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2024 Chile Pepper Festival in Bowers a hot palate pleaser

5 members of a band playing instruments on a stage with the Bowers Chile Pepper Festival banner hanging above.
Jack Murray and the Blue Tarp Wranglers open the 28th annual Bowers Chile Pepper Festival on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 in William DeLong Memorial Park in Maxatawny Township. The festival continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (BILL UHRICH – READING EAGLE)
4 men eating chili outdoors with a sign for Carl's Kickin' Chili in the background
From left, Mike Marvel of Worcester, Jack and his dad Steve Doud of East Norriton and Scott Clugston of Telford, all Montgomery County, sample Carl’s Kickin’ Chili on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 at the 28th annual Bowers Chile Pepper Festival in William DeLong Memorial Park in Maxatawny Township. Clugston has been attending the festival for 23 years. The four start out by picking peppers at Meadow View Farms in Maxatawny Township before heading to the festival to start the event with Carl’s chili. The festival continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (BILL UHRICH – READING EAGLE)
People walking outdoors along a macadam path lined with vendor tents for a pepper festival.
Crowds gather on the opening day Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 at the 28th annual Bowers Chile Pepper Festival in William DeLong Memorial Park. The festival continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (BILL UHRICH – READING EAGLE)

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