Wrightwood’s annual Chili Cook-off and Salsa Competition will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Festivities will take place at the Wrightwood Community Building and parking lot at 1275 Highway 2 off Park Drive.
Organizers are still looking for chili and salsa contestants. Chili contestants must sign up by Oct. 8, while salsa contestants can register online up to the day of the event. Both sign-ups are available at wrightwoodchamber.org.
The day’s activities will also feature a jalapeño eating contest at 1:30 p.m., chili and salsa sampling, live music by Highway 2 Band, merchandise vendors and the chamber’s 50/50 opportunity drawing. Awards for chili, salsa and jalapeño contests will be presented at Vivian Null Park at 2 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite sampling with the purchase of a chili and salsa tasting kit. Kits will be available for purchase beginning at 11 a.m. Chili tasting kits are $10 and include samples from all contestants, available from noon until gone. Salsa kits are $5 and include entry to the tasting room from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
To end the day, awards will be presented at Vivian Null Park at 2 p.m. Chili awards will go to the first-, second- and third-place winners, along with the people’s choice winner and the salsa contest awards. The jalapeño eating contest winner will be announced at 1:30 p.m. There is no charge to enter the jalapeño eating contest. The Chili Cook-off is hosted by the Wrightwood Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Applewood Court, Wrightwood Brew Co. and Speakeasy Productions.
