Chilli and onion eating competitions, Porthleven
The Ship Inn hosts an afternoon of food-based spectacle, with two eating competitions running back to back from 3:30pm. First up is the chilli contest, where competitors work through roughly ten rounds up the Scoville scale — from mild beginnings to a Carolina Reaper at the top — with just one glass of milk allowed. Drop out or ask for more, and you're done. At 4:15pm, the onion competition takes over: one large raw onion, fully peeled, and whoever finishes it fastest wins. Sign-ups open at 2:30pm on the day, or you can secure a spot in advance by calling or texting Mike. If competing isn't your thing, come for the atmosphere and stay for live music from The Budgie Smugglers from 5pm. All proceeds go to the Porthleven Lights. Free to watch.