Free Admission!

​Come taste the widest selection of RED and GREEN chile from around New Mexico that you’ll ever find under one roof, vote for your favorites, then take some home with you!
FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
  • Food & Drinks All Day
  • Beer & Wine
  • Live Music
  • Dancing
  • Performances
  • Horse Rides
  • Giant Chile Burn
  • Red & Green Fireworks
  • Judged Chile Taste-Off
  • People’s Choice
  • Buy Chile to Take Home

SCHEDULE
12:30 — Gates Open
1:00 — Opening Ceremonies
1:00-3:00 — People’s Choice Tasting
2:00-3:00 — Judged Taste-Off
6:00 — Winners Announced
7:15 — Roasting of the Giant Chiles
7:30 — Red & Green Fireworks
SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
Centrally located, Socorro is only about an hour’s drive from Albuquerque and just a few minutes off the highway.
Socorro Soccer and Rodeo Complex
1 Rodeo Dr, Socorro, NM 87801

Is your chile the best?

ATTENTION COMMERCIAL GROWERS IN NEW MEXICO
You’re invited to participate and put your red & green up against chile from around the state.
Registration Deadline has been extended! Register NOW!
FAQ
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ABOUT THE NEW MEXICO CERTIFIED CHILE PROGRAM
In order to preserve the integrity of chile grown in New Mexico, we created a Certification Mark that guarantees this chile IS New Mexico Certified Chile™. The NMCA has trademarked the words and logo “New Mexico Certified Chile™” and members of the NMCA can become Licensees to use the trademark in advertising.