Tauranga is about to turn up the heat!

Join us on Wharf Street for a free day celebrating all things hot and spicy for this year's Hot Sauce Festival.

Expect live music, spicy food offerings across restaurants on Wharf Street, hot sauce vendors selling wares from across the country, and of course the chilli eating competition at 4pm!

Think you can handle the heat? Sign up to compete against other spiceheads in our chili eating contest, part of the national Chilli Eating Champs hosted by Fire Dragon Chillies. You'll be in to win prizes and a spot in the national chilli champ finals! Sign-up form can be found on our Facebook event page.