Go for 2&5 Araluen’s Fremantle Chilli Festival – 9th & 10th March 2013
Go for 2&5 Araluen’s Fremantle Chilli Festival takes place annually in March as a celebration of all things chilli! Featuring a diverse range of stallholders, Masters of Menu cooking demonstrations, live music and more, this is a wonderful celebration of the culinary and cultural aspects of the humble chilli.
In 2013 the festival will be held on Saturday March 9 and Sunday March 10 on the Fremantle Esplanade.
The 2012 Go for 2 & 5 Araluen’s Fremantle Chilli Festival 10th anniversary saw ‘One Hot Decade’ in more ways than one with temperatures souring to 41c on Sunday. This year we welcomed new stallholders and products to the already fabulous range of fresh foods, plants, pickles, chutneys, chocolate, wine, beers and the list continues. We also recognised the 13 stallholders that have been with us from the beginning. The Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor approved our Occasional Liquor Licence to encompass the whole site. This opened the festival for everyone to enjoy food and beverages with their family and friends in one of the many shady spots around the site. It certainly was a great improvement on the enclosed licenced area of the past. Sow-A-Veg by Beyond Gardeners under the Go for 2&5 marquee was a great hit with the children with over 800 happy smiling faces taking home a seed in a pot to watch it grow. Healthway provided stickers so the children could decorate their pot and The Kitchen Whiz Cook Book to help kids become more creative in the kitchen. The entertainment took on a new look this year with more roving type acts with stilt walkers and a pair of very large Sea Gulls that moved around the site entertaining the large crowd. Music was also part of the weekend with Spanish Guitarists, Latin and South African music and dance. ‘Masters of Chilli’ cooking demonstrations featured well known Chefs Dale Sniffen and Don Hancey. Chefs from some of Fremantle’s leading restaurants produced some amazing food and were ably assisted by the Hospitality students from Challenger Institute of Technology Fremantle. Other students from Challenger Institute assisted with surveys that will guide our improvements for next year’s festival.
Go for 2&5 Araluen’s Fremantle Chilli Festival brings a mouth (and eye) watering range of chilli-infused and enhanced foods to the palates of hungry visitors, including:
- Fresh foods
- Plants
- Pickles
- Chutneys
- Olives
- Cheese
- Chocolate
- Wine
- Beers
- And much, much more.
Every year visitors enjoy a carnival atmosphere and great music.
Visit our About Page to find out more about the history of Go for 2&5 Araluen’s Fremantle Chilli Festival.
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Held on the Fremantle Esplanade
The Go for 2&5 Araluen Fremantle Chilli Festival is an annual 2 day event held on the Fremantle Esplanade. In 2013, the festival will be held on March 9th and 10th.
The Fremantle Esplanade is located on Marine Terrace in Fremantle with plenty of street parking and paid parking nearby.
