CAN YOU HANDLE THE HEAT?

Welcome to the 6th annual Heating up the Capital!

Meet 40 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 19, 2026 • 10am – 5pm Eastern

Smokie Ridge Vineyard

Keep it spicy!

Congratulations to the 2025 Winners

View the 5th Annual Heating up the Capital – Ottawa’s Hot Sauce Expo: Back to our Roots — Presented by Haico’s Hot Sauce!

Featuring: Haico’s Hot Sauce • Smokie Ridge Vineyard • TLC Legal • Sorry Sauce • Sons of Fire • Valley Sausage Co. • Stray Dog Brewing Company • Mike Jack Eats Heat • 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!