Saturday, August 23, 2025
3pm to 7pm
Welcome to the ultimate celebration of flavor and heat at the second annual Midwest Hops and Hot Sauce Festival!
Featuring a variety of delicious hoppy beers, ciders and canned cocktails from some of the best local craft breweries the Midwest has to offer alongside local artisanal hot sauce and spicy food makers. Plus live music, food trucks, cigar bar, games, contests and more!
All this is set in Wilder Park overlooking the Fox River in downtown Aurora. Feel free to bring a blanket and park yourself in the lawn while you take it all in. Or head to the cigar bar with your beer, then kick back and enjoy the whole experience.
Whether you're a seasoned chili-head or just starting to explore the world of heat, there's something for everyone at the Midwest Hops and Hot Sauce Festival!
Tickets On Sale Now!!
Brewers
Hot Sauce Companies
ArtisanalVendors
Food Trucks
Live Music
Jake Mack
Jake Mack is an Aurora, IL singer/songwriter who has been performing professionally in the area since 2013. His set covers a diverse mix of songs that plays at the heart of tube-driven Rock, gritty Americana, and soulful Blues, and features originals crafted in these styles as well. You can find Jake playing locally almost every week/weekend, and you can listen and learn more at www.jakemack.com
Magnificent Villains
Magnificent Villains, being the greatest garage rock band there ever was or ever will be, brings eclectic rock selections, presented in the kick-ass style of yore!