The 6th Annual RP Funding Orlando Chili Cook-off Turns Up the Heat on Saturday, March 7, 2015

    ORLANDO, FL, February 22, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The 6th annual RP Funding Orlando Chili Cook-off will heat up again at Orlando's Festival Park Saturday, March 7 starting at noon. New to the event this year is a kick-off concert which will be held Friday, March 6 at 6 p.m. The RP No Fee Concert will feature Vertical Horizon, known for their several Billboard Chart hits such as Everything you Want and Best I Ever Had.

The free night of music precedes a day for chili-lovers on Saturday, March 7 with the RP Funding Orlando Chili Cook-off. General admission tickets are now available for presale at http://www.orlandochilicookoff.com. Presale tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 - 12 and children 5 and under are admitted free. Same-day general admission tickets are $15 for adults.

With this year expecting attendance to be over 20,000, the Orlando Chili Cook-Off has grown into one of Orlando's premier food events with attendees tasting nearly 100,000 samples of chili.

In fact, the annual event has become a tradition for the local community offering delicious samples of chili from chefs from around the country, live musical entertainment, kid's activities and the third annual RP Funding World Chili Eating Challenge presented by Pepto Bismol.

The world's best competitive eaters will once again descend on Orlando as part of the third annual World Chili Eating Challenge. Featuring six-minutes of jaw-dropping eating skills, the world's top eaters will participate including Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, currently ranked the world's No. 1 competitive eater. Other top ranked competitors include No. 4 ranked Miki Sudo, No. 6 ranked Erik The Red Denmark, No. 7 ranked Adrian Morgan and No. 15 "The People's Champ" Badlands Booker. Joey Chestnut will be defending his world record set last year of more than 2 gallons of chili in 6 minutes.

The event will also feature an appearance by Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) World Chili Champion Jason Goaines.

The RP Funding Orlando Chili Cook-off has raised more than $200,000 for Special Olympics Florida, placing the Orlando Chili-Cook-off among their private donors. The event also raises funds for Kiwanis Clubs of Greater Orlando and several other local charitable organizations.

Visit http://www.orlandochilicookoff.com for tickets or call Events for Change at 407-777-8309 to learn more about vendor, musical performance, cooking, sponsorship and volunteer opportunities. Be sure to follow the Orlando Chili Cook-off on Twitter and on Facebook for the latest news.

Events for Change, Inc.
Events for Change, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded 2009 by Orlando locals. More information about Events for Change and the Orlando Chili Cook-off can be found at http://www.eventsforchangeinc.org.

RP Funding
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