The Austin Chronicle 36th Annual Hot Sauce Festival Presented by Ardalan Injury Law Date: Sunday, August 30, 2026 Time: 3–9p.m Age Limit: All Ages The Austin Chronicle 36th Annual Hot Sauce Festival Presented by Ardalan Injury Law returns on Sunday, August 30, from 3–9pm, bringing the heat to a new home at Radio/East! Don’t miss Austin’s hottest tradition, benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank, with hundreds of hot sauce tastings, fiery goods for sale, bites from local food trucks, cold drinks, plus awards for the festival’s signature Hot Sauce Competition and fan-favorite People’s Choice voting. LIVE MUSIC BY: Lauren Lakis (8:15pm) Latin Dukes (7:00pm) Libby and the Loveless (6:00pm) DJ Mahealani (3:00pm) Sample and take home your favorites hot sauces from: Aji Pepper Sauce Brand, Alberto's Food Products, Inc., Apicklelypse, Barbaro Mojo, Bindu Bites, Boerne Brand, Cain’s Hot Sauce, Fantastic Fuego, FREAKY FERMENTS, Goodburn Sauce Company, Grill Your Ass Off, Herbert’s, High Seas Provisions, Hill Country Hot Peppers DBA Still Fire Provisions, Jaime's Spanish Village, Mad Man Sauces, Mikey V’s Foods, Old Bones Chilli Co LLC, Poor Vida Hot Sauce, Savir Foods, Sizzlin Seeds, Spicy Dadda, Stanky Sauce, t0tsauce, Tasty Amy's, Undead Pepper Co., Ville's Jamaican Hot Pepper Sauce, Waste Mgmt, and Wicked Provisions Hot Sauce! Then vote for your favorites in the People's Choice Awards! Cast your votes from 3:00–7:00pm. Award Announcement Times: 5:00-5:30pm – Individual & Restaurants Awards 7:45-8:15pm – Commercial Bottler & People's Choice Awards Thank You to Our Sponsors! Ardalan Injury Law Jota Living, Trialmed, A Team Home Services, Renewal By Anderson, A Force of Nature, Lazyface, Sun Garden Shaved Ice, and Fiesta Tortillas NO DOGS OR COOLERS NO WALK-UP HOT SAUCE ENTRIES Follow @AustinChronicle on Facebook, Instagram, and X for updates and announcements. Visit austinchronicle.com/hot-sauce for more information.