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Four festive Labor Day days fill coastal Malibu
Award-winning chili, live music, carnival rides, a skate contest, and sunset coastal atmosphere draw a major holiday crowd to Malibu.
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Malibu Chili Cook-Off combines judged and fan-favorite chili with live performances, carnival rides, local artists, and a dedicated skate contest, with sunset light and the coastal setting distinguishing it from a conventional inland fair each Labor Day weekend. A dedicated kids’ area with rides and games runs alongside the main chili-tasting tents throughout the weekend.
The skate contest and carnival rides give children their own reasons to look forward to the visit beyond the chili itself, while sunset over the coastline turns even a simple fairground evening into something genuinely scenic by the event’s second and third days.
Four days of programming and holiday beach demand make nearby accommodations valuable, though inventory is genuinely limited around Malibu. Reserve a Stay early, pack layers for the cooling coastal evening, and add a beach morning or Santa Monica Mountains hike before gates open each day. It is a small, scenic Labor Day tradition with the Pacific as its backdrop, easy to fold into a longer coastal weekend nearby. Coastal evenings cool quickly once the sun drops, so pack a light layer for the walk back after dark.
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