Specialty exhibitors will tickle your tastebuds as they bring on distinctive, breathtaking and dynamite offerings in the form of sauces, salsas, seasonings, rubs, plants, food products, gadgets, kitchenware, hundreds of mild to wild samples and more. Pepper Fest alumni will be prepared for the traditional hot stuff contests, including the Favorite Hot Sauce Competition, the Extreme Lolli Lick-A-Thon (the hottest lollypop in the world, sponsored by Intensity Academy) and the Jalapeno Pepper Eating Contest. The competition will be fierce as contenders vie for the awards in each category. The event is pet and family friendly, and admission and parking are complimentary.