Canned food accepted at Fall Festival and Chili Cook-Off for Christmas Cheer

The 4th Annual Fall Festival and Chili Cook Off will be held on Saturday, September 12th, from 10:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m. at the Recreation Complex on Rufus Allen Blvd in South Lake Tahoe.

Admission to the event is free. Besides the few dozen local vendors and chili chefs, there will be free games and prizes for the kids, All attendees receive a free door prize ticket for all attendees.

Several local non-profit organizations and public safety entities, the South Lake Tahoe Cancer League, Clean Tahoe, the Lake Tahoe Humane Society, the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless, the K-9 and SWAT Associations, and Christmas Cheer, were given free space to promote their services to the public.

Those who bring a non-perishable food item for Christmas Cheer will receive an extra door prize ticket. South Tahoe Refuse has also donated a silent auction item, which includes the use of a dumpster. This item will be dedicated to raising money for the South lake Tahoe Cancer League at this event.