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Hillbilly Chili serving its spicy chili.
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Plant City Entertainment with chef Tyler Hollis and the cast of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown."
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Weichert Realtors Yates & Associate brought a bear mascot to take pictures with attendees.
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A crowd gathered to watch Dance Connection and a performance from the upcoming production of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown."
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Marsha Passmore sold tickets to attendees who voted on their favorite chili.
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The cast of the upcoming production of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" performed for the crowd.
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Dance Connection, the award-winning Clogging Connection, performed for the audience.
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Students showed off their skills on the mat.
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Students performed ballet as well as dance and clogging for the audience.
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Dodie White and judges Dan Raulerson, Bill McDaniel and Paul Davis.
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People tasted all of the team's chili and voted on their favorite.
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Dance Connection students lounged at the train depot until their next performance.
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The winners of the ChiliFest.
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The Plant City Times and Observer took home People's Choice and second place in the spicy category.
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Hillbilly Chili won first place in the spicy category.
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Toastmasters International won second place in the mild chili category.
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Plant City Entertainment won first place in the novelty chili category.
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All A Bloom Florist won first place in the mild chili category as well as Best Decorated Table.
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Weichert Realtors Yates & Associate won second place in the novelty chili category.
The annual ChiliFest, hosted by the Arts Council of Plant City, brought the community together in a day of food, entertainment and friendly competition.
The event was held at the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Teams from a variety of businesses and groups in town cooked their best novelty, mild and spicy chili and competed for first and second in each category as well as for People’s Choice and Best Decorated Table.
The chili tasting was $5 a person and a silent auction of “treat baskets” were available. All the proceeds went toward supporting education projects by the Art Council. Performances by Dance Connection, an award-winning Clogging Connection, and the cast of the upcoming production of "You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown" entertained the audience during the event.
All A Bloom Florist won first place in mild chili and second place went to Toastmasters International. First Place in the novelty category went to Plant City Entertainment and second place to Weichert Realtors Yates & Associates. First Place in the spicy category was awarded to Hillbilly Chili and second place went to The Plant City Times and Observer. People’s Choice went to The Observer and Best Decorated Table went to All A Bloom Florist.
