Briz Chilli and Beer Fest

Overview

Different people are scared by different things. Different folks can handle different levels of heat in their food, too. Do you get spooked by spice — but in a good way? If so, the Briz Chilli and Beer Fest is clearly for you.

Obviously, things will be getting hot in Salisbury at this returning fest — which isn't officially a Halloween festival, too, as it has been in past years, but is still taking place just before the most frightening day of the year in 2024. From 12–7pm on Sunday, October 27, everything will be tongue-tinglingly hot. Face-meltingly hot. Homer Simpson running, screaming and waving his hands around hot. That's what happens when you spice up your weekend with a chilli festival, after all.

Adding some zest to the Ballistic Brewery, there'll be plenty of stalls offering plenty of chilli — and not just in food form. Of course, there'll be enough edible hot hot heat to help you turn several different shades, but that's just part of the chilli fun. Chilli beer and chilli cocktails are usually on offer, and there's normally a chilli fancy dress competition. Basically, you'll be saying the word chilli so much that it no longer means anything.

Tickets are on sale now for $12, and the full lineup of activities also includes chilli challenges for those with cast-iron stomachs.

Our tip, and one we think you'll need: remember that milk is a chilli-lover's best friend.