08/11/2026
🌶️🔥 4 DAYS TO GO! 🔥🌶️
Think you can handle the heat? 👀
Redding’s First Hot Pepper Eating Contest is THIS SATURDAY at the Redding Farmers Market!
🌶️ Saturday, August 15
📍 Behind Redding City Hall
🔥 Heats at 9 AM • 10 AM • 11 AM
Registration is officially CLOSED — but don’t count yourself out just yet! 👀🌶️ We may have a few same-day registration opportunities if last-minute spots open up.
The peppers get HOTTER with every round… and yes, we’re going all the way up to GHOST PEPPER! And if our contestants can still handle the heat… we may even have to pull out the CAROLINA REAPER. 😳🔥🌶️ 👻🌶️
Come cheer on the brave contestants and see who can handle the heat! 🔥🌶️
A big shout out to , , and for helping us bring Redding’s first hot pepper, eating contest of life!
ShastaCounty