or to sign up to volunteer for the event.