Have a hankering for chili? Or looking for a unique activity to do while the family's in town for Easter? How about the 3rd Annual Beer & Chili Festival at Fremont Park (16th & Q) on Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Each $37 ticket comes with a 5 oz beer tasting mug and a chili tasting bowl. Both beer tasting and chili sampling are unlimited.

If you're a baller, you might opt for the $67 option, which also includes a t-shirt, swag bag and early admission at noon so you can beat the crowds.

The event is a fundraiser for The Sac Artists Council.

Local restaurants cooking chili include:

• River City Brewing
• 58 Degrees
• Fat City
• Starlite Lounge
• Broderick Roadhouse
• Bacon & Butter
• Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Company
• Golden Bear
• Blackbird
• Tank House
• Sysco
• Morgan’s Bar & Grill
• Sutter Buttes Brewery

Local breweries who will be handing out unlimited tastes include:

• Drake’s Brewing
• Speakeasy Ales & Lagers]
• 21st Amendment, Lost Coast
• North Coast
• Grand Teton
• Two Rivers Ciders
• Crazy Mountain Brewing Company
• Ninkasi Brewing
• Tap It Brewing
• River City Brewing Company
• Bike Dog Brewing
• Tipsy Cow Creamery (Beer Ice Cream!)
• Rubicon
• Lagunitas
• Hoppy Brewing Company
• Sutter Buttes Brewery
• Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
• Sierra Nevada
• New Helvetia Brewing Co.
• Eel River
• Six Rivers
• Mad Rivers
• New Glory Craft Brewery
• Common Cider Brewery
• Heretic Brewing Company

For more information or to get tickets, visit http://sacramentobeerandchilifestival.com/

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