PLF Event

ChiliBowl

Battle for
Best Chili.

Are you ready to compete?

Thirty chili cooks come together in the name of charity to battle to become the the greatest chili chef in all of the Parker Lee Foundation universe.

Congrats to last year’s winner and veteran of eight previous Chili Bowls, Todd Baumann and his DD’s Chuck It Chili. He brought home the title in his ninth entry in the Chili Bowl.

The Browns – Jets game on the big screen, plenty of other goodies to accompany your chili, awesome silent auction items and a great fun day on the calendar.

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2025 Event Details

Where Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse
When November 9th, 2025 12:00 - 5:00 pm

Silent Auction Items

Proceeds from Chili Bowl XI benefit our Parker Lee Foundation Scholarship Fund which funds college scholarships for eligible high school seniors in the Directions For Youth & Families program.

If you are interested in bringing a chili, shoot me an email at kniswander@parkerleefoundation.org

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Every year, the Parker Lee Foundation turns a Columbus Sunday into something special — part tailgate, part cook-off, part community love fest. The Chili Bowl is a charity event where great chili, good people, and a seriously worthy cause all show up at the same time.

Are you ready to compete?

Thirty Cooks. Zero Secrets. All the Chili.

About 30 local cooks — some seasoned veterans, some first-timers with something to prove — haul in their crock-pots and dare you to pick a favorite. Classic beef chilis, wild card recipes, and a few that will absolutely test your heat tolerance. Sampling is the whole point.

It’s Basically the World’s Best Sunday Funday

Beer specials, hot dogs, cornbread, football on the big screen, and a crowd that’s there to have a genuinely good time. The Chili Bowl lives at Studio 35 Cinema and Drafthouse in Columbus, which means the vibe is already halfway there before the chili even hits your bowl.

The Part That Actually Matters

Every ticket sold, raffle entered, and silent auction item won goes directly to the Eric J. Yavitch Scholarship Fund — supporting Central Ohio students in their pursuit of education beyond high school. The fun is real, and so is the impact.