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Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire event is turning 10, and organizers say it’s going to be spicier than ever.
Favorite fiery foods from the last 10 years will be set up throughout the festival, as vendors from all over come to set up shop for guests to sample their wickedly hot wares. All the heat you can handle will be available to enjoy in the form of everything from rubs to candy to hot sauce and everything in between with spice levels ranging from mild to wild.
“The show itself is one of the best just in terms of the fans and the vendors. These are people who love extreme food, so the show definitely speaks to that. And we recognize how fun it is get so many likeminded people together in one space, so the vibe is constantly, well, fun,” said Jared Bowers, social media & content coordinatorfor Jungle Jim’s International Market. “We love that “fiery” foods aren’t just hot sauces anymore. The variety of spicy foodstuffs available is kind of staggering, so more and more there’s basically something for every heat tolerance, every palate. All around, it’s one of our favorite weekend’s every year, and I think that’s evident in the show itself.”
Bowers says he is anticipating 2-3,000 guests for this year’s event.
New this year is the “Weekend Warm-Up.” Tickets are $65 and include a Weekend Pass for both days of the event, a commemorative T-shirt, and a bottle of Jungle Jim’s 10-year hot sauce collaboration with CaJohn’s Fiery Foods — the only vendor that has been at all 10 Weekend of Fire events.
“Anyone who’s been over the years can see the size of the show now and how it’s evolved. What started relatively small — as things do here — has grown to fill the entirety of Oscar Event C o B m t o m C i n t