Mérida Chili Cookoff 2025
An Event for Children Charities!
The Mérida Chili Cookoff is coming back to town!
Inspired by the traditional Texas chili contests, we are inviting anyone who loves chili - amateurs or professionals - to prepare their best chili recipe and share it with Mérida’s foreign and local community in a grand event that four local groups are organizing to raise money for Children’s Charities.
This 10th edition of the Mérida Chili Cookoff is set for Sunday, January 12, 2025, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at Casa de Amistad in Itzminá. There will be live music, food and more fun activities!
Join us as a:
Chili Cookoff Contestant: Register here to compete in the contest.
Event Sponsor: Contact us at chilicookoffmid@gmail.com and we’ll reach out with more information on how you can promote your business through the Chili Cookoff.
Attendee: Buy your tickets online in the MEL Shop or in person at the library between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM Monday through Saturday. Tickets are $500 each and come with a free hot dog and a soft drink. A variety of other foods and drinks will be available for purchase.
This event is brought to you by the staff and volunteers and the Mérida English Library, the Mérida English Rotary Club, the International Women’s Club and the Mérida Men’s Club.
chilicookoffmid@gmail.com
Casa de Amistad
Itzimná, Mérida, Yucatán.
A Cookoff for Charities!
The Mérida Chili Cookoff was created to support a variety of children's charities. The organizations involved direct the funds raised during the event to this cause.
In past editions, the event has supported the program Estancia Nueva Vida by Mission of Friendship Yucatán - Erie, and this year we continue helping this noble cause.
The Children's Section of the Mérida English Library (MEL) offers a variety of books for kids of all ages and reading levels: from board books to picture books, bilingual books, fiction and nonfiction, classic stories, series and anthologies. Events and programs for children are also part of their work.
