Welcome to the NC Hot Sauce Contest & Festival

 Calling all sauce aficionados! Do you believe your sauce has what it takes to be crowned North Carolina's Best? Don't miss your chance to compete in our Sauce Contest and showcase your culinary prowess. Whether it's a secret family recipe or a bold new creation, we want to taste it all. Find out how to enter and let your sauce shine! 

 Do you dare to test your limits? The Bailey Farms Pepper Eating Contest awaits, where brave souls take on the ultimate challenge of heat endurance. Hosted and generously sponsored by Bailey Farms, this fiery showdown promises thrills and spice aplenty. Think you have what it takes? Enter today and show us your stomach of steel! 

 Get ready for a weekend filled with live music, glow in the dark putt putt, and a fantastic kids area at the 2025 Hot Sauce Festival in downtown Oxford! From fiery culinary delights to thrilling carnival rides, there's something for everyone to enjoy. Join us for two days of sizzling fun and entertainment you won't want to miss!