New England Hot Sauce Fest

2026 Hot Sauce Vendors: A Celebration of Northeast USA Hot Sauce Companies

bella and dark

The Event MCs

Bella and Dark from Heat 101 are back for 2026!

Read more here!

pepper eating contest

Invasion of the Sci-Fi Peppers!

Last year's MAIN EVENT: Hot Sauce professionals compete against each other in a Hybrid, Super Hot, Pepper Eating Contest! Hybrid super hots come straight from the creator of the Carolina Reaper and Pepper X, Ed Currie. Submit your pepper eating resume to apply to enter this contest:

Sponsored by: Ed Currie and Puckerbutt Pepper Company.

Follow us for the 2026 Main Event Announcement here: @newenglandhotsaucefest

See last year's contest here

2026 Food Vendors

Featuring:

Bella and Dark from Heat 101 as your event MCs
30 Northeast hot sauce companies will be sampling all of their spicy products
Main Event: ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON (last year was The SCI-FI Pepper Challenge)
7 Food Trucks
DJ playing 80's Music all day
Amateur Hot Pepper Eating Contests
Amateur Hot Wing Contest
Beer including Smuttynose, Harpoon, Wachusett, Twisted Tea, Truly, Angry Orchard, & Sun Cruiser
Family friendly
NOT Pet Friendly this year due to location change
Specialty Local Seacoast Crafters
Bouncy Houses & Face Painting
Kids Magic Show!

2026 Craft & Specialty Vendors

2025 Sponsors