Air Explorer Squadron 8 presents
Annual Haunted
Chili Feed
Haunted Hangar Chili Competition Registration
OCTOBER 24, 2026 @ 11 AM
If we're full, your submission is added to the waitlist automatically.
👻 2025's participants/donors: 2025 Vote Counts
🎃✈️ Post 8 Haunted Hangar Chili Cook-Off Rules
🧙♂️ Contestant Pre-Flight / Pre-Fright Checklist
- Fuel Load: Bring at least 5 quarts of your finest bubbling chili. Cauldrons are optional; crockpots are not.
- Ground Equipment: Serve it in your own slow cooker—no open flames, jet-engine burners, or suspicious witchcraft.
- Operating Temperature: Maintain 145°F+ at all times (165°F for reheats). We want spooky chili, not food-safety horror.
- Food Flight Manifest: List all allergens, heat level, and vegan/vegetarian status when you register or if unsure, verify with our ghouls as you taxi into the event.
- Ground Support: Napkins, serving spoons, bowls, toppings, and sides will be provided. No need to bring your own ground crew or broomstick.
- Arrival Window: Wheels-down by 10:15 AM (no later than 10:30 AM or your chili risks becoming a ghost flight).
🏆 Awards, Scoring & Other Paranormal Activity
- Placements: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Positions (+ bragging rights that may haunt the hangar until next year).
- Voting: Determined by popular vote—yes, votes can be purchased, so bring your family, friends, and anyone with loose change. 💵💸
- Prizes: Currently lurking somewhere in the hangar awaiting final assembly. We promise they’ll be plane-awesome and only mildly cursed. Last year included a cash prize, orientation flights around Topeka, and various gift cards, and nano-seconds added to your 15 minutes of fame.