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Mount Vernon Chili Cookoff 2026
Uptown Mount Vernon (Historic 1st Street) · Mount Vernon, IADeadline passed- Application fee
- $25
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Mount Vernon Chili Cookoff 2026
The Mount Vernon Chili Cookoff returns to historic Uptown Mount Vernon, Iowa, on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Teams cook their chili on-site from 11 a.m., and the public tastes and votes from 3 p.m., with a bags tournament, a beer-stein-holding contest, live radio and cash prizes for the winning teams.
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- chili teams
- prepared food
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