Chili Cook-Off and Jazz Festival

Saturday, October 25th
12 Noon- 4:00PM

It’s time for the 31st Annual Catskills Chili Cookoff at the Liberty Museum & Arts Center, as part of the annual Liberty Harvest Festival!

Enter your favorite Chili for our Chili Cookoff challenge. All you will need is your casserole hot and ready to serve by noon.  Tasting starts at 2 pm. Winners announced at 3:30 pm. 

"Celebrating the Fortieth Anniversary of the Pursuit of Happiness Cafe"

12:00 pm Festival begins - Opening Ceremony
12:05 pm Liberty’s Poet Laurate, Marilyn Laufer
12:30 pm Creation Station‘s ribbon cutting
12:35 pm Oral History Project, part two - “Remembrances of the Pursuit” moderated by Steve Schwartz
01:00 pm Pursuit of Happiness photography exhibition, oral history talk
01:30 pm Liberty Jazz Festival
02:00 pm Catskills’ Chili Cook-o  -sampling begins
03:00 pm Catskills’ Chili Cook-off  -judging
03:30 pm Catskills’ Chili Cook-off  -Awards’ ceremony
04:00 pm Festival Concludes