Air - The Kensington Community Air Show

A celebration of fresh air and community, just one week before the international airshow!

Time: 12 noon - 6pm (until 10pm on North Augusta)

Streets: Augusta, Baldwin and Kensington

Activities: 'Kensington Rocks' local bands and Air band competition, paper air planes, kitemaking, chili taste-off, Kensington Horns Community Band, aerial trapeze, air quality testing, and more...

Click here for chili taste-off rules and further schedule information.

Rules for the 2005 P.S. Kensington Chili Taste-off

Where/When: 2 – 4pm, South Augusta

The Kensington Chili Taste-off is a competition to select the best chili cook in

all of Kensington Market. While there is no cash prize, the winners will

have bragging rights and possibly a nifty trophy.

Categories:

There are 3 types of Chili that may be entered into competition:

1) ‘Texas” style chili, consisting only of meat (any kind), Tomatoes,

peppers, vegetables and spices. No beans, filler or pasta

2) “Traditional” Chili, containing meat (any kind), tomatoes, peppers,

vegetables, spices and beans (any kind) or pasta.

3) “Vegetarian” Chili, containing vegetables, spices, beans or pasta. No

meat but meat substitutes are allowed.

You may enter in as many categories as you wish.

  • We encourage entries by teams, restaurants and/or individuals.
  • We suggest that the chili ingredients be purchased in the Kensington Market.
  • Each entry shall consist of at least 2 quarts/litres of chili to a max of 6 qts/l.
  • Each entry shall be at serving temperature and in a sealed container.
  • Each entry shall be delivered to the Chili Taste-off location by 1:45 PM.

Entrants will be required to sample their entries.

We will provide: bowls, spoons and bread.

The chili that garners the greatest value of donations will be the winner.

To RSVP your entry and for further info, please call (416) 597-1934

Event Schedule

North Augusta

12 - 5pm : 'Kensington Rocks' - live local bands, and an Air Band competition!!

Mid Augusta (at Oxford)

3-5pm: NIA and other dance demonstrations by Pure Intent

5-7pm: Kensington Tango Milonga

7-7:30: Flamenco performance

7:30- 9pm: The Re-Evolution Day Arkestra

9-9:45pm: Supernaturalz Break-dancing performance

9:45pm: Silent Films

South Augusta

2-4pm Chili Taste-off

Baldwin (at Augusta)

2 - 4pm : Yoshi and Chie (Sitar and Didgeridoo)

4:30- 5:30pm : The Re-Evolution Day Arkestra

North Kensington

City Folk (Raggae)

Gypsy Rebels (Rock&Roll, Folk)

South Kensington

The Reine Soleil (Haitian Funk) at The Last Temptation

Aerial Dance

Street Badminton

Street Ping Pong

Throughout the Market

Juggling lessons with Ian

Giant Chess (mid Augusta)

Maracatu Nunca Antes

The Kensington Horns Community Band