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Lights Spectacular

Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · Johnson City, TX · CASI-sanctioned

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This CASI cook-off is held on the square in Johnson City, at 101 E Pecan Dr., and benefits a high school scholarship fund named for the event. Cooks are asked to bring extra chili for People's Choice, and RVs can arrive after 5pm on Friday.

The listing points to other activities nearby, including wineries and breweries, and invites cooks to stay for the lights. Entry is $25.00, chili turns in at 2pm, and the meat requirement is Chili Grind.

Our plain-language reading of the sanctioning body's listing quoted on this page. It adds no facts of its own.

Lights Spectacular Sat, Dec 12, 2026

Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) · Johnson City, TX

The CASI list entry
12/12/2026 Lights Spectacular 101 E Pecan Dr. Johnson City TX 78636 AQ: No turn in: 2pm Fee: $25.00 Meat Requirement: Chili Grind Charity: Lights Spectacular High School Scholarships
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026
From the CASI list entry (our table of its fields).
Entry fee$25.00
Turn-in2pm
Meat requirementChili Grind
AQ (qualifier)No
CharityLights Spectacular High School Scholarships

For visitors

Please bring extra chili for People’s Choice!!
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026
We will be cooking on the square.
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026
RVs can arrive after 5pm Friday.
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026
There are lots of other activities plus wineries and breweries nearby.
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026
Stay for the lights, they really are spectacular.
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026

How to enter

CASI: membership
Although one does not have to be a member of CASI to participate in chili cookoffs
CASI: Official CASI Rules (PDF) · our check found this text on November 2, 2026
CASI's event list
**On all the events listed, CASI RULES APPLY!
CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days · our check found this text on November 2, 2026

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Check before you go. Cook-off dates, fees and details change, and events can be cancelled. Confirm on CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days and CASI: Event List, Next 90 Days; we last found these words there on November 2, 2026.

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