Beatty Days chili cook-offs
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 and Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · Beatty, NV · ICS-sanctioned
Our take written by Chili Times
Beatty Days brings two ICS cook-offs to Cottonwood Park in Beatty on consecutive days. Beatty Days offers Traditional Red at $35.00 and Chili Verde at $30.00, with $5 unlimited tasting from 12pm to 3:00pm. Beatty Days 2nd Heat offers Traditional Red at $35.00 and Homestyle at $30.00 and runs 8am to 3pm.
Both listings describe a weekend festival around the chili: live music, a car show, cowboy shoot outs, a desert art contest and a 2K/5K run and walk.
Our plain-language reading of the sanctioning body's listing quoted on this page. It adds no facts of its own.
Beatty Days 2026 Sat, Oct 31, 2026
Date as printed
Beatty Days 2026
Location as printed
Saturday10/31/2026
Location as printed
Cottonwood Park 330 Armagosa Beatty,NV
| Category | Entry fee |
|---|---|
| Traditional Red | $35.00 |
| Chili Verde | $30.00 |
Traditional Red: fee and prizes
Traditional Red Entry Fee: $35.00 Prizes 1st - $500.00 & plaque 2nd - $200.00 & plaque 3rd - $100.00 & plaque
Chili Verde: fee and prizes
Chili Verde Entry Fee: $30.00 Prizes 1st - $300.00 & plaque 2nd - $200.00 & plaque 3rd - $100.00 & plaque
For visitors
Event Hours 7am - 7pm
$5 Unlimited Chili Tasting 12pm - 3:00pm
Weekend of fun for the whole family!
Join us for live music, car show & shine, arts & crafts vendors, cowboy shoot outs, desert art contest, food vendors, model train display, Corn Hole contest, antique engine display, climbing wall, cowboy re-enactments, 2K /5K Run/Walk, and MUCH MORE for the whole family!
Taste chili from cooks far and wide!
Don't forget to vote for your favorite!
For cooks
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.
• 10x10 space provided • Cooks must bring their own canopy/tent, table & chairs and supplies • Power available • Set up: Check with the Chili Cook-off Judge’s Booth at the park or the Registration Booth.
Vehicles cannot come into park unsupervised.
People's Choice
ALL CONTESTANTS must prepare TWO gallons of People’s Choice chili (PC).
Please note that the # of gallons of PC is per cook not per category.
Beatty Days 2nd Heat 2026 Sun, Nov 1, 2026
Date as printed
Beatty Days 2nd Heat 2026
Location as printed
Sunday11/01/2026
Location as printed
Cottonwood Park 330 Armagosa Beatty,NV
| Category | Entry fee |
|---|---|
| Traditional Red | $35.00 |
| Homestyle | $30.00 |
Traditional Red: fee and prizes
Traditional Red Entry Fee: $35.00 Prizes 1st - $500.00 & plaque 2nd - $200.00 & plaque 3rd - $100.00 & plaque
Homestyle: fee and prizes
Homestyle Entry Fee: $30.00 Prizes 1st - $300.00 & plaque 2nd - $200.00 & plaque 3rd - $100.00 & plaque
For visitors
Event Hours 8am - 3pm
Weekend of fun for the whole family!
Join us for live music, car show & shine, arts & crafts vendors, cowboy shoot outs, desert art contest, food vendors, model train display, Corn Hole contest, antique engine display, climbing wall, cowboy re-enactments, 2K /5K Run/Walk, and MUCH MORE for the whole family!
For cooks
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.
• 10x10 space provided • Cooks must bring their own canopy/tent, table & chairs and supplies • Power available • Set up: Check with the Chili Cook-off Judge’s Booth at the park or the Registration Booth.
Vehicles cannot come into park unsupervised.
Entry Fee: $35.00 Prizes 1st - $500.00 & plaque 2nd - $200.00 & plaque 3rd - $100.00 & plaque
Entry Fee: $30.00 Prizes 1st - $300.00 & plaque 2nd - $200.00 & plaque 3rd - $100.00 & plaque
How to enter
ICS: who can compete
Adult Cooks: Must be active ICS members and 18 years old and over.
The listing's own registration and details are on ICS cook-off listing: Beatty Days 2026.
Check before you go. Cook-off dates, fees and details change, and events can be cancelled. Confirm on ICS cook-off listing: Beatty Days 2026 and ICS: Upcoming Cook-offs; we last found these words there on October 14, 2026.