Chilli Fest 2026

Returning to the Lawn of the upscale Kimpton Maa-Lai hotel, just north of Lumphini Park in central Bangkok – Chilli Fest 2026. There are usually a selection of beer available to tame the heat from the various spicy dishes that are on offer at the event.ย 

Highlights from Last Year

Some of the highlights from last year include a delicious Mala Chicken by ๐—”๐—ก๐—๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, and of course some local brewed beer by Vana Brewing.ย 

We also got to see local hot sauce makers like Firepower Hot Sauces, That Daeng Sauce, and more.ย 

Chilli Fest Fest 2026

From the Chilli Fest Facebook Event information:ย 

“๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ ๐—™๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—กโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ
We are ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž to set the city ablaze with full-flame feasting, high-energy entertainment, a face-melting Chilli Eating Contest and more! Mark your calendar for ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ at Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok.
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๐ŸŒถย ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐˜ by Chef Narayan Bahadur Panthi – Modern Punjabi flavours layered with spice, smoke, and nostalgia.
๐ŸŒถย ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ by Gaby & Diego – Bold Mexican cooking inspired by heritage recipes and vibrant heat.
๐ŸŒถย ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด by เธ™เธฒเธขเธซเธฑเธง Don, The Don of All Curry – Fiery Southern Thai with attitude
๐ŸŒถย ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป by Sanya Souvanna Phouma & Chef Burin Wongsuwan – Bringing elevated Lao cuisine to the world, one funky dish at a time.
๐ŸŒถย ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ by Chef Thitid โ€œTonโ€ Tassanakajohn – When was the last time you had freshly made curry?
๐ŸŒถย ๐—š๐—ข๐—”๐—ง by Chef Parkorn โ€œTanโ€ Kosiyapong – Offbeat Thai-Chinese cuisine with bold, unexpected twists.
๐ŸŒถย ๐—œ-๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ก๐—š by Chef Steve Sanggun Lee – Contemporary Korean flavours reimagined with youthful creativity.
๐ŸŒถย ๐—๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น led by Chef Shreesha Rao – Redefining Indian Dining with Coastal Indian Cuisine and Local Thai Ingredients.
๐ŸŒถย ๐‰๐ข๐š๐จ๐ณ๐ข ๐‰๐ขลญ๐›ฤ by Verapun โ€œJoeโ€ Patanayindee & Panitnan โ€œJanโ€ – Big Sichuan flavours and dumplings.
๐ŸŒถย ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ธ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ป by Chef Jaruwan โ€œAuโ€ Jantapthong – Soulful Thai cooking rooted in tradition and balance.
๐ŸŒถย ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€๐˜‚ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ by Chef Honey Rae Zenang – Shan flavours elevated through Japanese technique.
๐ŸŒถย ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ ๐—ž๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚ by Chef Rompho โ€œPinโ€ Phothisoontorn – Legendary padthai from a 70-year family recipe.
๐ŸŒถย ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ by Chef Roger Solรฉ – Spanish tapas energy meets Japanese izakaya ease.
๐ŸŒถย ๐—”๐—ก๐—๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ by Chef Shim Youngdae – Elevated Korean comfort food with rooftop attitude.
๐ŸŒถย ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ.๐—ฌ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ by Chef Julio Cesar Concha Muรฑoz – Pan-Latin flavours fired up with Thai heat.
๐ŸŒถย ๐— ๐˜€.๐—๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ by Chef Danilo Aiassa – Rustic Italian cooking with hearty flavours.
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๐Ÿ†ย Participate in our infamous ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ and win THB 10,000 grand prize. Registerย bit.ly/ChilliEatingContest2026
โœ’๏ธย Get yourself a FREE chilli tattoo by ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ธ
๐Ÿ›’ย Shop gourmet hot sauces and merch
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๐Ÿ“…ย Saturday, 28 March 2026
๐Ÿ•’ย 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
๐Ÿ“ย Urban Oasis, Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๏ธ Early bird entrance fees available at ๐—ง๐—›๐—• ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ including a free drink
๐ŸŒย Buy Your Tickets:ย mtix.me/chillifest2026-fb
๐Ÿ“ขย More information:ย bit.ly/ChilliFest2026FB
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Part of the festivalโ€™s proceeds goes to supporting ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and their ongoing work for communities in need.”