Chili & Beer Fest

Next date: Saturday, September 12, 2026 | 02:00 PM to 06:00 PM

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Mark your calendars. You won’t want to miss the Chili & Beer Fest's 25th anniversary! Join the community for a day of delicious chili-flavored food, cold beverages and fun with your neighbors and friends.

This year's event is on Sept. 12 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Community Park (1350 Coalton Road). It features family-friendly fun, including live music from Mono Verde Collective and Erica Brown Entertainment, games and activities for kids and adults, local vendors, and of course chili, beer and more!

The Chili Fest portion of this festival is free and includes unlimited chili-flavored food samples (while supplies last) and access to all festival entertainment and activities; and the option to purchase single beer and seltzers at designated stations in the event.

The Beer Fest portion of this festival give you access to everything the Chili Fest has to offer with additional access to unlimited samples from our beverage vendors. There is also an opportunity for a VIP package upgrade. Tickets can be bought online prior to arrival or onsite at the event.

General Entry & Chili Food Fest

Join the community for a day of delicious chili and fun with your neighbors and friends. Free general entry to the Chili & Beer Fest includes unlimited chili-flavored food samples while supplies last and excitement for the whole family with live music, games and activities for kids and adults, local vendors, and more!


People's Choice Competition

The People’s Choice competition features restaurants, food vendors and organizations (retirement communities, schools, commercial kitchens, etc.) competing with a wide variety of chili-flavored foods. The winner will be determined by public vote during the event and announced at 5:30 p.m. Registration Deadline Aug. 21. Registration to open soon.


Music to keep you moving!

The festival stage will host live music throughout the afternoon!

2:00 - 3:15pm Mono Verde Collective 
4:00 - 6:00pm Erica Brown Entertainment 


 

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!

Chili & Beer Fest Tips

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 andcome on in, there is no admission fee. Single-serve beverages are available inside the event.

Pre-Purchased Beer Fest or VIP tickets?

Follow the signs at the main ticket booth toredeem your ticket for an event wristband 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 andpick up a festival mapdetailing where to find the chili cooks, chili-flavored samples, and beer vendors.Purchase a festival t-shirtand 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.

Beer Fest Ticket Information

The Rotary Club of Boulder Valley once again hosts the Beer Fest portion of this year's event.

The Beer Fest 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!

Participating Beer Vendors:

Bambei Brewing Logo  Boulder Social Logo  Ratio Beerworks Logo  Weld Works Logo  Windfall Brewing Logo

Red Rocks Spirits Logo Satire Brewing Logo  Kokopelli Beer Company Logo  TooSteppin.jpg Westbound & Down Logo

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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, if available.

Single-serve beer and seltzers are also available for purchase (at the Rotary single-serve stations) in the event.

If you're 21 or over and interested in the Beer Fest or VIP portions of the event, purchase your tickets in advance.

Buy tickets today!


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

Get Involved: Food Vendor, Beer Vendor, and Volunteering!

 Chili Fest: People's Choice Competition

This year, the People’s Choice competition will feature restaurants, food vendors and organizations (retirement communities, schools, commercial kitchens, etc.) competing with a wide variety of chili and chili-flavored food items. The winner will be determined by public vote during the event and announced at 5:30 p.m. Registration to be a Chili Fest Vendor.


Beer Festival 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 Vendor


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.

Create a Volunteer Profile and Register here.

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Group of people serving Chili during the festival.
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Group of friends vibing and enjoying the beer fest.
Group of young adults smiling while holding chili fest cups.
Band playing in the background while people eat in the shaded tent in the foreground.

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When

  • Saturday, September 12, 2026 | 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Location

Community Park, 1350 Coalton Road, Superior, CO, 80027, View Map

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