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SEP11FRI2026

20th Annual NC Hot Sauce Contest & Festival

Friday, September 11, 2026

📍 Oxford, NC

Milestone 20th-anniversary year. Over 25,000 attendees expected across 16 city blocks. Notably covers hot sauce, BBQ sauce, and rub/powder contests — the broadest sauce category of anything on this list, closest match to your "any sauce" criteria.

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