It’s time to celebrate one of our most versatile foods – the mighty spud.
Mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, French fries, hash browns, and chips make it clear the simple potato has a lot of mileage.
Every year, the Huble Homestead dedicates two days to specifically celebrate the potato and all of its greatness.
The annual Huble Homestead Potato Festival takes place on Sunday, Sept. 1 and Monday, Sept. 2.
You’ll be able to buy different varieties of Heirloom potatoes and order lunch from a special starchy menu.
And don’t worry, there will be plenty of classic potato-themed games and events like potato sack races, hot potato, potato stamps, a potato peeling contest, and a potato spoon race.
There’s going to be some spud-tacular musicians to keep the festivities rolling along plus guided tours around the historic site.
This is the last event of the summer season, and there’s even going to be a 10 per cent off sale in the General Store to mark the occasion.
Potatoes have been important to the Huble Homestead since Annie Huble started growing them on the banks of the Fraser River over 100 years ago.
She sold them to travellers passing through the area, and now her legacy continues as the historic site celebrates the importance of the potato.
The festival takes place each day between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is by donation.
The Huble Homestead is dog-friendly and is a 30-minute drive from Prince George just make your way up Highway 97, before turning off on Mitchell Road to continue another six-kilometres down a well-maintained dirt road.
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