Get ready to feel the heat as the 25th Annual I Like It HOT! Festival spices up Largo on September 13 and 14. This two-day family friendly event is going to be hotter than ever before. The festival is Saturday, September 13 from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, September 14 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Largo Event Center (6264 126th Ave N, Largo). Event admission and parking are free.
This hot n’ spicy food show which is the longest running in Florida is painfully delicious, big on flavor and cooked up to be one of the hottest events of the season. New this year to the lineup is the first-ever “Road To The Americas Belt Match- Largo Title” on September 13. If you are brave enough to compete to become the inaugural Largo Champion, please apply at https://leagueoffire.com/. Win a Championship belt to keep forever plus secure a guaranteed seat at the 6th Americas Title Belt Match, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The I Like it HOT! Festival is Florida’s largest hot sauce and taco festival and a paradise for
Chilli heads, spice lovers, and thrill-seeking foodies. Expect award-winning hot sauce vendors, spicy food trucks, fiery eating challenges and live contests including the infamous Extreme Lolli Lick-A-Thon by SaucyQueen (the hottest lollypop in the world, sponsored by Intensity Academy), The World’s Hottest Cinnamon Roll, Fiery Wing Contest and now an official League of Fire Challenge with contestants coming from all over the Nation.
“Our 25th Annual event is going to be hotter than ever before. We are thrilled to add the Largo Road Championship through the League of Fire to this year’s spicy lineup. You won’t want to miss this two-day event as we celebrate 25 years of bringing the heat!” said I Like it HOT! event organizer Michele Northrup (SaucyQueen).
The event is family and pet friendly. There will be spicy prizes and giveaways. For more information, exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities about the 25th Annual I Like it HOT! Festival in Largo, Florida, visit Facebook https://facebook.com/events/s/i-like-it-hot-2025/495193136915635/ or Instagram https://instagram.com/ilihfest/.