Back to our Roots!!!
5th annual
Heating up the Capital
Sat. September 13
10am - 5pm Eastern
CAN YOU HANDLE THE HEAT?
Welcome to the 5th annual Heating up the Capital: Back to our Roots!!!
Meet 35 Canadian Hot Sauce Makers, sample their sauces and buy some to take home with you.
Quench your appetite with adult beverages, food and quench the heat with ice cream… even Jalapeno beer!
Plus, enjoy the spicy entertainment on Massine’s Capital Punishment Stage!
Saturday, September 13, 2025 • 10am – 5pm Eastern
Smokie Ridge Vineyard
Keep it spicy!
Can You Handle the Heat? Welcome to the 5th Annual Heating up the Capital - Ottawa's Hot Sauce Expo: Back to our Roots — Presented by Haico's Hot Sauce!
Meet 35 hot sauce makers, sample their sauces and buy some to take home with you. Quench your appetite with adult beverages, food and quench the heat with ice cream… even Jalapeno beer. Plus, enjoy the spicy entertainment on The Capital Punishment Stage.
Featuring: Haico’s Hot Sauce • Smokie Ridge Vineyard • TLC Legal • Sorry Sauce • Sons of Fire • Valley Sausage Co. • Stray Dog Brewing Company • Hurt Berry Farms • Ferme Spika • Saints and Sinners Ink & more!
Flip through to learn more about how these individuals keep it spicy in LEVANTA (L.I.F.T.) Magazine. L.I.F.T. others up! — Our goal is to feature our Community Partners, share Creative Wellness strategies for you and your family, plus support small businesses – a win-win-win for everyone!