Fire & Spice 2026

The City of West Torrens invites market stallholders to be part of our vibrant Fire & Spice Festival — a celebration of culture, flavour, and community! This popular event showcases artisan condiments and plant cultivars, spicy cuisines, and fiery entertainment, attracting thousands of attendees each year. We are seeking unique businesses to join the festivities and bring their products to a broad audience.

To express your interest, please complete our Marketplace registration of interest.

Registrations close on Monday 16 March 2026.

If your food truck is interested in trading at Fire & Spice or one of our other events, please complete our online Expression of Interest (EOI) form.

Registrations close on Monday 16 March 2026.

Think you can handle the heat?

Are you ready to test your spice tolerance against the fiercest chilli warriors? Burning Bites Down Under, proudly sponsored by Chilli Sauce Distributors, invites you to take on the ultimate chilli challenge!

10 brave competitors will battle through 15 fiery rounds, starting with mild jalapeños (3,000-6,000 Scoville) and pushing through to the blistering Carolina Reapers (1.64-2.2 million Scoville)! Half the rounds will feature fresh chillies, while the rest will challenge you with scorching chilli-infused products - think sauces, extracts, and more!

Prizes for the top 3 survivors

1st Place – $100 cash, medal, Fire & Spice prize pack, and a chance to represent South Australia in Sydney at the National Australian Chilli Championship!

2nd Place – $50 cash, medal, and Fire & Spice prize pack

3rd Place – $30 cash, medal, and Fire & Spice prize pack

Only one can be crowned champion - will it be you?

Sign up on the day and bring the heat!

The competition will occur on stage (time TBC program subject to change).

Radio Italiana 531 hosts their annual pepperoncino competition at Fire & Spice, with prizes for the Best Looking, Longest and Hottest chillies.

Registration

Entry for this competition is FREE and registration will occur on the day at the Info Booth from 10am - 1pm.

Please note, this competition will have 3 categories: Hottest, Best Looking, and Longest chillies. You must handover your pod/s at registration in order to enter the competition.

A maximum 10 plants will be accepted per category, first in first served.

Competition and prizes

The competition will occur on stage (time TBC program subject to change). The winner of each category will be awarded a Fire & Spice prize pack.

We're excited to welcome the Western Adelaide State Emergency Service (SES) Unit to Fire & Spice this year.

Visit their display to meet the team, check out their rescue vehicle and equipment, and learn how to get prepared for emergencies.

The team will also be sharing how SES supports the community during storms, floods, and other emergencies.

Please note, only street parking is available at this event. We encourage patrons to use public transport, carpool or cycle to the event. Bike racks will be available near the event entry, on Rutland Avenue.

Parking

• Approx. 12 parks will be available for Disability Parking Permit holders on the day. These parks will be located in the Lockleys Bowling Club carpark (accessible via Rutland Avenue). 

Event activities

• Market - The Chilli Marketplace will be made up of over 25 stallholders, located on Lockleys Oval. This area has a curb from road to oval, but a temporary ramp will be placed to assist wheelchair users and prams. Please find further information under the 'site' heading below.
• Stage - Cooking demos and competitions will be located on the stage (see program for details). The stage will be located in the Chilli Marketplace on Lockleys Oval. This stage will be on the west side, closest to the Lockleys Sporting Facility.
• Kids entertainment - There will be various children's activities (see program for details). These activities will be located on the grassed area closest to Rutland Avenue.
• Food vendors - Food trucks will be located between the Kids entertainment and the Chilli Marketplace. This area will be on flat, hard pavement (road).

Site

• This event will take place outdoors on grass. There will not be any access to an indoor space.
• While there is a roadway from Rutland Avenue to the food vendors, this is shared with vehicles. There is no sealed path within the venue. There is a curb to get from the kids area to food trucks and again to the market and staged area - there will be temporary ramps in place to allow wheelchair access - an image of the pedestrian access ramp can be found here(PDF, 181KB) .
• Water refill - A water refill bench will be near the food trucks (between the Kids entertainment and the Chilli Marketplace). This area will be on flat, hard pavement (road).
• Toilets - Temporary toilets will be near the food trucks (between the Kids entertainment and the Chilli Marketplace). This area will be on flat, hard pavement (road). There will be a 16pan toilet block and 1 accessible toilet - images of the temporary toilet types can be found here(PDF, 123KB).