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Oct 23, 2025 – Oct 25, 2025

Each October, oilfield workers from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas gather for a chili cook-off in Kilgore where more than 100 teams compete and hundreds of spectators partake in the spicy goodness. This Kilgore chili cook-off benefits the East Texas Treatment Center. Tickets are $10 for all you can EAT

$10

Time10:30AM-1:30PM

Attendance2,500 - 3,500

Location

100 N Commerce St.Kilgore, TX 75662

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East Texas Oilmen's Chill Cook-Off