Event Details
The City of Highwood is heating up as Celebrate Highwood gets fired up for Inferno Fest on Wednesday, June 24, from 4:30-9 PM in Everts Park (111 North Ave.). Showcasing a plethora of the hottest and spiciest foods and beverages, Inferno Fest will test the taste buds of the most fearless food enthusiasts.
The fun, fiery Inferno Fest will feature a variety of hot twists on traditional America, Italian and Mexican dishes, spicy sweets and creative cocktails. Fabulous live music by Los Perros Cubanos and an assortment of unique spicy foods will create an entertaining atmosphere while visitors sample the hottest foods on the North Shore.
For adults 18 years an older in for a challenge, the popular Inferno Fest Eating Contest will be back at the stage at 7:30 PM. The rules are simple…whoever can eat the most Pixca “hot taquitos” without calling for a ‘cool down drink”, wins a $200 gift card! Not all who dared enter this competition in the past walked away the same ever again. This is truly a challenge for those with iron stomachs.