Saturday, October 17, 202612 PM – 6 PMOlde Main Plaza · St. Albans, West Virginia
Chili
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Music
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Crafts
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Main
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$500 First Prize
The St. Albans Fall Y’all Chili Cook-Off brings chili tastings, local food, arts and crafts vendors, and live entertainment to downtown St. Albans for a family-friendly community celebration.
No rules, no limits. Enter your best chili, any style you like, and compete for cash prizes and People’s Choice.
This cook-off is not sanctioned, and that is the point. Any style of chili is welcome, red or white, mild or hot, meat or vegetarian. No required recipe, no qualifying rounds.
Anyone can enter. First responders, businesses, organizations, and individuals all cook on the same street for the same prizes.
Cook on-site or bring it pre-cooked. Bring five gallons for sampling. Sampling cups will be provided.
Gates open at noon and music runs until six on Olde Main Plaza. Four sets, starting with the opening ceremony. Chili tasting details and the full vendor map will be added closer to the event.
Academic recognition for area middle school students.
Fall Y’all welcomes food vendors and arts and crafts vendors. Applications are open and handled through an off-site form.
Cook-off entry and vendor applications are open. Sponsorship details are available now.
Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 12 PM to 6 PM.
At Olde Main Plaza in St. Albans, West Virginia.
Chili, food, arts and crafts vendors, and live music on the main stage from noon until six.
The day opens at 12:00 with Mastery on Olde Main, an academic recognition for area middle school students. Music follows: the Daniel Ferrell Trio at 12:30, Adam Parker & The Bourbon Cowboys at 2:00, and Fleetwoods Heart from 4:00 to 6:00.
The entry fee is $25. Register through the cook-off entry form.
Any style is welcome, red or white, mild or hot, meat or vegetarian. This cook-off is not sanctioned, so there is no required recipe style and no qualifying rounds.
Anyone. First responders, businesses, organizations, and individuals are all welcome. You do not need to be a competition cook.
Cookers should bring five gallons of chili for sampling.
Food, arts and crafts, and community vendors are welcome. Apply through the vendor application form.
Sponsorships help bring the cook-off to Main Street. View the sponsor details.
