21st Annual SPUD FEST
Celebrating Maryland's Potato Harvest Tradition
Saturday August 23rd, 2025 10am-4pm
Experience Traditions from the Ole Tyme Potato Harvest
Food and Ice CreamTrucks both days. Homemade Potato Candy. We do not charge an admission fee for the activities. Parking is by donation.
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Children's Potato Picking Registration- all children(or the adults accompanying them) must register.
Registration starts promptly at 10am until 11am. Please bring a change of shoes, clothes or towels as children will get dirty.
Draft Horses Ploughing Demonstration
Prior to each age group running into the field to pick potatoes, draft horses must first plough the rows to dig up the crop.
11am - 12pm
Kids Potato Picking Contests
11am - 12pm
Children are each assigned a group based upon their age:(ages 2,3,4) (5,6,7) (8,9,10,11)
Homemade Potato Chips Demonstration
11am-12:30pm
Potatoes are picked fresh from the field and then deep fried in a barrel of cooking oil. We give out small bags of samples while they last.
Adult Pick UR Own Fresh Field Potatoes
12:15pm
We supply the 5 gallom buckets for this activity. It starts after the children's contests are completed. Cost is $10 for a five gallon bucket of potatoes. Pick up your buckets at the potato registation table.
Children's Tractor Pedal Pull
12:15pm
organized by the Washington County Antique Tractor Club. This contest Starts after the potato picking contest is completed.
Farm Museum Open
Our farm museum will be open both days with displays of the heritage equipment that was used to cultivate and harvest potatoes using horse power and then tractor power.
Experience Traditions from the Ole Tyme Potato Harvest
Food and Ice CreamTrucks both days. Homemade Potato Candy. We do not charge an admission fee for the activities. Parking is by donation.
- - - - - - - - -
Children's Potato Picking Registration- all children(or the adults accompanying them) must register.
Registration starts promptly at 10am until 11am. Please bring a change of shoes, clothes or towels as children will get dirty.
Draft Horses Ploughing Demonstration
Prior to each age group running into the field to pick potatoes, draft horses must first plough the rows to dig up the crop.
11am - 12pm
Kids Potato Picking Contests
11am - 12pm
Children are each assigned a group based upon their age:(ages 2,3,4) (5,6,7) (8,9,10,11)
Homemade Potato Chips Demonstration
11am-12:30pm
Potatoes are picked fresh from the field and then deep fried in a barrel of cooking oil. We give out small bags of samples while they last.
Adult Pick UR Own Fresh Field Potatoes
12:15pm
We supply the 5 gallom buckets for this activity. It starts after the children's contests are completed. Cost is $10 for a five gallon bucket of potatoes. Pick up your buckets at the potato registation table.
Children's Tractor Pedal Pull
12:15pm
organized by the Washington County Antique Tractor Club. This contest Starts after the potato picking contest is completed.
Farm Museum Open
Our farm museum will be open both days with displays of the heritage equipment that was used to cultivate and harvest potatoes using horse power and then tractor power.
Civil War Era Petting Zoo: 11am both days
Kids will get to meet Katie and learn first hand how a Civil War era soldier would have cared for a horse who would have carried him into battle.
Sunday August 24th, 2025 11am-3pm
Children's Potato Sack Races. Registration 11am-12pm. Races: 12pm-1pm.
Outdoor Bread Oven Cooking, butter churning and spinning. Location - Farmstead
Broom-making. Location - Broom-makers Shop Village
Civil War Era Petting Zoo. Location - Blacksmith Shopin the Village
Children Dress-up Inside a 1790's original cabin from Sharpsburg. Location - Glass Family Cabin in the Village
Try your hand at turning a hand crank to start an 1900's automobile. Location - Transportation Museum
Washington County Antique Tractor Club Show and Tractor Pull- First show ring on your left as you reach the top of the hill behind the museum Farmstead.
We will be making butter in this 18th butter urn while baking in the outdoor oven. Tasty samples will be available.
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Children will try on boys hats, girls bonnets, and cloaks. A fantastic photo opportunty!
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