Chili & Beer Fest

General admission to the Chili & Beer Fest is free, and includes unlimited chili-flavored food samples (while supplies last), live music, games and activities for kids and adults, local vendors, and more!

Chili-Flavored Food Samples

The heart of the Chili & Beer Fest is the People’s Choice competition! Restaurants, food vendors and organizations will be competing for your vote. Sample from a wide range of chili-flavored foods and decide who takes the title of the People's Choice! Winners will be determined during the event by public vote and announced at 5:30 p.m. from the main stage.

Music to keep you moving!

The main stage will host live music throughout the afternoon!

The Mono Verde Collective will open the event with a lively mix of Latin reggae, ska and Latin rhythms. The Colorado-based group brings together musicians with roots across Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S., creating music grounded in reggae, community and a message of positivity.

Erica Brown Entertainment will bring the blues to the festival stage. Denver-based singer-songwriter Erica Brown has been a fixture in Colorado’s music scene for decades, earning multiple Colorado Blues Society Best Blues Vocalist honors and a Lifetime Achievement Award while sharing stages with artists including B.B. King, Al Green and Big Head Todd.

Even more food!

If chili-flavored food samples didn't fill you up, or beer sampling got you hungry, stop by one of the many food trucks! Each food truck will be selling items from their menu to keep your hunger satisfied throughout the event. 

For those looking to cool down, cold refreshing dessert trucks will be onsite!

Games, activities, and fun for all

The Chili & Beer Fest isn’t just about the food and drinks; it’s also about the activities you can enjoy along the way!

Throughout the festival, you can take part in an array of games and activities designed for both adults and kids. Challenge your friends (or little ones) in an inflatable game competition or simply enjoy watching the fun unfold as neighbors and friends compete and laugh together.

With entertainment at every corner, there’s never a dull moment!

The Town of Superior's annual Chili & Beer Fest has been a community staple for decades. Whether you're a seasoned festival veteran or this is your first time attending, here is our guide to attending the 2026 Chili & Beer Fest!

Chili, beer and so much more!

Here are some highlights for activities you won't want to miss:

• Vote for your favorite chili-flavored food. Use the QR codes posted around the event to help decide the winner of the People’s Choice Competition.
• Visit the many food trucks. Not only will the food trucks be offering free, chili-flavored food samples, for those who don't love chili or want more, there will be plenty of alternatives for purchase and sweet treats to top off your experience.
• Don't miss the live music! Two musical performances by Mono Verde Collective and Erica Brown Entertainment!
• The kid's zone will have activities to entertain children of all ages for hours.
• Check out all of the booths! You will see businesses, organizations and Town-sponsored booths throughout the event. Make sure to stop by and say, “hello!

How Do I Get There & Parking

In an effort to promote sustainability at our events, we encourage everyone to walk, ride their bikes, or carpool to the Chili & Beer Fest. No bike valet will be provided this year, please bring your own lock.

If you need to drive, parking will be available at the northeast corner of McCaslin Blvd. and Coalton Road, and there will be a free shuttle to Community Park. The shuttle bus will run from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., making a round trip every 15 minutes.

Accessible parking will be available in the Community Park Parking Lot and will be marked with temporary signs.

Do not park in front of businesses near Community Park or the Safeway shopping center. Violators will be towed at the owner's expense. These parking lots are for customer use only.

Just joining for chili and entertainment?

Use the west entrance and come on in, there is no admission fee. Single-serve beverages are available inside the event for purchase.

Pre-Purchased Beer Fest or VIP tickets?

Follow the signs at the main ticket booth to redeem your ticket for an event wrist band and souvenir Boulder Valley Beer Fest mug (both are required for Beer Fest sampling).

Need a Ticket day of?

You can purchase day-of tickets on-site at the main ticket booth for the Beer Fest and VIP Lounge, for $50 and $95 respectively, while tickets last.

Questions?

Visit a Town information tent located just inside the east field gate and on the west field. Get your questions answered and pick up a festival map detailing where to find the chili cooks, chili-flavored samples, and beer vendors. Purchase a festival t-shirt and grab some fun swag, including a limited supply of commemorative reusable chili spoons! You can also find the lost and found, first aid, and lactation stations here, too.

The Beer Fest, hosted by the Rotary Club of Boulder Valley includes beer, cider, non-alcoholic beverages and spirit sampling from 18+ Colorado-based vendors, including several hometown Superior favorites.

Beer Fest tickets can be purchased for $40 in advance or $50 at the door, if available. These tickets allow unlimited 3-ounce tastings from an array of beer, cider, wine and spirit vendors. And you'll take home a souvenir Boulder Valley Beer Fest glass mug!

Single-serve beer and seltzers are also available for purchase (at the Rotary single-serve stations) during the event. Must be 21 years or older to participate.

Purchase Beer Fest tickets

Participating Beer Vendors:

        

Proceeds support the Rotary Club of Boulder Valley

In addition to sampling frosty brews, the Beer Fest offers a great opportunity to support the Rotary Club of Boulder Valley.

Last year, money raised at the Boulder Valley Beer Fest supported a variety of local efforts, including:

• The Dictionary Project, which distributes dictionaries and gazetteers to third-grade students in the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD)
• Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, which pay for a week of camp for 10 students in BVSD schools
• Scholarships for seniors graduating from BVSD high schools
• Mental health initiatives

Learn more about the Rotary Club of Boulder Valley

Go VIP at Beer Fest!

Hosted by the Superior Chamber of Commerce, your $85 VIP ticket gets you all the tasty sips of General Admission and then some! Chill in the shaded lounge featuring specialty food and beverages. Enjoy full pours while you snack, sip, and relax. (21+ only) $95 day-of.  

Purchase VIP Tickets

Chili Fest Food Vendor

Bring your best chili-inspired products to the 2026 Chili & Beer Fest! Established and licensed food vendors can apply through Aug. 26.

This year, vendors can think beyond the traditional bowl of chili. Chili dogs, chili cheeseburgers, chili tamales, chili-stuffed peppers, chili nachos and other creative products are all welcome. If chili is part of the recipe, we want to try it!

Each participating vendor will receive a $300 stipend to help cover the time and supplies needed to provide free chili-inspired samples throughout the event. Vendors may also sell items from their menus, but selling food is not required.

Festivalgoers will vote for their favorite chili product using QR codes available at each participating booth. The winner will be announced at 5:30 p.m.

If you're interested, but have questions before committing, please message our events team! 

Register to be a Chili Fest Food Vendor

Beer Festival Beverages Vendors

Do you serve beer, wine, cider, or spirits and want to be more involved in the community? We would be happy to see you at this event, serving your product!

Register to be a Beer Fest Beverages Vendor

Booth Space Reservations

The Superior Chamber of Commerce coordinates booths each year to get you in front of our community. Whether you're a local business looking to increase your visibility or an artist looking to sell your wares, we have space for you.

Book a booth space for your business or organization through the Superior Chamber of Commerce.

Book a Chili and Beer Fest Booth

Volunteering

Join the behind-the-scenes fun of making Superior's Chili & Beer Festival come to life! You can choose from a list of various tasks that best suit your schedule and abilities. All volunteers will receive a food voucher, t-shirt, and access to snacks, and water.

Sign up to Volunteer!