Chillogan Chilli and Rum Festival 2024
Sunday 2nd June, 2024
11am to 7pm
We have rebranded to become even more fun in 2024!
Our event has also found a fabulous new home!
The Vietnam Veterans & Veterans Social Motorcycle Club at Kingston is a spacious venue with green areas and hardstand, stages and a fully-equipped undercover bar area.
With this great infrastructure in place, organisers can focus on putting together a cracker of a program of entertainment for the day.
We are donating $1.00 from each ticket to support the work of Springwood RSL Sub-Branch who tend to Veterans in the Logan area who are experiencing homeless and related circumstances.
See you there Logan!
Lets Get Rummy and Spicy!
DOG-FRIENDLY
Your furry pal must be wearing something red or chilli-themed to enter.
If not, you can purchase a $5 bandanna at the gate.
BRING A PICNIC RUG AND CHAIRS
Bring your rug and chairs and set up Base Camp for the day on one of the many grassed areas at the Compound.
HELLFIRE ALLEY
A variety of delicious chilli condiments, sauces and other products will be available for you to try and then buy in the festival
CHILLI-COOK OFF
Get your best chilli con carne recipe, grab cooking buddy (or go solo) and enter our first ever Chilli Cook-Off!
Meat and Vegetarian Categories
You’ll get free entry into the festival, and then start cooking at 12pm, and finish at 3pm,
Judging is at 3pm by “People’s Choice” and our Guest Chef, Chris Brown.
Winner and Runner-Up announced at 4pm.
Register for FREE HERE.
RUM TASTING
Take the chance to try a range of rum products from our providores.
DIABOLO CO
BEENLEIGH ARTISAN DISTILLERY
BUNDABERG RUM
CHILLI AND RUM CHALLENGES
Each Challenge attracts a cash prize of $100, a trophy, and prizes donated by our sponsors, including a chilli plant from Infusions Chilli Farm.
Check out our GALLERY to see who competed and who won our FOUR chilli challenges in 2022.
Fudging Mad Reaper Fudge Challenge – Eat as much Fudging Mad reaper fudge within 5 minutes!
Mallory’s Tocino Jerky Challenge – who can get through enough super-spicy Jerky to take the trophy?
Volcanic Wing Challenge- we will present your worst Wing Nightmare in this eye-watering challenge.
Rum & Raisin Ice Cream Challenge – A whole mess of fun! Teams of two will compete to empty their bowls – but there’s a crazy twist so stay tuned!
Fiery Pods Challenge – Chilloomba Chillies (Cairns) will supply a range of pod, with the last man/woman standing crowned the winner!
AFTERBURN BAR
Relax in the bar and enjoy a selection of chilli and rum cocktails, chilli beer, Diabolo Alcoholic Ginger Beer, chilli sangria, as well as all your favourite beverages.
We’ll be featuring a range of locally-produced Rum products for you to try and buy! Why not indulge in a Tasting of various rums?
VIP CHAMPAGNE or RUM EXPERIENCE TICKETS
Only 8 tables available in our VIP marquee. Front row reserved challenge seating, choose from French Champagne or Rum, grazing platter for two, a goodie bag and a beautiful chilli plant from Chilli Infusions Farm!
CHILLI FOOD (and the whimpy food too!)
Our food vendors have a mandate to provide at least four chilli-themed offerings. Even our cold drinks and desserts will provide some chilli-themed fun
CHILLI PLANTS and GROWING ADVICE)
Thank you to Infuions Chilli Farms (wholesale) who make available an amaing array of chilli plants for sale.
STATIC CAR AND MOTORCYCLE DISPLAYS
Get up close to some beautiful, shiny machinery with displays by Viking Breed Social Motorcycle Club, Corvette Club of Queensland, Brisbane Commodore Car Club and Kerry Gray’s Hot Rod.
FREE WORKSHOPS
“How to Grow Chillies” workshops with Melissa O’Brien of Infusion Chilli Farm at Redland Bay.
Cooking with Chillies – with Chef Chris Brown of Station 4207 (formerly Serrano’s Mexican) of Logan.
SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES
In keeping with Logan City Council’s commitment to a greener environment and reducing plastic pollution, we ask our vendors not to sell drinks in plastic bottles.
Bring your own water bottle and feel free to refill it at the bar or at our Council-provided Water Station.
FOR THE KIDS
Our family-friendly festival offers activities forall ages. Kids can enjoy the animal nursery*, guided pony rides, *face-painting and Lawn Games. *Because we don’t charge an admission fee for kids, our suppliers reserve the right to charge fees for their services.
MORE FUN FOR YOUNG AND OLD
We are all about Logan, and it’s great to have these two community groups coming along to the festival to show us what they’re all about.
You might like to find out more about joining their clubs and discovering a whole new world of fun and friendship. Click on the links below to view their Facebook pages.
INDIGENOUS ART & CRAFT BY AUNTY JUNE
FREE ACTIVITY!
WHO ARE THE YUGAMBEH LANGUAGE PEOPLE?
The Yugambeh language people are the traditional custodians of the country located in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales, now within the Logan City, Gold Coast, Scenic Rim, and Tweed City regions whose ancestors all spoke one or more dialects of the Yugambeh Language.
WHAT DO WE DO?
The Yugambeh Museum, Language and Heritage Research Centre aims to record and promote the traditional knowledge of our region.
We work with and bring the community together through many initiatives centred around cultural and educational exchange, so that future generations have the opportunity to embrace our language, hear our stories and truly connect with their Indigenous legacy as a relevant part of their today and tomorrow.
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VIKING FOR A DAY CHARITY PILLION AUCTIONS
Ever wanted to know what it’s like to ride a Harley Davidson? Just bid on our pillion auction and away you go with the Viking Breed Social Motorcycle Club riders for an unforgettable 20 minute joy-ride.
Supporting Veterans.
LIVE MUSIC
Great live music is always peppered in between the chilli challenges on stage. Once again, we have the guitar maestro, Sean Mullen, gracing our stage, playing some hot guitar (and even some Joe Satriani tunes). He’ll also be joined by Sandra Beynon on vocals.
SPECIAL GUESTS
LOGAN DEMENTIA ALLIANCE CHOIR
We are delighted to have Logan Dementia Alliance Choir present some of their works at the festival. If you or anyone you know needs support for a loved one suffering from this debilitating disease, visit their Facebook page.
DOG-FRIENDLY
Yes, we welcome well-behaved pets, provided they’re wearing something red or chilli-themed. Bandannas are available from the entry gates for $5.00.
Enter your dressed-up pal in the Chilli Dog Competition – sponsor prizes and a trophy up for grabs.
Be at the stage area at the designated time on the program.
CHARITY
Organisers are supporting the work of Springwood RSL Tri-Service Sub-Branch which cares for Veterans in the Logan area who are experiencing hoemelssness and related circumstances.
$1.00 from each ticket is donated, in addition to money raised through our Multi-Draw Raffle on festival day.
LIL BUG LOVE
Our long-time festival partners, Lil Bug Love, are a Logan-based community organisation which supports children who find themselves caught up in domestic violence matters at Police stations in South-East Queensland. Volunteers help create the contents of the Comfort Kits which are then distributed to as many Police stations as possible. Cindy Barden and her daughter Phoebe are committed to easing the trauma of domestic violence and need your help to allow them to keep their important work going. You can donate here.
Gallery 2022 Event at Logan Village Green – were you there?
Sponsors
McDonald’s Australia has kindly donated lots of vouchers for the McSpicy Burger and provided a bunch of their beautiful red marquees for patron comfort.
Find out more about the McSpicy!
AUSTCHILLI
A special thank you to Australia’s biggest chilli producer Austchilli Group for their provision of chilli fruit for our festival needs.
FESTIVAL MAP & SITE LISTING coming soon!
Getting There
MOBILITY IMPAIRED PATRONS and companions
Drop off at gate, or park in the 6 Disabled parking spaces in Wharf Street.
Parking
Ample Free on-street Parking in nearby Meakin Park precincty.
Public Transport
TBA.
Location
Vietnam Veterans and Veterans Social Motorcycle Club Compound
Meakin Street
Kingston
Contact
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