Carbondale Potato Days

Name: Carbondale Potato Days
Start: 2025-10-04T08:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-10-04T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Sopris Park

Schedule

Sat Oct 04 2025 at 08:30 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Sopris Park | Carbondale, CO

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, October 3rd
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Carbondale Historical Society Membership Drive Kick-Off Party at True Nature, ticketed event
Saturday, October 4th
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM - Carbondale Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast
Location: Chacos Park (4th & Main Streets)
Cost: $10 regular, $15 for potato pancakes
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM - Aspen Valley Land Trust Pre-tato Promenade
Location: Coffman Ranch
Cost: FREE event but registration is required, contact Carly Bolliger at [email protected] or 970-963-8440
9:00 AM - "Tater Trot" 1-Mile Fun Run
Location: Chacos Park, Registration begins 8:30 AM
Cost: FREE, Roaring 20s costumes encouraged! Top runners win sacks of potatoes
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Farmers Market, Family Activities & Cowboy Coffee
Location: Sopris Park
Cost: FREE and open to the public. Fresh produce, artisan goods, games,
activities with community partners and historical copper cauldron coffee.
10:30 AM - Potato Day Parade
Theme: "The Grate Spudsby" - Judges award prizes to Parade Floats based on theme relevance, originality, workmanship and crowd appeal. Pre-registration required, contact [email protected]
11:15 AM - Until we run out of food - Community Harvest Lunch
Location: Sopris Park
Cost: $20 adults, $15 children under 12; Locally sourced and prepared meat and sides, and of course, potatoes.
1:00 PM - Parade Winners & Largest Potato Contest Announcements
11:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Live Music Programming
Location: Sopris Park Main Stage
Cost: FREE; Featuring KDNK DJ tribute to Art Ackerman (11-1), Lucky Drive (130-3) and live Contra Dance with Caller (3-430)
Harvest bar and non alcoholic drinks will be available by donation
Sunday, October 5th
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Youth Gymkhana
Location: Rodeo grounds at County Road 100
Cost: FREE and open to the public