Come to the lake for the 7th-Annual Smith Mountain Lake Fall Chili and Craft Festival.  Enjoy a full-day event featuring music, crafts and a spectacular competitive chili cook-off.  Trophies will be awarded for "Best Chili," "People's Choice," and "Showmanship."  It'll be a hot time at Smith Mountain Lake.  Held lakeside at Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, near the Hales Ford Bridge.

Click Here-2009 Chili Cooker Application

Click Here-2009 Chili Vendor Application

Click Here-2009 Chili Sponsorship Application

 2008 Sponsors

Platinum

Kroger Westlake 

Gold

Grand Home Furnishings

Silver

Franklin Community Bank
Appalachian Power
SunTrust Bank
BB&T Bank
Martinsville DuPont Credit Union
Structures Design/Build
Member One Federal Credit Union
Building Specialists, Inc.

Bronze

Faber CPA Firm, LLC
StellarOne Bank
Turner's Dock Building
Premier Appraisals - Terri Fochtman
Bridgewater Marina & Boat Rentals
State Farm Insurance - Casey Morgan
Leisure Publishing
Franklin Respiratory & Medical, Inc.
Blud Ridge Dental Group
First National Bank of Altavista
Vogel and Cromwell
Virginia Furniture Market
Smith  Mountain Lake Irrigation

Savor the essence of fall with ‘chili…just the way you like it’ at the Smith Mountain Lake Fall Chili Festival. The event is slated for Saturday, November 1st at Bridgewater Plaza. This will be the sixth fall event sponsored by the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce and it captures the best of everything with plenty of activity, great chili for tasting, musical entertainment, craft vendors, awards and a beautiful lakeside setting.

There’s an active schedule planned with cooking beginning at 10:00 AM, tasting at noon, judging at 3:00 PM, awards at 3:30 PM and great fun for everyone all day long! The doors are open to the public from 11:00 AM until 4:00PM.  The festival is located next to Halesford Bridge on Route 122 in Moneta. There will be music, plenty of plaza activity and chili…lots of chili for every taste as participants compete for the title of Smith Mountain Lake Chili Festival Champion. The size of the trophy says it all! Stop by the Smith Mountain Lake Visitor’s Center to see for yourself. The trophies are already on display. Festival goers will share in the bounty and judging as they determine who wins the coveted ‘People’s Choice Award’. Showmanship and chili excellence go hand in hand at this event to the delight of the crowd.

There’s something for everyone at this lakeside event. Come by car or come by boat, there’s plenty of free parking. Put this festival into your ‘no frills’ entertainment schedule. Gatherings like this are all about enjoyment for everyone and what better place to gather than Smith Mountain Lake?                                                                      

Official rules and contestant application forms are available on line at www.visitsmithmountainlake.com or at the SMLCC Visitor Center at Bridgewater Plaza. The cost for chili contestants is only $25.00 for a 9 x 10 ft space.   Addtional spaces available at $75.00 each. All entries must be received no later than 5:00 PM, Friday, October 24th. This event features cooking, tasting, music, craft vendors...judges, prizes and much more. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in Chili Cooking, 1st place Showmanship and the People's Choice award. Join in on the fun as a spectator or a contestant. It's going to be a "hot time" at Smith Mountain Lake. For craft vendor applications or more information, contact the SML Visitor's Center at: 800.676.8203 or 540.721.1203 or check out the website.