NC Hot Sauces and Barbecue Sauces,
all competing for the title of North Carolina's Best!!!!!!!
The NC Hot Sauce Contest brings thousands of people to downtown Oxford to interact with friends, merchants, fans, artisans and vendors. In 2018, we topped 15,000 visitors.
HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOT SAUCE CONTEST
Thirteen years ago Julia Overton, Owner of Stovall's Gifts located at 100 Main Street in historic downtown Oxford, hosted an event in her store to promote North Carolina products, specifically hot sauces. From that event, the NC Hot Sauce Contest was born and grown to encompass the four main streets in downtown Oxford; College, Main, Hillsboro, and Williamsboro Streets. In recognition of the event and its success, the North Carolina General Assembly on
March 19, 2009 adopts the 2nd Saturday in September as North Carolina Hot Sauce Day sponsored by Representative Crawford. Each year the Hot Sauce Contest grows and adapts to the changing and growing community adding craft brews and area food-truck adding to its rich and flavorful history. In 2019 Julia Overton announces her retirement. The Downtown Economic Development Corporation and the City of Oxford acknowledge the "Hot Sauce Contest" as a important economic driver to Downtown Oxford's current and future economy.
Bailey Farms is the "Pepper Eating" sponsor and the largest pepper producer/distributor on the eastern seaboard.
Thru the help of other area sponsors, we are able to welcome approximately 15,000 visitors to our Oxford each year. The City of Oxford will host over 200 vendors that are all here to sell, sample, and enter their special sauces in the hottest contest around.
North Carolina’s finest hot sauces and barbeque sauces, along with breweries and wineries spice up the blends and texture of downtown’s historical streets. Enter the NC Pepper Eating Contest sponsored by Bailey Farms.
Capture all the history of Oxford by visiting the Granville County Museum by visiting that day from 10:00 - 6:00 pm.
There are activities for children, local shops waiting to greet you and great restaurants, all at your fingertips.
all competing for the title of North Carolina's Best!!!!!!!
The NC Hot Sauce Contest brings thousands of people to downtown Oxford to interact with friends, merchants, fans, artisans and vendors. In 2018, we topped 15,000 visitors.
HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOT SAUCE CONTEST
Thirteen years ago Julia Overton, Owner of Stovall's Gifts located at 100 Main Street in historic downtown Oxford, hosted an event in her store to promote North Carolina products, specifically hot sauces. From that event, the NC Hot Sauce Contest was born and grown to encompass the four main streets in downtown Oxford; College, Main, Hillsboro, and Williamsboro Streets. In recognition of the event and its success, the North Carolina General Assembly on
March 19, 2009 adopts the 2nd Saturday in September as North Carolina Hot Sauce Day sponsored by Representative Crawford. Each year the Hot Sauce Contest grows and adapts to the changing and growing community adding craft brews and area food-truck adding to its rich and flavorful history. In 2019 Julia Overton announces her retirement. The Downtown Economic Development Corporation and the City of Oxford acknowledge the "Hot Sauce Contest" as a important economic driver to Downtown Oxford's current and future economy.
Bailey Farms is the "Pepper Eating" sponsor and the largest pepper producer/distributor on the eastern seaboard.
Thru the help of other area sponsors, we are able to welcome approximately 15,000 visitors to our Oxford each year. The City of Oxford will host over 200 vendors that are all here to sell, sample, and enter their special sauces in the hottest contest around.
North Carolina’s finest hot sauces and barbeque sauces, along with breweries and wineries spice up the blends and texture of downtown’s historical streets. Enter the NC Pepper Eating Contest sponsored by Bailey Farms.
Capture all the history of Oxford by visiting the Granville County Museum by visiting that day from 10:00 - 6:00 pm.
There are activities for children, local shops waiting to greet you and great restaurants, all at your fingertips.
