Charlotte Harbor Chili, Beer, & Music Festival

02/02/2026

01/31/2026

WE ARE OPEN!
NO rain or wind right now
Chili is cooking and Deb & the Dynamics is taking the stage at noon
Come on down to Laishley park in Punta Gorda and sample some of our 30 different craft beers, sample some great homemade chili, and listen to 3 great bands!

01/31/2026

Our Event is still happening this Saturday- Jan 31 in Laishley Park! Gates open at 11am,, yes it will be cooling and windy but we will have plenty of nice, warm Chili 🍲, plus other food options 🌭🍔🍟🥪🍤, Ice Cold Craft and domestic Beer 🍻, a Full Bar 🥃, and plenty of Jammin Music 🎼 to Keep you warm!!! We have moved the stage to the south end of the park away from the waterfront to help with the wind coming off the water

01/28/2026

CHECK OUT all of the choices in this year's Craft Beer Pavilion!
All available as samples and full glasses/Bottles/or Cans🍺🍻
Ace Brewing- Blue Raspberry
Founders Brewing- Mortal Bloom
Sweetwater- Day Trip
Florida Ave.- Eat Cake
Funky Buddha- Cosmic Journey, Tropical Floridian, Floridian, Hop Gun
Islamorada Brewing- Go Fish, Sandbar Sunday, No Wake Zone, Channel Marker, Islamorada Ale
Green Bench– Coffee Pot Stout, Postcard Pilsner, Skyway Hazy
Ankrolab– Turtle Season, Simplexity, Otto’s Barn
Bone Hook– Dapper Dan, Grateful Head, Liquid Laugh, Sunset Surfer
Everglades Brewing– EFC ale, Gator Bait, Skunk Ape
Labelle Brewing– Beekeeper, Cowboy way, Labelle Light, Sit N Stay
Motorworks– Mango Habanero, Pulp Friction, V-Twin
Tampa Bay– Moose Killer, Old Elephant Foot, Reef Donkey

THIS SATURDAY- Laishley Park, Punta Gorda
11am to 6pm
3 Bands, Chili Cookoff, Vendors, Food Trucks, Full Bar, Craft Beer Pavilion - visit PuntaGordaChiliFest.com for more details!!!

01/20/2026

It's not too late to grab your VIP Tables for the 15th Annual Chili, Beer, & Music Fest om Jan 31 in Laishley Park Punta Gorda
Great Live Entertainment by DEB & THE DYNAMICS, MIKE IMBASCIANI, & EVAN TAYLOR JONES (3 GREAT BANDS!!!)
Enjoy Stage-Side Covered seating , VIP Restrooms, Complimentary Soda and Bottled Water, 2 Free Craft Beers, and a VIP Only Cash Bar
We have tables for 2, 4, or 6 guests and they include admission to the festival.
Grab your table at PuntaGordaChiliFest.com
Limited availability

01/06/2026

We still have room for more Chili Teams!
Get your group together and get entered
$2,000 in prize money is up for grabs!
Jan 31, 2026 in Laishley Park Punta Gorda
Get your entry form at
www.PuntaGordaChilifest.com

12/29/2025

Mark the Date- January 31, 2026
Laishley Park, Punta Gorda
15th Annual Chili, Beer, & Music Festival🫕
Gates open at 11:00am
Live music starts at Noon
Deb & the Dymanics🎤
Mike Imbasciani & his Bluez RockerZ🎸
Even Taylor Jones Band🎼
Up to 15 Chili Teams will be on hand for you to sample and vote for your favorite
Over 30 Craft Beers in our Craft Beer Pavilion🍺🍻
Lots of great merchandise vendors
Other food choices besides chili🌭🍔🍟🍕🥪🥙
Full Bar also Available
Limited VIP TABLES available

02/11/2025

Charlotte Harbor Chili, Beer, and Music Fest-
Chili Cookoff Winners
People's Choice- Bucketheads Chili
1st Place Judged- Bucketheads Chili
2nd Place Judged- Creques Alley
3rd Place Judged- Not your mama;s Kitchen
1st Place- Best Booth-Not Your Mama;s Kitchen
2nd Place- Bucketheads Chili
3rd Place- Renaissance Rednecks

02/11/2025

Lots of Fun, Hot Chili, Cold Craft Beer, and plenty of great Live Music!!!

02/01/2025

Congratulations to our friends at the Punta Gorda Fire Department. They brought the heat and extinguished the competition at the Charlotte Harbor Chili Challenge on Saturday, taking first place in the Judges' and People's Choice awards. Looks like all that practice cooking at the firehouse paid off.

01/25/2025

Come on down to the chili beer and music festival happening now in Laishley Park
Live music🎼
Over 50 craft beers🍺
Chili cookoff🥘
Beautiful weather for chili!