Some Like it Hot!
Templeton Museum
Blacksmith Battle & Chili Cook-off
Produced in association with California Blacksmith Association
Saturday, March 15, 2025 - 8 am-5 pm
Templeton Museum, 301 Main St. Templeton, California 93465
Drop in or stay all day in beautiful downtown Templeton!
More at templetonmuseum.com/events
The public is invited!
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Tournament of Professional Artist Blacksmiths
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Chili Cook Off and Tasting
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Metal Art Gallery
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Raffle prizes, Silent Auction
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Blind Forging Battle
Anvils will ring as blacksmiths vie for the champion in our tournament of smiths! Tour our museum gallery of hand-forged sculptures. Bid on silent auction items and enjoy some of the finest chili the County has to offer. Pig Iron’s Club Car Bar trailer will be here all day with breakfast burritos and tri-tip sandwiches.
Proceeds benefit the Templeton Historical Museum.
Our blacksmith artist creations will be available in the silent auction. The afternoon will be a blind forging battle where contestants have 20 minutes to reproduce an object that they will not have seen. A championship round will decide the victor. Prizes and trophies to end the day.
Artists represented in the exhibition and art gallery include: Uri Hofi, Zeevik Gottlieb, Michael Budd, John Barron, Randy Augsburger, The Stenico Brothers, Kirk McNiell, Patrick Quinn, Than King and Meagan Crowley!
8am - Noon: Tournament of Artist Blacksmiths
11am on: Chili Cook-off and Tasting
1 - 4:30pm Blind Forging Battle
4:30pm Raffle Prizes, Silent Auction Closes, Winners and Trophies Announced
Registration is not required. You can just show up. However, If you'd like to participate in the forging contest, please RSVP.
