Ozark Flame & Flavor Festival

05/23/2026

We keep adding more to Ozark Flame & Flavor Festival 2026 and can't wait for this epic inaugural SPICY festival! Share this post and let your friends and family know there's a new, family friendly Bentonville festival this year! Find tickets, vendor applications, and more here:
https://www.fieryredd.com/event-details-registration/ozark-flame-flavor-festival-2026

05/21/2026

We are excited to announce that Anthony Tabone will be kicking of this inaugural festival!

Anthony is the lead singer to the Alternative Rock band Eastof Anthony. Their sound has been compared to the likes of Alice in Chains, Soundgarden and Muse, while retaining their own originality and uniqueness.

In June 2025, they released their first full-length studio album with award winning producer Jeremy Huddleston entitled “The Divide”, which exploded and has reached over 50K streams since its release.

They are rapidly gaining an ever growing following across the U.S., even receiving attention from the iconic, Los Angeles-based Heidi and Frank Show. They've also gained international notoriety, which included an early 2026 nomination for “Best International Band” by way of United Kingdom-based Radio Station, Radio-Wigwam. Anthony, welcome to Ozark Flame & Flavor Festival 2026! 🔥🤘😎

This SPICY festival is going to be fun for the whole family but tickets are limited! Get yours from the link below, before they're all gone! https://www.fieryredd.com/event-details-registration/ozark-flame-flavor-festival

05/16/2026

We've updated the website with some information, a better look, and all the links you need to purchase tickets, submit a vendor application, or register for a competition! Check it out here:
https://www.fieryredd.com/event-details-registration/ozark-flame-flavor-festival

05/15/2026

Think YOU have what it takes for our Amateur Pepper Eating, Spicy Wing Eating, or Kid's Eating Competition?! Here is YOUR CHANCE to win the GLORY of the inaugural Ozark Flame & Flavor Festival 2026! 🔥🏆💪

Please follow the QR code to sign-up or click on the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepq0p7t_AaiQ2LW1jmbiqhFfgNpLKvGpHrXXIjYULytKjOvQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Seats are LIMITED to 10 per competition. Claim your seat now before these fill up!

05/15/2026

Only four remaining seats for the official League Of Fire Bentonville belt match! Who thinks they can hang with the big dogs?? 🔥

🗣📣 BENTONVILLE BELT 2026 🇺🇸🔥

4 seats remain - GO ON! You know you want to!!!

Apply here: https://leagueoffire.com

The 27th Road to the Americas Belt Match - Bentonville Champion Title officially launches at the inaugural Ozark Flame & Flavor Festival on August 29, 2026, in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA 🌶️💪

🔥 Ozark Flame & Flavor Festival

This brand-new festival is the brainchild of League of Fire World Champion Stephen “Fiery Redd” Curgan - a respected force within the global chilli community, bringing his vision to life right in his own backyard.

His mission?
To unite the chilli community, showcase outstanding vendors, and create a vibrant pepper festival that brings people together from near and far.

📍 Record Downtown
104 SW A St, Bentonville, AR 72712
📅 August 29, 2026
⏰ 3:30 PM - 10:30 PM

🎉 WHAT TO EXPECT

🌶️ Family-friendly atmosphere
🌶️ Children’s competitions
🌶️ Amateur chilli-eating contest
🌶️ Top-tier vendors
🌶️ Good food
🌶️ Good music
🌶️ LOF Professional Road to the Americas Belt Match - Bentonville 2026 Title
🌶️ Hot Wings Contest

🔥 Serious heat. Serious flavour. Serious fun.

We have Brandon Long - Dallas Champion 2025 and Andrew Harris - Little Rock Champion 2025 - will one of them win the Bentonville Belt and join an elite group of athletes with 2 or more League of Fire Belts??? We can't wait to find out!

🏆 WHAT’S AT STAKE?

The Bentonville Champion will:

🏅 Take home a Championship Belt - to keep forever
🔥 Secure a guaranteed seat at the 7th Americas Title Belt Match 2026
📍 Blaze for the Brave - Gettysburg, PA 🌎🔥
🗓 September 26, 2026
🌶️ Be invited to the Intercontinental Title Belt Match 2027
💰 Win $200 SpiceQuest Cash Prize

💥 CALLING ALL LOF PLAYERS FROM THE AMERICAS

We have 4 open competitor spots for players from the USA, Canada, and beyond.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

👉 Apply here:
https://leagueoffire.com/

⚠️ Any unclaimed seats will be opened to walk-ons at the festival - so if you thrive under pressure and love the heat, there’s always a chance to step into the fire.

Once the lineup is confirmed, we’ll launch our high-energy promotional campaign - featuring YOU as part of this explosive event 🎉🔥

🌟 SPECIAL THANKS

A huge thank you to Stephen “Fiery Redd” Curgan for partnering with League of Fire to bring this new belt match to life.

💰 SPICEQUEST PRIZE FUND

SpiceQuest - LOF’s Prize Sponsor - is supporting this festival with an incredible $555 prize fund, awarded to all 10 competitors:

🥇 Winner: $200
🥈 Runner-up: $75
🔥 All other competitors: $35 each

👉 Check out SpiceQuest’s full range of heat:
https://spicequestlabs.com/

This marks the first step in our long-term vision to provide financial rewards to every competitor who steps onto a League of Fire stage.

We may not be the WWF just yet - and while the lowest $35 tier may seem modest, it helps cover meals, drinks, or festival expenses. Every journey starts somewhere - and this is ours.

With accommodation assistance, transport support, food, and other concessions where possible, we aim to make each competitor’s experience smoother and more rewarding.

🔥 Mark your calendars - the spice is real, the competition is fierce, and the glory is waiting. 🌶️🏆

Vendors apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6vkHAugS__aleTWizPCSCArZNdJbO8k9u67QdA2etExbbxg/viewform?pli=1

🎟 Tickets (Use Coupon Code: LEAGUEOFFIRE for $5 off your ticket!):
https://www.fieryredd.com/event-details-registration/ozark-flame-flavor-festival

🌐 Check out the website:
https://fieryredd.com/

🌶 BELT MATCH & HOT SAUCE ROUND SPONSOR

We are thrilled to welcome Bean’s Hot Sauce Co as the Belt Match sponsor as well as one of the hot sauce round sponsors.

👉 Check out Bean’s full range of heat:
https://beanshotsauceco.com

🔥 SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES

Want to sponsor the remaining Hot Sauce Round in the competition and be featured on the poster, website, and across all promotions leading up to the event?

📧 Email us at:
[email protected]

Fiery Redd's Hot Sauce
Bean’s Hot Sauce Co
SpiceQuest
Record
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#2026

05/15/2026

Looks like Stephen Fiery Redd Curgan has to defend his League Of Fire world title belt before the event! The question is, will he still have the belt at the Ozark Flame & Flavor Festival?!

🔥 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 🔥

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶-𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 second 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 7 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀! 🇺🇸

The 14th League of Fire World Title Chilli-Eating Belt Match is officially set for August 1st 2026 at the 1st Annual Detroit Hot Sauce Festival in Detroit, Michigan - at what we can only call the most perfect backdrop for a world title showdown - the legendary Masonic Temple Detroit, the largest Masonic Temple in the world, a towering neo-Gothic fortress of stone, history, and atmosphere that feels more like a cathedral of champions than a venue - and it’s shaping up to be a phenomenal match!

🎤 Hosted by the legend herself - the unbeaten UK Chilli Queen - winner of 6 World Title Matches, 97 contests all in… NEVER defeated.

🏆 World Champion vs. Hungarian Champion
⚔️ 𝗔 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗦
🥊 Stephen ‘Fiery Redd’ Curgan (World Champion)
vs.
🥊 Jakab ‘Jannonius’ Janos (Hungarian Champion)

This international showdown will determine who truly reigns supreme in the global chilli-eating world!

🔥 𝗔 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
For the second time since 2019, the League of Fire World Title Belt Match returns to U.S. soil! It’s going to be the chilli-eating event of the year - forged in the heart of the Motor City!

💥 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 💥
This will be the FIRST EVER League of Fire World Title Belt Match with an official prize sponsor - SpiceQuest!
💰 $500 to the winner
💰 $250 to the opponent

This is HUGE for us - and HUGE for the sport of chilli eating.

🏨 We would also like to extend our deepest gratitude to the organisers, who have generously provided first-class hotel accommodation for both competitors across the weekend - a clear sign of how the sport is growing and how we are continuing to better support our elite chilli-eating athletes.

🔥 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦:
🌶️ Stephen ‘Fiery Redd’ Curgan
Current League of Fire World Champion.
- Denver Title 2024 Belt Holder.
- Multiple LOF World Record Holder.
- World Chilli Community Champion (Season 24–25).
- Battled seasoned Mike Jack in the UK in September 2024 and - took him to the speed round after successfully completing all the endurance rounds in what was only his second chilli-eating competition.
- Claimed the World Title by defeating South Africa’s finest Gary ‘Scorpion Slayer’ Concar in March 2025 at the Festival of Fire in Cape Town, marking the launch of League of Fire Africa.
- Emerged victorious in battle against the Americas Champion Kris ‘The Scoville Unit’ Fragale in October 2026 at the Blaze for the Brave Pepper Fest in Gettysburg, PA, USA.

🌶️ Jakab ‘Jannonius’ Janos
Hungarian Champion.
- UK – Windsor Champion 2024.
- UK – Ipswich Champion 2025.
- Italy – Diamante Champion 2025.
- First person in the WORLD to own 3 Belts! Only man in the world currently to own 3 Belts.
- Set to compete in the European Title Belt Match in Italy (September 2026).

Thsi will be Jannonius' first time stepping onto American soil! All for the League of Fire!

🎟️ 𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬
📍 Venue: Detroit Hot Sauce Festival, Masonic Temple Detroit
📆 Date: Saturday, 1 August 2026
🌐 More Info: https://detroithotsaucefestival.com/
🎫 Tickets: On sale now - don’t miss your chance to be part of chilli history!

💥 LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN!
🔔 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧

This isn’t just spice - it’s legacy.
This isn’t just a belt - it’s immortality.

And this August, Detroit becomes ground zero for the hottest League of Fire clash of 2026 so far - inside a venue powerful enough to match the magnitude of a World Title fight.

🔥 Stay tuned for more updates, line-up announcements, and behind-the-scenes build-up as we head toward the Detroit Hot Sauce Festival 2026
🔥 Spread the word
🔥 Get your tickets before they vanish in a puff of smoke

Detroit Hot Sauce Festival
UK Chilli Queen
2 Dogs Hot Sauce
Masonic Temple Detroit
SpiceQuest
Stephen Fiery Redd Curgan
https://facebook.com/janos.jakab.14

05/15/2026

Our Ozark Flame & Flavor Festival 2026 host has been on a restaurant spicy challenge kick, lately! What restaurants in your area have a spicy challenge?! 🔥🥵🤩

05/14/2026

We have been BUSY but really want to get flyers out this weekend! We want YOUR input! Which one do you like better? Left or right?