Ashland Community Kitchen

10/21/2026

Check out our new Zeffy Fundraising page!

Ashland Community Kitchen fights hunger by providing hot meals and food assistance to those in need. Through community events like Chili Fest, they ensure no…

10/21/2026

❄️ Winter is coming... and we need BOWLS! 🥣

As the weather gets colder, we'll be serving up plenty of warm soup at Ashland Community Kitchen, and we're running low on small soup bowls!

Have some extra bowls at home? We'd love to put them to good use! You can drop them off at the kitchen. Small 10-12 oz bowls preferable.

Or donate financially to this cause with this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/bowls-for-ashland-community-kitchen

Or, if you'd rather purchase some and have them shipped directly to us, just use the link below!

🥣 https://amzn.to/486Ir9S

Ashland Community Kitchen
2516 Carter Ave
Ashland KY 41101

Every bowl helps us continue serving our neighbors in need. Thank you for supporting Ashland Community Kitchen! ❤️

10/20/2026

🌶️🚗 WHAT AN INCREDIBLE CHILI FEST! 🚗🌶️

Thanks to the amazing support of our community, the 20th Annual Chili Fest raised OVER $14,000 to support the work of Ashland Community Kitchen! ❤️

We had a fantastic day filled with delicious chili, beautiful cars, friendly competition, and a community coming together for a great cause!

United Way of Northeast Kentucky Bridge Builder from CRS Indian Pride Kicked us off with the National anthem.

🏆 CHILI COOK-OFF WINNERS

🌶️ People's Choice
🥇 1st Place – Marathon
🥈 2nd Place – Ashland Credit Union
🥉 3rd Place – King's Daughters

🌶️ Judges' Choice
🥇 1st Place – Marathon
🥈 2nd Place – King's Daughters
🥉 3rd Place – City National Bank

🏅 Special Awards
🏦 Best of Banks – Ashland Credit Union
🎨 Best Decorated Booth – Kentucky Farmers Bank
🍽️ Best Side Dish – Marathon
🚒 Best First Responder Team – Marathon

🚗 CAR SHOW WINNERS

We had over 50 cars join us this year! A special thanks to the V8 Brotherhood Car Club for bringing around 20 vehicles and helping make the show such a success!

🏆 People's Choice – Heather Butcher, 1971 Volkswagen Beetle

🏆 Kids' Choice – Mary Fryer, 1959 Chevy Short Bus

❤️ THANK YOU!

Events like Chili Fest don't happen without a tremendous amount of work and generosity.

A huge thank-you to the Ashland Community Kitchen Board of Directors for their hard work and dedication, Camp Landing for their support and hospitality, all of our incredible sponsors, the chili teams, vendors, volunteers, car owners, and everyone who came out to enjoy the day!

Most importantly, thank you for helping us continue our mission of feeding our neighbors and serving our community.

🤝 SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS!

Camp Landing Entertainment District
UK King's Daughters
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Mary Ann Boggs– State Farm
Ashland Credit Union
Sandy's Racing & Gaming/ Sandy's Cares
Wealth Enhancement
City National Bank Cannonsburg
Sunbelt Ashland
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Ashland, Kentucky
Shell Family Foundation
Toyota of Ashland
Kentucky Farmers Bank
ONAN Appraisals
Desco Federal Credit Union
Community Trust Bank
PNC
VanAntwerp Attorneys, LLP
Ashland Community & Technical College
MAG Services LLC
A Plus Contractors
Members Choice Credit Union
Andrews Tackett & Associates
Print My Threads
Johnny On The Spot
HH Heating & Cooling LLC
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
Bowling's Feed & Hardware
Ashland Area YMCA
Speedy Signs
Area Advertising

Vendors
WildWood Labs
One Boujee Chick
Bands
Feller Music
Evergreen Music

10/17/2026

Come on out today to Camp Landing for chili fest and some cool cars. 11-3

10/14/2026

🌶️🚗 ONLY 3 DAYS UNTIL CHILI FEST! 🚗🌶️

This Saturday, October 17, join us at Camp Landing for the 20th Annual Chili Fest!

We're bringing together great food, cool cars, live music, and family fun — all to help ensure that no one in our community goes hungry!

📅 Saturday, October 17
⏰ 11 AM – 3 PM
📍 Camp Landing, Ashland, KY

Here's what you can look forward to:

🌶️ Chili Cook-Off
🚗 Car Show & Cruise-In
🎶 Live Music
🎈 Bounce Houses & Family Fun

🚢 AND YOU COULD WIN A CARNIVAL CRUISE!

Thanks to the generosity of Sandy's Cares and Sandy's Racing & Gaming, we're raffling off a Carnival cruise for two!

🎟️ Raffle tickets are just $10 each, and you don't have to attend Chili Fest to enter!

The cruise raffle is hosted by United Way of Northeast Kentucky, benefiting Ashland Community Kitchen.

⏰ Ticket sales close Saturday at 1 PM, and the winner will be drawn at 3 PM!

👉 Get your tickets here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/united-way-of-northeast-kentuckys-cruise-raffle

Bring your family. Bring your friends. Bring your car. And bring your appetite!

❤️ We can't wait to see you Saturday!

10/13/2026

🚢🌴 WIN A CARNIVAL CRUISE FOR TWO! 🌴🚢

For just $10 a ticket, you could be sailing away on a Carnival cruise! 🌊

One lucky winner will receive cruise fare for two in an ocean-view cabin on an available Carnival sailing of up to 10 days!

🎟️ Tickets: $10 each
📅 Drawing Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
⏰ Ticket Sales Close: 1:00 PM
🏆 Winner Drawn: 3:00 PM at the Great Bowls of Fire Chili Fest!

👉 Get your tickets here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/united-way-of-northeast-kentuckys-cruise-raffle

A HUGE thank you to Sandy’s Sandy's Cares for generously donating this incredible prize!

This raffle is hosted by United Way of Northeast Kentucky, with proceeds benefiting Ashland Community Kitchen

You do not have to be present to win!

Winner is responsible for applicable taxes, fees, port expenses, and transportation to and from the departure port. Cruise restrictions, availability, and blackout dates apply. Must be 21 to win.

10/02/2026

Hey, what do ya know?! 🌶️

We’ve got some familiar faces joining us as judges for the 20th Annual Great Bowls of Fire Chili Fest!

Mayor Chuck Charles and City Commissioner Marty Gute will be helping us decide which chili brings the heat this year! 🔥

Come out Saturday, October 17th from 11 AM–3 PM at Camp Landing for a day of chili, competition, cars, music, and fun!