It's green chile time! The Hatch Chile Festival is in its 52nd year, having been established in 1972. Here's what to know before you go. The Hatch Chile Festival is scheduled for Aug. 31 through Sept.

Every Labor Day weekend, thousands show up for this one-motel, two-gas-station and three-chile-store town's Hatch Chile Festival to celebrate the fiery peppers grown here. Ristras, decorative bundles ...