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Ticket Sales Launch For 18th Annual Downtown Wheaton Chili Cookoff
The 18th Annual Downtown Wheaton Chili Cookoff is set for Oct. 3.
WHEATON, IL — Unlimited chili tastings will be available for participants in the 2026 Wheaton Chili Cookoff. The event will take place in downtown Wheaton on Oct. 3 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Here are the local restaurants vying for a heaping bowlful of hearty, spicy glory with special chili recipes they've prepared for the competition.
- Altiro Latin Fusion
- Bien Trucha
- Front Street Kitchen
- Gia Mia
- Grange House
- Hale Street Cantina
- Ivy Restaurant
- Luong Loi Restaurant
- Moveable Feast + Co.
- QCurrys Indian Kitchen
- The Burger Social
Live music will be performed by Kevin Janus and the Wheaton Dad Band.
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General admission tickets are $20 per person and $15 for Friends of Downtown Wheaton and include unlimited chili tastings. A Chili 4-Pack is $60 and gives you four general admission tickets.
Click the link to buy tickets to the Downtown Wheaton Chili Cookoff.
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