LIBERTY, NY — The 23rd annual Liberty Harvest Festival and Chili Cook-off, sponsored by the Liberty Museum & Arts Center, will be held Saturday, October 8 at the museum on Main Street starting at 12 noon.

The festival features a vendor-packed sidewalk sale, a craft fair and live music by local musicians John Wombacher and Gary Cormier as well as the eagerly-anticipated Chili Cook-Off and applesauce-eating competitions.

For the Chili Cook-Off, a $10 ticket not only allows unlimited sampling of the chili contest entries, but also allows you to be a judge. There are both meat and vegetarian entries. Sampling of the chili begins at 1 p.m. and continues until the awards ceremony at 3:45 p.m. The applesauce-eating competition begins at 3:30 p.m. and is limited to the first 12 people to sign up. Needless to say, it is a messy affair. Bring a bib!

The Liberty Museum & Arts Center is located at 46 South Main St. For more information visit libertymuseum.com or call 845/292-2394.