Fall Fest + Chili Cook-Off

Chili, hay rides, Highland cattle, and a full day out on the ranch. This one is for our guests first, but the gate's open to the public too.

Enter the cook-off Reserve a vendor booth

811 Countryview Trail, Princeton, TX

Freeto get in

11 AMgates open

$5tasting kit

2:30winners announced

Three ways to spend the day

Come eat

Free to get in. Tasting kits are $5.

Grab a tasting kit at the gate, work your way down the row, and vote for your favorite pot.

Get directions

Come cook

$25 per team. 20 teams. Sign up by November 14.

A Texas state chili champion is already in. Bring your A-game and your grandmother's recipe.

Enter your team

Come sell

$40 for a 10x10. Sign up by November 14.

We take one vendor per category, so nobody two tents down is selling the same thing you are.

Reserve your booth

What's happening on the ranch

The cook-off is the main event. Here's everything going on around it.

Hay ridesAcross the property
FishingAt the pond
Highland cattle and mini donkeysAt the fence line, best photo op on the property
Mini pumpkin painting
Bounce housesFor the kids
Photo boothFall family photo, handled
Local vendorsOne per category, so every booth is different
Live musicWe're working on it

The chili cook-off

Fair warning to anyone planning to enter: a Texas state chili cook-off champion has already signed up.

We're not saying you can't win. We're just saying you should probably bring your A-game and your grandmother's recipe.

How People's Choice works. Grab a tasting kit at the gate for $5. It comes with a tasting cup, spoons, and tickets. Every ticket is a taste, and every ticket counts as a vote. The most tickets wins.

Enter your team

$775 on the line

$600Judges' ChoiceA two-night weekend in one of our new Geocabins, plus a seat at the judging table next year.
$175People's ChoiceAn engraved Countryview cast-iron pot, plus free entry and first pick of cook spots next year.

How the day runs

8:00

Cooks and vendors set up

Not open to the public yet. The chili needs a head start.
11:00

Gates open

Free to get in. Pick up your $5 tasting kit and start making the rounds.
1:00

Chili turn-in

Judges' cups go in for blind judging.
2:30

Winners announced

Judges' Choice and People's Choice.

Enter the cook-off