Southern Spice

30/04/2026

Southern Spice 2026 was a blast 🤠👽 Here's the Aftermovie 🎥

We had a great time hosting you all and look forward to it all again next year. Congratulations to Jesse Painter for his 5th win of the Southern Spice Chili Eating Competition, a truly incredible legacy.

Thanks to all those involved in making our annual event so special.

Special thanks to Ferrymead Heritage Park for providing the perfect venue once again for our festival and Nooramunga Ranch & NZ Rodeo Cowboys for their continued support and amazing entertainment all day.

And all to all the extra hands on the day made everything run smoothly!

See you all in 2027 🌶️

13/04/2026

09/04/2026

The Chili Eating Competition at Southern Spice 2026

The full Chili Eating Competition from Southern Spice 2026

07/04/2026

Yea Boi!

Ferrymead Heritage Park appears to have turned a corner after being in financial strife just six months ago.

26/03/2026

Southern Spice is on tomorrow 🌶️

Metservice has the high of the day at 27° so prepare for the heat

Here's the EVENT MAP and EVENT GUIDE

Additional info:

-Southern Spice is dog friendly but they must remain on leashes as we have horses on site this year.
-There will be door sales. It is recommended to buy prior to the event as there will be a long line for door sales as we saw last year.
-Admission is free for ages 17 & under and no ticket is required.
-There are still a few Chili Eating Competition tickets available. They are $40 and it is restricted to ages 18+
-There will be an event map for each group to be picked up at entry.

16/03/2026

SOUTHERN SPICE 2026

EVENT THEME: SPACE COWBOY
Date: 28th March
Time: 12pm-8pm
Location: Ferrymead Heritage Park
Ages 17 and under FREE ADMISSION

Welcome to the largest SPICE festival in the South Island. Southern Spice returns for the 7th year. Hosted at the Ferrymead Heritage Park again and it’s going to be bigger and better than ever before. The event theme this year is SPACE COWBOY so get your boots on, add some chrome and get ready for the biggest YEEHAW of your year. MORE INFO TO COME SOON!

02/02/2026

Southern Spice 2026

It's going to be a wild day out!

Entry into the Chili Eating Competition R18

26/01/2026

SPACE COWBOY
MARCH 28