Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival

Pueblo, CO · Food & Drink

When: September 18–20, 2026
Where: Union Avenue Historic District · Pueblo · CO
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

A three-day celebration of Pueblo's signature chile pepper crop and pinto beans, held along Union Avenue in downtown Pueblo. The festival includes a chile eating contest, cooking demonstrations, live music, and a hot air balloon rally, and has run since 1996. It draws roughly 100,000 visitors from across Colorado and neighboring states each September.

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