2022 GREATER TAYLORVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHILLIFEST DATES:  October 1 and 2, 2022

DAILY SCHEDULE

Subject to change.

Schedule below is as of September 30, 2022, 2:08pm

Saturday, October 1st, 2022

SOUTH STAGE ACTIVITIES sponsored by HEARTLAND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC. 

9:00 AM Welcome & Opening Ceremonies with Mayor Barry, THS Choir, and Cub Scout Troops South Stage

9:00 AM to 6:00PM "Vendor Booths Open 

Visit over 90 unique vendors as well as a variety of food & beverage vendors" Courthouse Lawn & Around the Square

9:30- 10:30 AM Evolve Jiu Jitsu Demonstration South Stage

10:00 AM HOT & COLD Chilli available at Chilli Tent OR Drive-Thru Southeast Corner of the Square

9th Annual Bags Tournament Capital City Cornhole REGISTRATION East Corner of Square

10:00AM - 5:00PM FREE KidZone Activities KidZone West Side of Square

Story & Craft Time - Taylorville Public Library KidZone West Side of Square

Community Action Tent  - Taylorville PD KidZone West Side of Square

Historical Society Presentations KidZone West Side of Square

Free Cotton Candy from the County Clerk KidZone West Side of Square

10:00AM - 11:00AM Witthrow Jiu Jitsu Demonstration KidZone West Side of Square

10:30 AM Chillinois Regional Cook Off Begins North Side of Square

People's Choice $5.00 Samples & Vote while supplies last - SALSA North Side of Square

11:00 AM Bags FLY for 9th Annual Bags Tournament East Corner of Square

K9 Demonstration in Community Action Tent KidZone West Side of Square

11:00AM to 3:00PM Chilli Pepper Pageants Begin South Stage

11:30AM - 12:00PM Kids Pound & Yoga KidZone West Side of Square

12:00 PM People's Choice $5.00 Samples & Vote while supplies last - HOMESTYLE North Side of Square

12:00 - 5:00PM The Wondering Wagon Arts & Crafts KidZone West Side of Square

12:30 PM Beekeeping Demonstration KidZone West Side of Square

1:00- 3:00PM Amazing Dudley Magic Show & Baloon Animals KidZone West Side of Square

1:30 PM People's Choice $5.00 Samples & Vote while supplies last - VERDE North Side of Square

2:00-3:00 PM Kids Pound & Yoga KidZone West Side of Square

3:00 PM People's Choice $5.00 Samples & Vote while supplies last - RED CHILI North Side of Square

3:00 - 4:00 PM Kids WERQ KidZone West Side of Square

3:30 - 5:30 PM The Tangents Perform South Stage 

5:00 PM KidZone Closes KidZone West Side of Square

5:30ish Chilli & Salsa Awards Presentation South Stage

NORTH STAGE ACTIVITIES sponsored by FIDIUM FIBER

10:00AM - 12:00PM Gracia Harrison North Stage

1:00 - 3:00 PM Marcus Dulakis & Steven Harris North Stage

Sunday, October 2nd, 2022

SOUTH STAGE ACTIVITIES sponsored by HEARTLAND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC. 

9:30 AM Central States Regional Cook Off Begins North Side of Square

10:00 AM HOT & COLD Chilli available at Chilli Tent OR Drive-Thru Southeast Corner of the Square

10:00AM to 5:00PM "Vendor and Food Booths Open 

Visit over 90 unique vendors as well as a variety of food & beverage vendors" Courthouse Lawn & Around the Square

FREE KidZone Activities Open KidZone West Side of Square

Story & Crafts - Taylorville Public Library KidZone West Side of Square

Community Action Tent - Taylorville PD KidZone West Side of Square

Historical Society Presentations KidZone West Side of Square

Free Cotton Candy from the County Clerk KidZone West Side of Square

10:00 AM - Noon Broadway Comes to Taylorville South Stage

4H Demonstration KidZone West Side of Square

10:00 AM 9th Annual Bags Tournament REGISTRATION East Corner of Square

11:00 AM Bags FLY 9th Annual Bags Tournament East Corner of Square

K9 Demonstration in Community Action Tent KidZone West Side of Square

11:30 AM People's Choice $5.00 Samples & Vote while supplies last - SALSA North Side of Square

12:00 PM Taylorville FFA - Pedal Tractor Pull Sign Ups KidZone West Side of Square

Shelby Norville's GOATS KidZone West Side of Square

12:00 - 2:00PM Heartland Mini Hoofs KidZone West Side of Square

12:30- 1:30 PM Taylorville Jazz Band South Stage

12:30 PM Beekeeping Demonstration KidZone West Side of Square

People's Choice $5.00 Samples & Vote while supplies last - HOMESTYLE North Side of Square

1:00 PM Taylorville FFA - Pedal Tractor Pulls Begin KidZone West Side of Square

1:30 PM TYC Littles Cheer South Stage (street)

1:50 PM THS Cheer South Stage (street)

2:00 PM TJHS Cheer South Stage (street)

2:30 - 3:30 PM THS Poms & Center Pointe Dance Academy South Stage (street)

2:30 PM People's Choice $5.00 Samples & Vote while supplies last - VERDE North Side of Square

3:00 - 5:00 PM Wild Time Exotic Animals KidZone West Side of Square

3:30 - 5:30 PM Cody Moomey Performs South Stage

4:00 PM People's Choice $5.00 Samples & Vote while supplies last - RED CHILI North Side of Square

5:00 PM KidZone Closes KidZone West Side of Square

5:30ish Chilli & Salsa Awards Presentation South Stage

NORTH STAGE ACTIVITIES sponsored by FIDIUM FIBER

11:00AM to 1:00PM Matt & Allison North Stage

1:00 - 3:00PM The Tangents North Stage

Posted September 26, 2022

DEADLINE THIS THURSDAY

TO PARTICIPATE IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY YMCA

3 ON 3 TOURNAMENT AT GREATER TAYLORVILLE CHAMBER CHILLIFEST

(Taylorville)--Officials with the Christian County YMCA have announced that this Thursday at 5pm is the deadline for teams to register and participate in their 3 on 3 Tournament taking place this Saturday at the Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest.

There are 5 divisions that teams can sign up for:  First and 2nd grade co-ed, 3rd and 4th grade boys, 3rd and 4th grade girls, 5th and 6th grade boys and 5th and 6th grade girls.

Games will be played on the First United Methodist Church parking lot, with check-in starting at 8am Saturday.

To register a team, appear in person at the Christian County YMCA, 900 McAdam Drive in Taylorville, by 5pm this Thursday, to complete the registration form.  There is a one-hundred dollar registration fee.

Questions can be addressed to Bruce Blanchan, Executive Director at the Y, at 287-7271.

HOT CHILLI BY THE BOWL, QUART PLUS 

COLD CHILLI QUARTS, ALL BEING SOLD

AT THIS WEEKEND’S GREATER TAYLORVILLE CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE CHILLIFEST

(Taylorville)--The 37th annual Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest this Saturday and Sunday on the square will feature something that hasn’t happened the past 2 years:  Hot Chamber chilli being sold by the bowl or quart at the Chamber Chilli tent on the south side of the Courthouse Park.

Chamber Chilli cooks will be stirring up chilli in a giant kettle, as well as serving chilli dogs, Pepsi products, and all the fixings.  A host of volunteers will be taking care of the public as they order food and drinks.

Picnic tables are also back this year to sit on and enjoy the hot chilli and Pepsi products, while they take in the entertainment on the south stage thru-out both days.

Cold Chamber chilli by the quart will also be sold out of a refrigerated truck, with drive-thru service being offered on the southeast corner of the square.

A host of events will also be happening, including 2 days of International Chilli Society sanctioned chilli cookoffs, over 90 arts and craft vendors, entertainment on both the main south stage and north stage, and a cornhole bags tournament.  

The complete Chillifest schedule can be found on-line at chillifest-dot-info, that’s chillifest with 2-L’s.

A HOST OF PAGEANTS WILL BE PART OF SATURDAY

ENTERTAINMENT AT 37TH ANNUAL GREATER TAYLORVILLE

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHILLIFEST

(Taylorville)--Christian County royalty will be strutting their stuff this Saturday starting at eleven in the morning, as the annual pageants take place as part of the 37th annual Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest on the square.

Among pageants taking place include Little Chilli Bean ages zero to 2, Little Miss and Mister Chilli Peppers, Junior Miss, Teen Miss, and Miss Chilli Pepper pageants.

Brittany Moore is again chairing this year’s Chillifest pageants.

KIDZONE AGAIN A HIGHLIGHT

AT GREATER TAYLORVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CHILLIFEST THIS WEEKEND’S

(Taylorville)--The popular Kidzone will again be a highlight for children, at the 37th annual Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest this weekend on the square.

Events will be taking place for children on both Saturday and Sunday on the west side of the square.  All events are free of charge.

Sunday’s events include the annual Taylorville FFA Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull competition.  

A complete schedule of events during Chillifest, including Kidzone, can be found on-line at chillifest-dot-info, that’s chillifest with 2-L’s.

2 DAYS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILLI SOCIETY

SANCTIONED JUDGING AGAIN PART OF

GREATER TAYLORVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHILLIFEST

THIS WEEKEND

(Taylorville)--Chilli, salsa, and verde cooks from several states, will be converging on the Taylorville square this weekend as part of the 37th annual Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commece Chillifest on the square.

International Chilli Society sanctioned judging Saturday has participants cooking in the Chillinois Regional Chilli Cook-Off.  Cooks on Sunday will be part of the Central States Regional Chilli Cook-Off.

First place winners in chilli, salsa and verde judging both days, qualify to participate in the I-C-S World Championship.

More information on the 2 days of I-C-S sanctioned judging, can be found on the event’s web site, chillifest-dot-info, that’s chillifest with 2-L’s.

CHILLI COOKS, ART AND CRAFT VENDORS, 

CHAMBER CHILLI AND 2 STAGES OF ENTERTAINMENT

ALL ON TAYLORVILLE SQUARE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

AT 37TH ANNUAL CHAMBER CHILLIFEST

(Taylorville)--Chilli cooks, art and craft vendors, Chamber chilli being sold and served, and 2 stages of live, local entertainment, are all part of this Saturday and Sunday’s 37th annual Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest on the square.

There’ll be 2 days of International Chilli Society sanctioned judging, over 90 art and craft vendors, Chamber chilli and Pepsi products being sold and served, and entertainment on both the main south stage and the north stage.  

After a 2-year absence, Chamber chilli volunteers will be serving hot chilli by the bowl along with a host of Pepsi products.  Hot and cold chilli will also be sold by the quart.

Kidzone, an area with free childrens’ activities, will be back again this year on the west side of the square both days.

The complete schedule is available on-line at chillifest-dot-info, that’s chillifest with 2-L’s.

TAYLORVILLE FFA

AGAIN SPONSORING

KIDDIE PEDAL TRACTOR PULL

AT GREATER TAYLORVILLE CHAMBER

CHILLIFEST

(Taylorville)--The Taylorville FFA Chapter will again be sponsoring its popular kiddie pedal tractor pull, this Sunday at the 37th annual Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest.

The event takes place on the west side of the square.  Registration begins at noon with the kiddie pedal tractor pull staring at 1pm.  There’ll be 4 classes of competition:  3 and 4 year olds, 5 and 6 year olds, 7 and 8 year olds, and 9 and 10 year olds.

This schedule and class information can also be found on the event’s web site, chillifest-dot-info, that’s chillifest with 2-L’s.

Posted September 12, 2022

COUNTDOWN IS ON TO 37TH ANNUAL GREATER TAYLORVILLE CHAMBER CHILLIFEST

The Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest Committee met Monday night to further finalize plans for the 37th annual event just 19 days away on the Square October First and 2nd.

Event co-chair April Wolfe reported that both the main south stage, and the north stage, have entertainment completely booked both days.  

There’ll be 2 days of International Chilli Society sanctioned chilli cook-offs, chaired again this year by Tom Calvert.  Cooks from several states come to Taylorville each year to cook and vie for cash and to qualify for the World Chilli Cook-off.

Some of Chillifest’s favorite attractions are back including some 56 arts and crafts vendors with more added daily, an interactive KidZone, pageants, the bags tournament, and the FFA kiddie tractor pull.

You’ll be able to eat a hot bowl of chilli and all the fixings this year after a 2-year hiatus, with chilli cooked on-site.   Cold quarts will also be sold in a drive-thru on the southeast corner of the square, as it’s been done the past 2 years.

Complete information on Chillifest can be found on the event web site, chillifest-dot-info, that’s chilli with 2-L’s.

Posted August 3, 2022

CHILLIFEST CHILLI PEPPER PAGEANTS ACCEPTING ENTRIES

The 37th Annual Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest is now accepting on-line entries for the 2022 Chilli Pepper pageants taking place Saturday, October First on the main stage on the south side of the square.

All 6 pageants are open to residents of Christian County.  Age groups include Little Chilli Bean zero to 2 years of age, Little Miss ages 3 to 6, Little Mister ages 3 to 8, Junior Miss ages 7 to eleven, Teen Miss ages 12 to 14, and Miss ages 15 to 19.

There’s a limit of 15 contestants per division and all entries must be submitted by September 2nd at 5pm.

All entries must be submitted on-line at link available at the event’s web site, chillifest.info, that’s “chillifest” with 2-L’s. The link is also available by clicking the “sign up” button on the Taylorville Chilli Pepper Pageants Facebook page.

For more information or to get questions answered, contact Pageant Director Brittany Moore.  Her contact information is also available at both on-line locations.

CHILLIFEST COMMITTE MEETS 

Posted July 25, 2022

The Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest Committee held their regular monthly meeting Monday night as they plan for the 2022 version of this local tradition, taking place on the Square October First and 2nd.

Interntional Chilli Society Cook-off Chair Tom Calvert reported that the 2 annual sanctioned cook-offs will again take place this year:  The “Chillinois” cook-off on Saturday and the Central State cook-off on Sunday.

Chamber Chilli chief cook J-I McDowell reported that he’s donated a new vat to cook chilli live on site this year.  Chamber chilli will be served on site by the bowl and the quart for the first time in 3 years.  Chilled quarts will again be sold thru a drive-up lane as has been done in 2020 and 2021.

Pageant director Brittany Moore reported that on-line entries will be accepted for the many Chillifest pageants August First.  No paper entries will be allowed.

And, the Chillifest 5K Color Run is on again for 2022.

More information on the Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest is available on-line at chillifest.info.

Posted April 5, 2022

Vendor forms are now available to participate in the 2022 Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest taking place on the Square October First and 2nd.

The vendor forms available are for non-food vendors, and outlines what spaces and electricity availabilities there are for the weekend.

Vendor spot numbers are assigned only after all vendor forms and registration fees have been received, with the deadline of September 23rd.

Access the vendor forms and related information, by clicking the “Vendor Form” link at the event’s web site, chillifest.info, that’s chillifest with 2-L’s.  You can also call the Greater Taylorville Chamber office at 824-4919 to obtain one.

Posted April 4, 2022

The Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest Committee held their second meeting of 2022 on Monday night in the Chamber office, making plans for this year’s edition of the event taking place on the Taylorville square October First and 2nd.

This year’s event will tentatively feature 2 days of International Chilli Society judging, with first place winners both days going to the World Championships.  

Event co-chair Mark Wolfe told Regional Radio News after Monday night's meeting that committee members may have multiple conversations going at the same time, but it's all about making the event the best they can for 2022.

The Chamber’s famous Chillifest chilli will again be sold, this year both served by the bowl as well as in drive-thru service, which has been a hit the last 2 years.

It's the third year for Mark and April Wolfe to co-chair the Chillifest committee, after being entertainment chairs for the event several years before that, and leading the Kincaid Labor Day Picnic for many years before that. 

Crowd favorites like the many pageants, Kidzone, and arts and crafts, will be back again this year, as well as entertainment on both the south main stage and the north stage.

The popular bags tournament is also tentatively set to come back for the 2022 Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest.

Vendor forms and other information can be obtained on the event’s web site, chillifest.info, that’s chillifest with 2-L’s, or by calling the Greater Taylorville Chamber office at 824-4919.