Specialty exhibitors will tickle your tastebuds as they bring on distinctive, breath-taking and dynamite sauces, salsas, seasonings, rubs, plants, food products, gadgets, kitchenware, hundreds of mild to wild samples and more. And over at Coco Bongo’s, beer, wine and specialty drinks will be flowing all day long.

Let your temperature rise as you listen to live music by The Invasion Tampa, Jengle Slap, Amber Lynn, Infinite Tilt and the Longneck band as they heat up the stage throughout the 2-day extravaganza.

Pepper Fest alumni will be prepared for the traditional hot stuff contests, including the Favorite Vendor Hot Sauce Competition, the Extreme Lolli Lick-A-Thon (the hottest lollypop in the world, sponsored by Intensity Academy) and the Jalapeno Pepper Eating Contest. The competition will be fierce as contenders vie for the awards in each category.

Pepper Fest is a production of SIK Promotions, with the support from Intensity Academy Gourmet Sauces and LocalShops1.

Here is the entertainment lineup:

Saturday, April 9, event hours 10 am to 6 pm

• All day: Axe-throwing trailer open
• 10 am-2 pm Registration open for Pepper Eating Contest @ Intensity Academy booth
• 11 am-1 pm The Invasion Tampa on Stage
• 1, 2:20 and 4:30 pm Tee Cannon on Stage (free T-shirts)
• 2 pm Jalapeno Pepper Eating Contest on Stage
• 2:30-4:30 pm Jengle Slap Band on Stage
• 5-6 pm Amber Lynn on Stage

Sunday, April 10, event hours 10 am to 4 pm

• All day: Axe-throwing trailer open
• 10 am-2 pm Registration open for the Lolly Lick-a-Thon @ Intensity Academy booth
• 10:30 am-12:30 pm Infinite Tilt Band on Stage
• 12:30 and 2:30 pm Tee Cannon on Stage (free T-shirts)
• 1-2 pm Longneck Band on Stage
• 2 pm Extreme Lolly Lick-a-thon on Stage
• 3 pm Favorite hot sauce winners announced on Stage
• 3-4 pm Longneck Band on Stage