Saturday, September 29 | 11 a.m.–6 p.m. | Rain or Shine
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Kùlú Mèlé African Dance & Drum Ensemble.
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Nate Hodge and Ryan Cheney of Brooklyn’s Raaka Chocolate. Photo by Mike Grippi.
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Fresh local produce at BBG’s Chile Pepper Farm Stand. Photo courtesy of East New York Farms!
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Sister and brother team Toan and Ken Huynh, owners of The Saucey Sauce Co. from Brooklyn, NY.
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Drum ensemble Sonagi Project from Seoul, South Korea. Photos by YOKKO.
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MC Stephen Ringold juggling fire at the Chile Pepper Fiesta. Photo by Rebecca Bullene.
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Brooklyn’s first bean-to-bar chocolate company, Mast Brothers Chocolate. Top photo by Tuukka Koski.
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Horman’s Best Pickles at BBG’s Chile Pepper Fiesta. Photo by Jason Gardner.
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Mike’s Hot Honey, from Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Photo by Janelle Jones.
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Eclectic blues band Hazmat Modine. Photo courtesy of Hazmat Modine.
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Visitors enjoy a performance at BBG’s Chile Pepper Fiesta. Photo by Jason Gardner.
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Fresh, local fruit ice pops from Brooklyn’s People’s Pops.
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Michael Rogak, a third-generation confectioner, and his father, Martin, of JoMart Chocolates.
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A tour of BBG’s chile peppers. Photo by Rebecca Bullene.
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Award-winning Torchbearer Sauces.
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Chile paper bead making with Brooklyn Craft Workshop. Photo by Rachel Schwartzman.
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Brooklyn’s premiere Peruvian psychedelic surf band, Chicha Libre. Photo by Txuca.
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Kheedim Oh, owner of Mama O’s Premium Kimchi.
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Handmade, organic, and fair-trade vegan confections from Lagusta’s Luscious.
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Guyank Sweet-Hot Pepper Sauce at BBG’s Chile Pepper Fiesta. Photo by Jason Gardner.
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Handcrafted silver chile pepper jewelry by Bethany Cocco Jewelry Design.
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From left: High River Sauces; Mosh Potatoes heavy metal cookbook; author and chef Steve Seabury.
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Farmers from Madécasse Chocolates in Madagascar removing cacao beans from pods.
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Left: Bulgarian roots rhythms with Vlada Tomova’s Balkan Tales. Photo by Stanislava Georgieva. Right: Gorana Dance Collective. Photo by Paula Lobo.
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From left: Rick’s Picks pickles; Oaxacan stone-ground chocolate from Taza Chocolate. Right photo by Michael Piazza.
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Rob Weisberg of WFMU’s Transpacific Sound Paradise.
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Sarah Gross, owner of charitable chocolatiers Rescue Chocolate, with her dog Mocha. Photos by Jessica Mahady.
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Brooklyn’s own Mariachi Tapatio de Alvaro Paulino.
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Jean-Francois Bonnet, owner of Tumbador Chocolate from Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Fire breathing. Scorching hot sauce. Chocolate debauchery.
New York’s hottest fall tradition celebrates its 20th anniversary with a full roster of sizzling music and dance from spice-loving regions around the world. Feel the burn as you sample dozens of award-winning hot sauces, spicy pickles, and salsas. Pick up a pepper or two from our chile pepper farm stand, revel in fire juggling, and delight in red-hot workshops for all ages. Chocolate fans will indulge in the heat of artisanal goodies from Brooklyn’s best chile-chocolate creators.
Chicha Libre ★ Hazmat Modine ★ Kùlú Mèlé African Dance & Drum Ensemble ★ Mariachi Tapatio ★ Sonagi Project Korean Drumming
★ WFMU’s Transpacific Sound Paradise ★ Vlada Tomova’s Balkan Tales
Sizzling Bands on the Cherry Esplanade Stage
Sweet Serenades at the Osborne Garden
Feel the Burn! at the Osborne Garden
| 11:00–5:00 |
Spicy Samples
Meet award-winning chefs and sample their creations.
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Chile Pepper Farm Stand at the Atrium Terrace
| 11:00–5:00 |
Fresh Local Produce
Pick up a pepper from your favorite New York farmer.
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Red-Hot Workshops at the Lillian and Amy Goldman Atrium
Fiery Delights throughout the Garden
| 11:00–5:00 |
Heavy Metal Chiles
Handcrafted silver jewelry by Brooklyn’s Bethany Cocco Jewelry Design
North Cherry Walk |
| 11:00–5:00 |
Spice Racks
Check out the chile books from BBG’s library.
North Cherry Walk |
| 2:00–4:00 |
Mosh Potatoes—Cookbook Signing With Steve Seabury
The author shares spicy recipes, anecdotes, and mayhem from the heavyweights of heavy metal.
Osborne Garden |
3:30–4:00
4:30–5:00 |
Tour-De-Chile
A look at the Garden’s chile plants with BBG’s own Dave Daly
Herb Garden |
Chocolate Debauchery at the Osborne Garden
| 11:00–5:00 |
“Hot” Chocolate Tastings
Meet celebrated chile-chocolatiers and taste their spicy sweets.
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Major Sponsor for Chile Pepper Fiesta:
