Call it "spud"tacular or a "peeling", the zany potato activities, taste tempting potato specialties and small town hospitality make the Barnesville Potato Days Festival a family favorite.
Each year, 20,000+ tator lovers from across the nation descend on Barnesville, MN to experience "bushels" of free fun.
From its beginnings in 1938, the Potato Days Festival has celebrated the lowly potato. Join the fun...pick'em, peel' em, toss'em, fry'em, race'em, eat'em; but most of all come to enjoy those tators at the Barnesville Potato Days Festival.
Unique Events
Car Show
Demolition Derby
French Fry Feed
5K/10K Fun Run
Mashed Potato Eating Contest
Mashed Potato Wrestling
Historic Horse Drawn Wagon Tours
Quilt Show
Contests
Be a spec"tator" or a partici"tator"...prizes offered to the winners!
Potato Breakfast Cookoff
Potato Peeling
Potato Picking
Lefse Cookoff
Potato Sack Fashions
Sewing/Stacking
Golden Potato Hunt
Strongman
Food Court, Street Fair, Kiddie Events, Huge Parade, Entertainment and More!
Friday Aug 24, 2012 Saturday Aug 25, 2012
Fri., August 24 and Sat., August 25
Barnesville, MN is conveniently located on Interstate Highway 94, only 22 miles east of Fargo-Moorhead and the North Dakota border; 25 miles west of Fergus Falls, MN. A beautiful 3 1/2 hour drive from Minneapolis- St. Paul.
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