Fall Potato Festivals
Whether its russets, reds, or even sweets, you’ll find a potato festival to wet your whistle this fall.
With Thanksgiving not far off, your taste buds may be turning to the sweet potato variety (although not really a potato at all) and the many delicious concoctions – pies to candied yams to sweet potato fries – you can relish from this humble tuber. There’s always a guarantee of great food at any potato festival so if potatoes happen to be one of your weaknesses, go ahead and have a day enjoying nothing but! There will also be crowning of kings, queens, and probably princesses, as well as a parade and plenty of music so bring the whole family to partake in the festivities.
Be sure to bring back a potato sack or two of your favorites to keep in cold storage over the winter months to enjoy when the mood strikes. Mashed, baked, or even scalloped, no one can resist the perfect potato dish, especially Mr. Potato Head.
Klamath Basin Potato Festival - Merrill, OR - Oct 18 to Oct 19, 2024
South Carolina Sweet Potato Festival - Darlington, SC - Oct 12 to Oct 12, 2024
9am to 4pm on Saturday. More than 100 craft, food, and arts vendors, live entertainment, music, puppets, exhibits, an antique car show, appearances by Spud, and plenty of funnel cakes and sweet potato pies!
Potato Day - Carbondale, CO - Oct 4 to Oct 6, 2024
Parade, and celebration in Sopris Park
Ebensburg Potato Fest - Ebensburg, PA - Sep 28 to Sep 28, 2024
Annual event celebrating Cambria County potatoes, since the county is the second largest supplier of potatoes in the state. Arts, crafts, live music, food, entertainment and more. Free admission.
Posen Potato Festival - Posen, MI - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
An annual event on the weekend after Labor Day in Presque Isle County celebrating the potato and the Polish heritage of the area. Includes polka bands, arts and crafts, vendors, a bump & run, parade, 5K, flea market, carnival and potato cooking contest. It has been going on for more than 50 years.
Georgia Sweet Potato Festival - Ocilla, GA - Oct 29 to Oct 29, 2022
The Sweet Potato Festival began in 1960 to promote and recognize sweet potato growers, and now offers a sweet potato cooking, contest, a parade, concession stands and more!
9/7-9/9 – Mantua Potato Festival 2012 – found on Ohio Festival site.