Chomp and Stomp Festival in Cabbagetown

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Chomp and Stomp Festival in Cabbagetown

Photos of the Chomp and Stomp Festival at Cabbagetown Park in Atlanta.

A huge crowd descended on the Cabbagetown neighborhood in Atlanta for the Chomp and Stomp Chili Cook-off and Bluegrass Festival.

Noah Harper, 2, from Mableton laughs while swinging from a rope.

The crowd enjoyed cheering contestants in the cabbage shredding competition.

Melanie Bliss dances with her daughter, Allison, 3.

A few empty cups of chili lay on the ground.

Teague Paulk-Buchanan celebrates his cabbage shredding contest win. He has won the competition the last three years.

Rick Jackson took a break from performing with his band, The Incorrigibles String Band, to grab a beer for him and his bandmates.

Chip and Claudia Wienges enjoy the festival with their daughter Heidi, 2, and their family friend, Cora Pruitt, 2.

With bloody fingers, Teague Paulk-Buchanan holds the trophy for winning the cabbage shredding competition.

Chris Stevens, from Cabbagetown, wears a costume he made himself.

Many families - some with dogs - attended the festival.

Don Clark, originally from North Carolina, has been involved in the Chomp and Stomp Festival in the past, but this year he came to the festival just to enjoy hist time with friends.

Several Atlanta restaurants shared their chili and competed in the best Chili competition. Some were so popular that they sold in less than 30 minutes.

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A huge crowd descended on the Cabbagetown neighborhood in Atlanta for the Chomp and Stomp Chili Cook-off and Bluegrass Festival.

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