Third Annual Royal Bean Royale

Free Grocery Store is having our 🫘third annual chili cook-off fundraiser🫘, on Sunday, December 15, from 2-5 pm, at Serpentine Plants + Provisions!

Event Info

The Royal Bean Royale is free to attend! Come learn about Free Grocery Store and meet our community. To try the chili, we’ll have sampling tickets available for purchase at the door. Suggested donation prices range $2-20! We’ll also have custom FGS merchandise for sale.

Proceeds go directly to running our monthly pantry and delivery service.

Accessibility info

  • This is an outdoor event.
  • Chefs and volunteers will be wearing masks and gloves during the event.
  • More access info coming soon!

For prospective chefs:

Wanna try your hand at creating Gainesville’s Best Ever Chili? Wanna be crowned the Royal Bean 👑? Or do you just want that gift basket to local businesses around town? 👀👀

If you’re interested in any of these things, submit a form below by end of day December 7! We’ll let you know whether we picked you for the competition by Dec. 8

Any questions? Email us at info@gnvfgs.org.

Image description: Hand-drawn pot of chili and various ingredients strewn across the poster. In the pot of chili is the free grocery store logo and some swirls indicating movement. At the top left is a bulb of garlic and a red onion. There is a red bell pepper in the bottom right corner. Red kidney beans are dancing across the poster. The background is a medium blue.