16th Annual WMSE Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser
Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser is a chili competition that pits over 50 Milwaukee restaurants, cafes and caterers against one another to determine the city’s best chili as voted on by event attendees. Awards are given to winners in five different categories: best meat, best vegetarian, most unique chili, best heat, and best vendor display/presentation.
Once again there will be chili pepper races in the mold of Miller Park sausage races, AWE’s children’s area and music.
Advance tickets are $12 and include 4 chili samples. Additional Chili sampling tickets can be purchased at the event for $1 each. Bring two or more non-perishable food items and donated them to the Hunger Task Force and you’ll receive two additional sample tickets.
Right now take advantage of our buy 4 get 5 tickets deal RIGHT HERE!.
Check out the video from last year’s Rockabilly Chili to see all the fun that was had!
CHILI PEPPER RACES
The races will take place on the second level field house track at Noon and 2pm, with the final heat closing out the event at 4pm.
CHILDREN’S AREA
Since 2013 Artists Working in Education (AWE) has provided children’s arts and crafts, where their warm family-friendly artists, staff and volunteers will be heating things up with art-making activities for rockabilly boys and girls of all ages.
ADDITIONAL TICKET AND PARKING INFO
Tickets are also available at the WMSE studios at 820 N. Milwaukee Street M-F, 9am-6pm. Children 10 and under enter free.
Paid parking is available across the street from Kern Center in the 780-car parking complex below Viets Field.
VENDORS
The full list of competitors will be announced Monday, January 26.
SPONSORS
Rockabilly Chili’s presenting sponsors are Milwaukee Brewing Co., von Briesen and Roper
Supporting Sponsors – Castella, OnMilwaukee.com, Sassy Cow, Hunger Task Force, Milwaukee Fire Department, Shepherd Express, Whole Foods Market, Clark Graphics and A.W.E.
Confirmed Restaurants –
Maxie’s Southern Comfort
Puddler’s Hall
Vanguard
Kettle Range Meat Company
Blue’s Egg
Beans and Barley
Story Hill BKC
The Soup House
Riverwest Co-op Cafe
Transfer Pizzeria Cafe
The Farmer’s Wife
The Old German Beer Hall
Hi Hat & The Garage
Good Harvest Market
Cream City Catering
Cafe Corazon
Stubby’s Gastrogrub & Beer Bar
Sprecher’s Restaurant and Pub
“Mitchy” Taco
Nessun Dorma
Juniper61
Comet Cafe
Hector’s A Mexican Restaurant
The Bay
Outpost Natural Foods
Balzac Wine Bar
Zoup!
McBobs Pub and Grill
The Riverwest Filling Station
Colectivo Coffee
Cafe Centraal
Dandan Restaurant
Pizza Man
Milwaukee Ale House
Hooligan’s Super Bar
Company Brewing
Hue Vietnamese Restaurant
Camino
Fuel Cafe 5th Street
Brewed Cafe
Lakefront Brewery
MOTOR Bar & Restaurant
Aviands MSOE
Nightmare’s
Rumpus Room
Fuel Cafe Center Street
SafeHouse