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The Soup

Over 3,500

Gallons Of Soup Served

40+

Soups per event

2 Great Events

March and October

800+ Attendees

Per Event

Are you ready to eat?

It's not just soup; it's an experience. The Soup Cook Off is a fun family event that features over 40 of Pennsylvania's best soups prepared by local amateur and professional chefs. In 2018, the Soup Cook Off was voted best charity event by Harrisburg Magazine Reader's Choice. For only $12 online or $15 at the door, attendees can sample their share of soup, chili, chowder, bisque and stew. Bookmark our website for great soup recipes and more. VIP packages available. 

4 hour of soup tasting

Complimentary drinks and snacks

Fun Photo Booth

Music

More Event Information

Upon arrival, each guest is given a spoon, voting card and brochure. Chefs serve soup in 2-3 oz portion cups and attendees can walk around the room, sampling all the delicious soup. Some people challenge themselves to try all forty soups. Others may stick to their favorites, going back for seconds and thirds. Ticket price includes complimentary snacks and refreshments. There is a cash bar for those 21 years of age and older.

After they are finished sampling, guests can cast their ballots to determine which chefs will receive the coveted soup bowl trophies. Our secret ballots allow guests to choose their top three soups in each division. Votes are tallied based on a point system using a computer program created specifically for this event.
1st Place vote - 3 points; 2nd Place vote - 2 points; 3rd Place vote - 1 point

For our 10th annual event, we are excited to be adding a third division. In addition to amateur and professional chefs, we are now featuring a junior division. We are inviting young chefs to compete on behalf of the charity of their choice. The junior division is free to enter and open to chefs 17 and younger. This is a great opportunity for parents to get their children involved in charity at a young age.

The Soup Cook Off has grown so much over the last nine years. In 2015, the Camp Hill Soup Cook Off ourgrew its original venue and was moved to its current location at the Radison. The same year, a second Soup Cook Off was introduced in the fall at the Best Western Premier, making it a bi-annual event. In 2018, we had our biggest year ever with over 700 guests at our events.

10 Years Of Soup Cook Off, Amazing!

For ten years, we have featured delicious soup from the area's best chefs. Here is a look at the history of The Soup Cook Off.

  • 2009

    The idea of a Soup Cook Off was born.The first Soup Cook Off helped raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Most of the chefs were friends and family and a few restaurants. The turn out was good and an annual event was born.

  • 2012

    This was one of the best years for attendance. We started getting a loyal following and many of the professional and amateur are coming back to each event.

  • 2015

    The Soup Cook Off launched its first website. We also added another event in the fall at the Best Western Premier.

  • 2016

    The March event outgrew its original venue and was moved to a 15,000 square foot ballroom at the Radisson in Camp Hill.

  • 2018

    This was the best year to date with record breaking online sales and attendance.  We also became part of The AKT Foundation.  This allows us to have a direct impact on local people in need.

  • 2019

    It is our 10 Year Anniversary! It has been an amazing 10 years and we look forward to all that is to come in the next decade. This year, we are adding a junior chef division to the event. More chefs means more delicious soup!

What Others Say!

"The soup was amazing. The people were friendly! The Soup Cook Off did an amazing job!"

"What a wonderfully organized event for such a great cause! You'll leave with a full stomach..."

"Wow. Great event this year. The amount of people that came out to support this charity was awesome! I never expected to see that big of a crowd."

Our Pictures are worth 1000 words

What makes the Soup Cook Off so unique is the way it is organized and set-up. Everybody's goal is to try all the soups, but is that possible? With over 40 Soups prepared by professional and amateur chefs, trying them all is a big goal. The best part is, there are no celebrity judges, no judges panel. You the attendee vote and help pick the winning soups. The event includes complimentary coffee and refreshments. Great music fom DJ Entertianment Squared, a silent auction and even a mascot or two. Besides the great chefs that make the event, you will find vendors with wonderful items for you to shop.

Our Vision

01

providing a fun event for the whole family

It has always been the goal of this event to help support those in the local community. The Soup Cook Off continues to be an event that helps raise money for local charity. We are committed to holding item and food drives at our events and to use our efforts to raise awarness to other great charities to support.

02

helping local people in need

We don't just care about the community, we care about the planet as well. We continue to work on being a digital supported event. This means less paper, less vehicle use and less impact on the landfils and community around us. We continue to keep our website and technology up to date and now we have added our mobile app.

03

encouraging young people to get involved

Our events are organized to be fun for the entire family. This is a great time to get together with your friends and family. What better way to enjoy each other's company than over a hot bowl of soup, or over 40 samples of delicious hot soups. The event has music, cupcakes, a mascot and more. Kids 5 and under enter for free and of course complimentary refreshments available for everyone.

04

supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs

We have great vendor and sponsorship opportunities for small and large businesses. We get it, we are entrepreneaurs ourselves and we know what it is like to find the best places to market our products and servies. Our events have a growing loyal fan base.

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