buy 2026 tickets/commemorative mug(s)
Your Commemorative Mugs for 2026!
- This commemorative mug is your ticket to the 2026 event. You take this mug to as many contestant tables as you can before the chili runs out!! (Noon - 1:30ish) to receive your 2 oz taste.
- Rank each chili you taste using your QR code/business card.
- Either vote for your favorite using your happy face ticket at the contestant table or at the voting table on Main St/Walulla (main ticket sales area)
Use the link below to secure your 2026 Commemorative Mug and Ticket to the 40th Annual Chili Cook-Off in Idaho City!
Do you have what it takes to knock off the current champ?
2025 Champion - Idaho City Trading Post/Longhorns
Companies have a unique opportunity to sponsor the 2026 Idaho City Chili Cookoff, one of the region’s most anticipated community events, drawing thousands of locals and visitors alike. Sponsorship delivers massive exposure through on-site branding, stage mentions, vendor and booth placement, social media promotion, and pre-event and post-event marketing across digital channels. With Idaho City’s peak tourist traffic, a lively festival atmosphere, and strong regional loyalty, sponsors benefit from direct engagement with a highly targeted, family-friendly audience while aligning their brand with a fun, high-energy event that celebrates food, community, and local culture. This is a rare chance to put your business front and center in front of an engaged crowd and leave a lasting impression well beyond event day.