Events

Calling All Chili Cooks & Culinary Wizards!

Cook’s Fee: $20
(If you are a cook, please register here — not under Attendees.)

Register your signature chili and bring the heat!

Cooks - please review and download the Cooks information in the attachments, on the left.

Why Participate?

• Delicious chili and lots of fun

• Friendly competition and cool prizes

Event Schedule

• 4:30 PM – Cooks set up their stations

• 5:00 PM – Cooks’ meeting (Head Cook only)

• 6:00 PM – Cook-off officially begins & chili is served

Award Categories

• World’s Best Chili

• 2nd Best Chili

• 3rd Best Chili

• People’s Choice (based on tickets collected)

• Hottest Chili

Calling All Chili Fans & Heat Seekers!

Tasting Fee: $20

Come hungry and join us for our annual Chili Cook-Off! Explore bold flavors, fiery spices and delicious meat.

Plenty of chili, good vibes and great company guaranteed. Drinks provided or BYOB if you’ve got a favorite.

There are secret judges that will select the Chili Category Winners!

Come hungry and hang out for the awards!

Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission will share what Dallas is doing to prepare to welcome the world to World Cup 2026!

Step Back in Time with Thomas Jefferson

Join the Rotary Club of Dallas for a special luncheon celebrating America’s 250th anniversary, featuring the captivating Thomas Jefferson interpreter, Steve Edenbo, who brings one of America’s greatest minds to life.

Thomas Jefferson was an American titan who led by persuasion, intellect, and conversation rather than coercion. Serving as the nation’s first Secretary of State, second Vice President, and third President, Jefferson viewed leadership as a responsibility—not an achievement. The accomplishments he valued most were his gifts to America: authoring the Declaration of Independence, founding the University of Virginia, and championing religious liberty.

Our guest will explore what it was like to stand toe-to-toe with the British Empire, to draft and negotiate the Declaration in Independence Hall, and to help shape a new Constitution. 

This promises to be an unforgettable journey into leadership, liberty, and the enduring ideas that shaped our nation. Guests are warmly invited—register now for a remarkable Rotary experience.

DFW Airport is growing, and they are looking for restaurateurs, retailers and small-business owners ready to grow with them. 🍽️🛍️ With new gates and terminals ahead, the world’s 3rd busiest airport will open more than a dozen new spaces for shops and restaurants that showcase the authentic tastes, talent and personality of hashtag
DFW. 

TO VOLUNTEER, EMAIL PETER BALDWIN   (pbaldwin99@yahoo.com)

Spring Dockside Social

Thursday, April 23, 2026 | 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $30

Sip. Snack. Socialize!

Join us for a relaxed dockside evening featuring bourbon tasting, great food and even better company. 

Enjoy a curated bourbon tasting with Cole Kephart and Ryan Autry of Garrison Brothers Distillery, who will share stories from the distillery and insights into their bourbon-making craft.

Come sip, nosh and connect with friends – or make a few new ones – over good food and warm fellowship.

Details to follow! 

For more information click here:

https://convention.rotary.org/en-us/about/past-and-future-conventions