Frozen Flames Chili Clash
Chili Cook-off + Aviators Hockey
Presented by Minier’s Neighborhood Meat Store & More
- Date
- Saturday, October 3, 2026
- Show
- 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Venue
- LECOM Event Center · Elmira, NY
- Tickets
- $20–$23
A spicy showdown in the coolest venue around. The Frozen Flames Chili Clash, presented by Minier’s Neighborhood Meat Store & More, brings bold flavors, friendly competition and family fun to the LECOM Event Center during the Elmira Aviators home opening weekend. Think your chili has what it takes? Enter the cook-off for $50 and compete for over $1,000 in prizes. You don't have to cook to join in — the Chili + Aviators Game Package is $23 and covers both the chili tasting and that night's Aviators game against Danbury, or take a chili-only ticket for $20, kids are $5. Tastings are 2 ounces each and you can taste as many as you like. Come hungry, bring your friends, and help us find out who has the hottest chili in town.
- Saturday, October 3 · 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Aviators puck drop 7:00 PM
- Chili + Aviators Game Package $23 — a $13 game ticket plus a $10 chili ticket
- Hockey seats are not selectable — the game ticket is admission and your seat is assigned
- Chili-only ticket $20 · Kids $5
- All prices are before New York sales tax and the card fee, added at checkout
- Enter the cook-off: $50 per entry, with over $1,000 in prizes
- Tastings are 2 ounces each — taste as many as you like
- Held during Elmira Aviators home opening weekend
- Questions about the event: Amber@SouthernTierEvents.com
Tickets
Get your tickets
Bought here, on our own site — your tickets are texted and emailed to you as scannable passes. Prices below are before New York sales tax and the card fee, which are added at checkout.
The game package includes admission to the Aviators game, not a chosen seat. Puck drop is 7:00 PM. Seats are assigned — you do not pick your seat.
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Frozen Flames Chili Clash
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 3:00 – 8:00 PM
LECOM Event Center · Elmira, NY
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Think your chili has what it takes?
Enter the Chili Clash
Entry is $50 and there is over $1,000 in prizes on the line. Entries are taken by Southern Tier Events, who run the cook-off floor. Their application covers what you need to bring, setup times and the judging rules.
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