{"id":1220,"date":"2026-10-01T13:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:38:21","slug":"eto-ya-programata-na-sofia-chilli-fest-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/eto-ya-programata-na-sofia-chilli-fest-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Here is the program of Sofia Chilli Fest 2026! \ud83c\udf36\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"
On October 3 and 4<\/strong> Chilli Hills Farm will once again become the hottest place in Bulgaria. The third edition of Sofia Chilli Fest<\/strong> comes with even more participants, international guests, hot challenges, music, food and, of course \u2013 lots and lots of hotness.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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This year the festival will host League of Fire World Finals<\/strong>, will welcome the world champion Stephen "Fiery Redd" Kurgan<\/strong>, UK Chilli Queen Shahina Wasim<\/strong> and the Bulgarian champion Nikolay Filipov<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But before that, we will do something even bigger \u2013 We're going to try to set a world record for the most people biting into a hot pepper at the same time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f "The Big Spicy Bite"\u201e<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u0412 6:30 PM on Saturday<\/strong> We invite all brave fans of hotness to join in. Each participant will receive a fresh hot pepper, and after a signal from the host, everyone will take a bite at the same time. The number of participants will be officially registered, and the attempt will be conducted in the presence of the League of Fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also expect a world record attempt, a battle for the Sofia Belt and the Bulgarian Cup, culinary masterclasses, a children's zone, a large bazaar, and a whole bunch of ways to test how hot you can actually tolerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f SATURDAY \u00b7 OCTOBER 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

11:00<\/strong> \u2013 Doors open, children's workshops, bazaar and entertainment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:00\u201316:00<\/strong> \u2013 Culinary workshops:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Mexican cuisine with Kosyo from Mex Groceria<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • All about chili peppers with Inka in the garden<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Philips Kitchen with Chef Connie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Throughout the afternoon:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Zor Major, DJ Inkarnation and "Pot and Tears" \u2013 hot challenges with Pepper, please (NL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    15:30<\/strong> \u2013 Meet & Greet with World Champion Stephen \u201eFiery Redd\u201c Kurgan, UK Chilli Queen Shahina Wasim and our Champion Nikolay Filipov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    16:00<\/strong> \u2013 Spicy challenges with Little Miss Spicy: Atomic Wings, Hot Chip Challenge, and Hot Chocolate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    17:30<\/strong> \u2013 Balkan Sambal live<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    18:30<\/strong> \u2013 \ud83d\udd25 World record attempt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    19:00<\/strong> \u2013 \ud83c\udfc6 The League of Fire World Finals<\/strong>
    Nikolay Filipov vs. Stephen "Fiery Redd" Curgan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    20:30<\/strong> \u2013 Balkan Sambal live<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \ud83c\udf36\ufe0f SUNDAY \u00b7 OCTOBER 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    11:00<\/strong> \u2013 Doors open, children's workshops, bazaar and entertainment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    12:00<\/strong> \u2013 DJ And Just-in for all (NL) + Philips Kitchen with Chef Connie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    14:00<\/strong> \u2013 \ud83e\udd3c Catch battle with Renegade<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    16:00<\/strong> \u2013 \ud83c\udf36\ufe0f Homemade hot sauce contest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    16:30<\/strong> \u2013 Fierce challenges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • \u201e"To School for Spicy" with Little Miss Spicy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u201e"Queen's Challenges" with UK Chilli Queen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u201e"Sweat and Tears" with Pepper, please (NL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      17:30<\/strong> \u2013 free4all collective live<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      18:30<\/strong> \u2013 \ud83c\udfc6 League of Fire: the battle for the Sofia Belt and the Bulgarian Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      And that's just part of what's happening.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      They are waiting for you all weekend long a large festival area with exhibitors from Bulgaria and the world, spicy delicacies, spicy products and gourmet foods, a special children's area, games, challenges and music.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Sofia Chilli Fest is organized with the support of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Philips - Olympus Bulgaria - Birotherapy - MyPOS - Subaru<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      \u041d\u0430 3 \u0438 4 \u043e\u043a\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0432\u0440\u0438 Chilli Hills Farm \u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e \u0449\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0439-\u043b\u044e\u0442\u043e\u0442\u043e \u043c\u044f\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0432 \u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0438\u044f. \u0422\u0440\u0435\u0442\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0438\u0437\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u0430 Sofia Chilli Fest \u0438\u0434\u0432\u0430 \u0441 \u043e\u0449\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435 \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0438, [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1225,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions\/1225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofiachillifest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}