Chomp and Stomp 2014
Saturday November 1, 2014 10:00 AM EDT
Cost: $5 tasting spoon,
From the venue:
The Chomp and Stomp, Atlanta’s most beloved and well-attended chili cook-off festival, returns to Cabbagetown Park for its 12th year on Sat., Nov. 1. In addition to samples of more than 100 different types of chili, the fest features the annual Romp and Stomp 5K race, live bluegrass music, an artist market, and games. Warning: Get there early because the chili always runs out, but additional food vendors will be onsite to help feed the masses.Race starts at 8 a.m.Promoter
Cabbagetown Initiative Community Development Corporation (CICDC)
Website: The Cabbagetown Initiative Community Development Corporation (CICDC) is a 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation. The CICDC (also known as “CI”) was established by the Cabbagetown Neighborhood Improvement Association in 1999 to oversee the creation of a park in the heart of Cabbagetown. The Cabbagetown community has created an inviting, shared green space that promises to enhance the quality of life in the Cabbagetown community.
Currently the CICDC, in cooperation with the City of Atlanta, maintains the Cabbagetown Community Center, the Cabbagetown Park, and the Cabbagetown Community Garden. In 2008, the CICDC helped the neighborhood’s tornado victims by raising and redistributing relief funds to neighborhood applicants. The CICDC regularly organizes neighborhood public safety, clean-up, and beautification projects, which help combat vandalism and crime. The CICDC manages Chomp and Stomp, Cabbagetown’s neighborhood bluegrass and chili festival, as well as Forward Warrior, Cabbagetown’s public art installation on Wylie Street, curated by Peter Ferrari.