Huble Homestead Historic Site is located on traditional Lheidli T'enneh keyoh.
Potato Festival
Sunday, August 31 & Monday, September 1 - 10:30am to 4:00pm
Prepare yourself for a spud-tacular time at this annual event that celebrates our favourite vegetable - the humble potato!
Take part in two days of celebration where fun and flavour collide as we celebrate the mighty spud in all its glory. Join us for potato themed games and crafts, family friendly activities, and heritage demonstrations. Learn all about the heirloom potato varieties grown in our garden all summer long, and buy some garden fresh vegetables to take home! Our garden has yielded plenty of Haida and Banana Fingerling potatoes, as well as small quantities of Clinton Red, Cariboo, Irish Cobbler, and French Fingerling. They'll be available both days, while supplies last!
Join us on either Sunday or Monday to learn more about cheesemaking from our local cheese expert Tracey Johnson of CheeseNeeds.com, who'll be making cheese and cutting curd! We'll also be making ice cream and butter.
Talk to our summer staff about their heritage projects - learn about crochet from Jay on Sunday and find out about Allie's perfume making journey on Monday. Dave from SilverTree Woodworking will also be out on the Labour Day Monday demonstrating the treadle wood lathe, and you can enjoy the musical stylings of Fiddle Business on Monday as well!
Bring a picnic out to relax in the fresh air or order breakfast or lunch from the delicious starchy themed menu that puts the potato in the spotlight - right where it belongs! We'll have hashbrown and sweet potato pancakes available in the morning and potato bacon soup for sale in the afternoon - you can upgrade your potato chips or carrots to potato salad as well!
Finally, discover the history of the site through a guided tour, and don't forget to take advantage of our store sale, which gives you 10% off all store merchandise and candy, while members get 20% off their entire purchase!
Schedule of Events - Sunday, August 31
10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Pancake Breakfast
12:00 PM-4:00 PM - Regular BBQ
10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Heirloom potato and garlic sales
Haida, Banana Fingerling, Cariboo, Clinton Red, Irish Cobbler,
and French Fingerling potatoes; Russian and Persian Star garlic
10:30 AM-1:30 PM - Dress Your Spud contest
Decorate a potato for your chance to win Crowd Favourite or Staff Favourite
1:30 PM - Dress Your Spud judging
11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM & 3:00 PM - Potato themed games
11:00 AM & 2:30 PM - Site tours
DEMONSTRATIONS
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Cheesemaking with Tracey Johnson
12:00 PM & 2:00 PM - Cheese curd cutting
11:30 AM - Crocheting with Jay
12:0o PM - Ice cream making
1:30 PM - Butter making
Schedule is subject to change.
Schedule of Events - Monday, September 1
10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Pancake Breakfast
12:00 PM-4:00 PM - Regular BBQ
10:00 AM-4:00 PM - Heirloom potato and garlic sales
Haida, very limited amounts of Banana Fingerling, Cariboo, Clinton Red,
Irish Cobbler, and French Fingerling potatoes; Persian Star garlic
10:30 AM-1:30 PM - Dress Your Spud contest
Decorate a potato for your chance to win Crowd Favourite or Staff Favourite
1:30 PM - Dress Your Spud judging
11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM & 3:00 PM - Potato themed games
11:00 AM & 2:00 PM - Site tours
ENTERTAINMENT
11:00 AM & 1:30 PM - Music by Fiddle Business
DEMONSTRATIONS
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM - Pole lathe with SilverTree Woodworking
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Cheesemaking with Tracey Johnson
12:00 PM & 2:00 PM - Cheese curd cutting
11:30 AM - Perfume making with Allie
12:0o PM - Ice cream making
1:30 PM - Butter making
Schedule is subject to change.
Huble Homestead Historic Site is a 30 minute drive north of Prince George, BC. Leave the city behind and make your way up Highway 97 for 40 kilometres, before turning off on Mitchell Road to continue another 6 kilometres down a well-maintained dirt road.
Huble Homestead is dog friendly and is open from 10:00am to 5:00pm daily until September 1, and weekends from September 6 to October 12. Take a guided tour or shop in the General Store. Enjoy a picnic or purchase lunch from the BBQ as you relax in the fresh air. Admission is by donation, with a recommended amount of $10.00 per family. We're closer than you think!
We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.