Third Annual Chili Cook-Off At Bat City Comic Professionals

Bat City Comic Professionals invites the community to join them for their Third Annual Chili Con Comics Chili Cook-Off and Family Fun Day. The FREE event takes place on Saturday, November 14 from 11AM to 4PM at Bat City Comic Professionals (915 Manatee Ave E Bradenton, FL) and will include a chance to try competitor’s chili entries, carnival-style games, crafts, and more fun for the whole family!

“The annual Chili Cook-Off has become a staple of Bat City’s family fun days,” said Shannon Live, President at Bat City Comics. “We love seeing members of our community come together to create a fun event. With games, crafts, and of course, delicious chili, Chili Con Comics has become one of my favorite days of the year to gather with neighborhood friends and celebrate the Fall season.” 

Attendees have even more chances to be part of the fun with the Fan Favorite Award. Tasters can purchase as many tickets as they want to cast their vote for who they want to see win the cook-off. Each ticket also counts as an entry into a random chance drawing filled with various prizes. Proceeds from ticket sales go to fund Bat City’s non-profit mission to help teach reading, writing, and imagination skills to kids and teens in our community. Attendees who bring a new, unwrapped toy for Toys 4 Tots will also receive one extra entry ticket. 

“When we started the chili cook-off event it was meant to help us find a fun way to help feed and entertain our community after the destruction so many suffered from Hurricanes Helene and Milton,” Live said. “We wanted to find a way to continue to help our community through the event each year, so we’ve connected it to our annual Toys 4 Tots drive. Our community is so great at continuously supporting each other, and we love finding new ways to help connect them in moments like these.” 

For more information regarding the Chili Con Comics Chili Cook-Off or  any upcoming Bat City events you can contact Shannon Live at contact@batcity.org.