Atlanta Chili Cook-Off: Time, Date, Info

The cool weather has set in quite nicely for one of the top food events of the city: the Atlanta Chili Cook-off.

This family-friendly event takes place on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 12–4 PM at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody, Georgia.

The event features over 50 chili recipes from amateur chefs, restaurants, and caterers, and attendees can vote for their favorite. General admission tickets are $15, and VIP tickets are $30. 

Here are some tips for participating in or hosting a chili cook-off:

Rules

Some rules for chili cook-offs include using commercial chili powder but not complete commercial chili mixes, and cooking in a sanitary manner. 

Judging

Judges typically taste the chili individually and anonymously. To win, chili should look good, smell good, and taste good, and it should retain its quality while hot, warm, lukewarm, and cool.

Explore Your Atlanta

Atlanta has just what you need, not just today but every weekend. From exploring the city’s diverse restaurant scene to taking in a beautiful park greenspace or even checking out the hidden gems, Atlanta has some of everything.

First, to find all the good things happening in the city this week, all you have to do is take a look at downtown Atlanta. That’s where some of the best restaurants are as well as where the visitors, namely tourists, are.

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Tee Johnson: Tee Johnson is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of AtlantaFi.com, Atlanta’s independent hyper-local publication focused on news, restaurants, events, jobs, neighborhoods, and lifestyle. A 15+ year Atlanta resident and longtime journalist and content creator, she covers Travel News, Events, Business, Hair Care, and Money with a practical, Atlanta-first lens. Before launching the site, Johnson worked as a substitute teacher in Atlanta Public Schools and later in corporate roles at Home Depot’s Vinings offices. A marketer by training with a degree in business management, she grew frustrated with the fragmented, hard-to-find information about what was actually happening in the city. That gap led her to create AtlantaFi as a curated, one-stop resource for the pulse of Atlanta—#ATLHAPS—without the national noise. Editorial decisions remain independent; the publication does not accept products, meals, or services in exchange for coverage. As Editor-in-Chief, she oversees original local reporting and curated practical guides that help residents, visitors, and businesses discover and engage with the city. Readers turn to her work for timely event roundups, dining and neighborhood insights, business and travel updates, and straightforward money and lifestyle coverage grounded in firsthand observation of Atlanta. A devoted lover of all things Atlanta, Tee enjoys pickleball, a good margarita or bourbon, and walking the Atlanta Beltline. She can be reached for editorial inquiries at tjohnson@atlantafi.com (serious inquiries only).

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