Hays County Fire Chief Association TOP DAWG Chili Cook Off

Saturday09/12/2026

Kyle La Verde Park
3901 Burnham
Kyle,TX

COOK-OFF ORGANIZER
Mike Jones
512-618-0302
mike.jones@co.hays.tx.us

Chief Judge - Don Cullum

Chief Scorekeeper - Karla Christian

PUBLIC DETAILS

Public hours: 9:30am - 2pm

Chili Tasting hours: 11am - 2pm         $20 unlimited sampling 

 

The Top Dawg Chili Cook Off, benefiting the Hays County Fire Chief Association, occurs with the 9th Annual Hays County Emergency Preparedness Fair. The Fair is free to all attendees - $20 for All You Can Taste beginning at 11am. Additional food and beverages will be available for purchase and lots of vendors on site. A Silent Auction and Raffle will benefit the Blanco River Regional Recovery Team, who responds and assists residents. 

The proceeds from the cook-off benefit the association, which helps fund firefighter training and equipment replacement. The cook-off is a fun and engaging way for residents to participate in the fair and support local fire services. 

COOK DETAILS

You must be an ICS Member to compete. Entry fees are separate per category (i.e. Red, Homestyle, Verde, etc.) and will be collected independently by the Cook-off Organizer. Please contact the organizer (info at top) for more information.

  
• Set-up available Saturday morning no earlier than 7am.    
• 10x10 space provided
• Cooks must bring their own table and chairs, stove and supplies.  
• No electricity provided  

8am - 11am Red

9am - 12noon Homestyle

10am - 1pm Verde

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

ALL CONTESTANTS must prepare TWO gallons of People’s Choice chili (PC) in addition to entry fees or FOUR gallons in lieu of all entry fees.

Please note that the # of gallons of PC is per cook, not per category. 

Traditional Red

Entry Fee: $35.00
Prizes
1st -  cash and prize

Homestyle

Entry Fee: $35.00
Prizes
1st -  cash and prize

Chili Verde

Entry Fee: $35.00
Prizes
1st -  cash and prize

CHARITIES
Hays County Fire Chief Association
SPONSORS
Hays County Fire Chief Association