Chili Bowl 2025

Save the Date!

10th Annual Chili Bowl Street Party
Sunday, September 14 - 12pm to 5pm

Fall Art Market
Saturday Sept. 13 & Sunday Sept. 14 - 10AM to 5PM

Chili Bowl is our biggest annual fundraiser. This free, family-friendly event is a celebration of art, food, music, and community. There’s live music, chili tastings, beer & cider, hands-on art experiences, plus the Fall Pottery Sale, which is full of handmade items donated by students, staff, and friends of Groundworks Art Lab.

All proceeds support free and pay-what-you-can programs as well as our partnerships with community members who experience marginalization and face barriers to accessing the studio.

How it works:
Every year, local restaurants generously donate their delicious chili. Visitors purchase handmade ceramic tasting bowls for $20 and each bowl comes with 5 free tastings of chili + 1 vote for the People's Choice award. Then, a panel of dignitary judges do a blind tasting and pick Best Overall chili and Best Vegetarian chili.