2024 Bosque Chile Fest shows guests the versatility of the pepper

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 10th annual celebration of the Bosque Chile Fest kicked off its second day, and fans couldn’t be more thrilled to feel the burn!

Saturday was the second day of celebrating the beloved pepper, both red and green, at the Villa Hispana, located inside Expo New Mexico.

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The Bosque Chile Fest is the celebration of all things Chile – a festival that gives crowds that unique New Mexico flavor in all its forms.

Event coordinators said the first 500 guests got a souvenir Chile Fest mason jar.

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