By Helen Smith
The San Luis Valley Potato Festival is set to return for its 17th edition on Saturday, September 7, 2024. There will be plenty of opportunities for a day filled with fun at Chapman Park.
The day will begin with the Tater Trot 5K. Proceeds from the race will support pediatric diabetes patients throughout the valley. The cost to participate is 25 dollars, and early registrants get a free T-shirt.
There will also be an opportunity to join CPAC Executive Director, Jim Ehrlich on a free Agricultural Tour. Those who would like to attend can sign up to ride a bus from the festival site to visit the SLV-Research Center and see a field being harvested. The tour is free and provides the chance to learn about the breeding, seeding, growing and harvesting of Colorado’s finest potatoes, right here in the San Luis Valley.
Festivities will continue throughout the day and will include free kid’s games, the famous mashed potato dunk tank, and a professional chef competition between Chef Jason Morse of 5280 Culinary, Chefs RJ Harvey and Aurora Hollenbeck of Potatoes USA and Chef Tim Alfrey of the Windsor Hotel. There will also be bouncy houses, and a trampoline quad jumper along with food and craft vendors, live animals and much more.
There’s something for everyone at the 2024 San Luis Valley Potato Festival.
For more information or to sign up for any of these events, please visit coloradopotato.org/potatofestival or call (719) 852-3322.