October 10, 2026 12:00 PM –7:00 PM
Pittsburgh's Rivers of Fire Hot Sauce Festival
Rivers of Fire is Pittsburgh’s hot sauce festival—back for year two at Velum Fermentation in the South Side.
Sample sauces from mild to wild from 20 hot sauce vendors plus other spicy food offerings!
Cheer on contestants in the League of Fire's hot pepper eating contest
Try a hot pepper yourself then cool off with an ice bath with Nervana Health to benefit Animal Friends for Veterans
Participate in the scavenger hunt and win prizes
Witness the fire & aerial show by Iron City Circus Arts
Watch Pittsburgh's Hot Talk where the Positively Pittsburgh Podcast will interview a few locals as they are eating increasingly hot wings
Play some pinball games between pours
Grab some food from the food trucks and cool off with some ice cream
Friday night warms things up for free; Saturday is the full-tilt main event.
