Virginia Chili, Blues n' Brews Festival

09/15/2025

09/15/2025

🎉 Wow! Just wow! We had such an amazing time on Saturday. Thank you all for coming out in support of the arts with Wayne Theatre. We would also like to thank the artists, musicians, sponsors, cooks, brewers, vendors, volunteers, and supporters who worked so hard to make this event possible. We couldn’t have done it without you!

And the chili. Mmmm! Did you have a hard time deciding who would get your vote? If so, we totally get it. The competition was intense with so many delicious varieties.

🤗 CONGRATULATIONS to this year’s winners:

🏆 1st Place – Buffalo Bills Chili Masters
🏆 2nd Place – Brothers From Another Mother Chili
🏆 3rd Place – Barnyard Chili
🏆 Spirit Tent – It’s Just Chili

Be sure to keep an eye on virginiachili.com for more photos from this year’s festival, as well as information for next year’s festival. Planning is already underway!

If you’d like to be a sponsor or would like more information, please call 540.943.9999. We also encourage you to keep up to date with all of the exciting events and programs happening at the Wayne Theatre. Visit waynetheatre.org/calendar for details!

09/14/2025

We would like to thank everyone for joining us yesterday. We had a wonderful time. Please stay tuned for photos from this year's festival as well as an official winners' announcement for the chili competition as soon as everything is confirmed with our presenters, Wayne Theatre.

09/13/2025

Heat, rhythm, and community spirit. That is the recipe for today at Lumos Plaza. Our sponsors like Royal India Palace, Waynesboro, VA help us support the arts, including education programs for youth through Wayne Theatre. Be part of it. Join us beginning at 12:00 Noon today!

09/13/2025

From the first guitar riff to the final tasting spoon, it is all possible because of sponsors like Lumos Fiber who believe in the arts. Join us TOMORROW at Lumos Plaza for a day of flavor and music. Proceeds benefit community arts and arts education through Wayne Theatre. Info is at virginiachili.com.

09/13/2025

Make a memory with friends at the 15th Annual Virginia Chili Blues & Brews Festival happening TOMORROW. Sponsor support from sponsors like Waynesboro Landscape and Garden Center help to turn your good time into arts opportunities for all ages as proceeds from the festival benefit arts programming through Wayne Theatre. Tomorrow's schedule and tickets are at virginiachili.com.

09/12/2025

Tomorrow, beginning at noon, bring your appetite and your dancing shoes. The chili is hot, the blues are live, and the brews are cold. Sponsors, your support keeps this festival, presented by Wayne Theatre, thriving and funds arts and arts education across Waynesboro. We appreciate support from sponsors like Shenandoah Valley Airport. Plan your day at virginiachili.com.

09/12/2025

The weekend is here and we are so excited! Join us for a FREE pre-festival kickoff happening this afternoon beginning at 4:00 pm with live music at Delly Up followed by more live music at The Green Leaf Grill (both in Downtown Waynesboro) and make sure you have your tickets and are ready for the big event THIS SATURDAY (Sept. 13) for the 15th Annual Virginia Chili Blues & Brews Festival at Lumps Plaza, presented by Wayne Theatre !!!! Tickets and all of the details, including the performer lineup during this evening's pre-festival kickoff and tomorrow's main event, are at virginiachili.com and at waynetheatre.org.

09/12/2025

Who will win your vote in the chili tasting? Find out this Saturday when you join us at Lumos Plaza. Thanks to our sponsors like Destination Downtown Waynesboro, our festival comes to life and supports arts education through Wayne Theatre. Tickets and artist lineup - along with all of the details - are at virginiachili.com.

09/11/2025

The best seat in town is anywhere you can hear the blues and taste the chili. Thank you sponsors like Extreme Expressions for standing behind our festival and partnering with us to champion arts education through Wayne Theatre. Join us this Saturday at Lumos Plaza in Downtown Waynesboro. Details are at virginiachili.com.

09/11/2025

Kick off the weekend with a FREE pre-festival party TOMORROW, Friday, Sept. 12 with Live Music at Delly Up at 4 PM, then at The Green Leaf Grill (both venues in Downtown Waynesboro). Then, of course, make sure you don't miss the big event - the 15th Annual Virginia Chili Blues and Brews Festival, presented by Wayne Theatre happening THIS SATURDAY (Sept. 13) beginning at 12:00 Noon at Lumos Plaza in Downtown Waynesboro. Tickets and all of the details (including the lineup of performers on Saturday and the artists who will be performing during the pre-festival kickoff) are at virginiachili.com or choose the 'Events' tab at waynetheatre.org for more.

09/11/2025

Music on stage, the scent of chili in the air, friends all around. Our festival returns to Lumos Plaza this Saturday because of amazing sponsor support. Thank you High Peak Sportswear for your support of this year's festival, presented by Wayne Theatre. Every ticket and every aspect of support that we receive from sponsors help to benefit the arts and arts education throughout our region. See the Saturday's schedule of events and buy your tickets now at virginiachili.com.