Editor's note: The chili cookoff is Sunday, June 4. The print edition is incorrect.

Get out the chilies. The 38th annual Port Townsend Chili Cook-Off is set for Sunday, June 4 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. After all these year’s it’s still crazy, said event organizers.

Those who plan to enter the chili competition may enter one chili in a single category only. Categories include Family Style (with vegetables such as beans added to the chili meat, or vegetarian chili), Mild (not spicy all-meat chili), Hot (spicy all-meat chili), and Verde (green chili-based pork/chicken chili). The cornbread competition is for “those who are pretty darned certain their momma’s recipe is the best in the land.”

Participants can enter both chili and cornbread. Judging begins at 3 p.m. Those entering chili and/or cornbread are encouraged to show up by 2 p.m. to register.

A fire pit and grill are to be available for keeping contestant chili and cornbread entries hot until the judging begins.

Last year’s winners are to judge: Don White (Family Style), Pete Raab (Verde), Daryl Gillett (Mild) and Ron McElroy (Hot and Best Overall). Best Cornbread winner Beth Lorber is unavailable to judge.

Enter the fairground by driving along the West boundary to the open gate on the left. Gates open at 1 p.m., as does sign up for the doubles-horseshoe competition.

The chili cook-off is a bring-your-own-food picnic; competitors’ chili entries are not for public consumption, due to health department rules. Music is provided by “musicaholic emeritus” Pete Raab, who has been putting together the Chili Cook-Off playlist for nearly four decades.

Like chili or not, you’ll will want to attend for the music alone, said event organizers.

For questions or directions, call Larry Dennison at 360-301-0120, Pete Raab at 360-774-1219, Ron McElroy 360-774-1838 or Rick Dennison at 206-579-1500.