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NC Hot Sauce Contest & Festival
Downtown Oxford, Main Street, Oxford, NC
Downtown Oxford hosts the NC Hot Sauce Contest & Festival each September, with a pepper-eating contest, sauce and rub competitions, live music, and food trucks. Organized by the City of Oxford, the 20th annual edition in 2026 drew an estimated 15,000 to 25,000 attendees. The 2027 dates were not yet posted at the time of writing.
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