FIRST AVENUE, SAWTELL, NSW, 2452 Australia
- Dates for Chilli Festival : first Saturday in July
A hot and spicy event
on the Coffs Coast (North Coast, New South Wales) is the annual Sawtell Chilli Festival.
Our lovely bed and breakfast accommodation is just around the corner (on the next block) from the main street
where the festival is held. A mere 150metre stroll.
Markets, musicians and street theatre, combine with local restaurants, and visiting chilli afficionados to
create the atmosphere ‘eat, drink and be merry with chilli’.
Enjoy the variety of food and drink with the chilli flavours for those who dare.
A variety of entertainment for all, makes this a perfect day spent under the magnificent
Fig trees in the main street.
Did you know?
The chilli, a variety of capsicum, belongs to the Solanaceae family of vegetables, which also includes
tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplants. Chillies seem to have originated in South America and were cultivated
in ancient times. Christopher Columbus took some back to Europe with him and they soon spread throughout Asia and Africa.
The heat in chillies comes from peppery compounds called capsaicins. This is located in the membrane
holding the seeds. For less heat remove both the membrane and the seeds.
The street will be closed to all motor traffic for the duration of the Festival, with a simple diversion around the
block for people travelling through.
Date: First Saturday in July
Time: 10am - 4pm
Venue: Sawtell Main Street (First Avenue)
For further information see the festival's own website (Sawtell Chilli Festival) ,
where you will find information with photos, recipes and contact links to the
festival organiser (Michelle McFarlane - mob 0418 483536). OR
you can ask us - send an email to:
warren@elizabethbnb.com
Sawtell is just 10kms south of
Coffs Harbour, your perfect beach stopover when travelling the east coast
between Sydney and Brisbane - or for a holiday at any time.
