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Huble Homestead Historic Site is located on traditional Lheidli T'enneh keyoh.
Potato Festival
Sunday, September 3 & Monday, September 4 - 10:30am to 4:00pm
Over one hundred years ago, on the banks of the Fraser River, Annie Huble grew acres and acres of potatoes which she sold to travelers passing through the area. Today that tradition continues at Huble Homestead, where you can learn all about the heirloom potato varieties grown on site, see the garden where they were produced, and purchase your own to sample at home! This year we've planted Haida, Irish Cobbler, Green Mountain, All Blue, French Fingerling, Sieglinde, Clinton Red, Bintje, Cariboo and Banana Fingerling potatoes, and we'll have many of the varieties that are ready for sale this weekend!
Celebrate the mighty spud at Huble Homestead with games and crafts, music, tours, and demonstrations. Come early to buy heirloom potatoes, grown in the Huble garden, as well as some garlic!
Watch and take part in heritage demonstrations such as ice cream and butter making on Sunday and Monday. Chat with our summer staff as they demonstrate their heritage projects - learn about cheesemaking from Lydia on Sunday, September 3rd and on Monday, September 4th talk to Shannon about her needlepoint and then take on natural dyes with Sylvie. Also on Monday, Tracey Johnson of Cheeseneeds.com will be on location to make even more cheese and Dave from SilverTree Woodworking will be operating the traditional pole lathe!
Kick back and relax to live music from the Down River Ramblers on the Monday, at 11:00 and 1:00, play one of our popular lawn games, try out the stilts, and treat yourself to a fresh piece of pie in the General Store! The BBQ will be serving a pancake breakfast from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, burgers and hot dogs will be on the menu. In addition to our regular menu, we'll also be featuring a potato-ey menu. And pancakes!
Afterwards, revert back to your childhood by taking part in potato sack races, Hot Potato, or the potato and spoon race, and try your hand at potato stamping in the Welcome Barn. When you're all done that, peruse the General Store and take 10% off all items, which includes candy!
Schedule of Events - Sunday, September 3
10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Pancake Breakfast
12:00 PM-4:00 PM - Regular BBQ
11:00, 2:00 PM & 3:00 PM - Potato games & races
11:30 AM & 2:30 PM - Site tours
10:30 AM-4:00PM - Stampin' with Spuds craft
10:30 AM-1:30PM - Decorate Your Spud contest
1:30 PM - Judging
Prizes for crowd favourite and staff favourite!
DEMONSTRATIONS
12:00 PM - Ice cream making
1:00 PM - Making cheese with Lydia
2:00 PM - Butter making
POTATO VARIETIES AVAILABLE
Haida, Sieglinde, All Blue, French Fingerling, Irish Cobbler
Schedule is subject to change.
Schedule of Events - Monday, September 4
10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Pancake Breakfast
12:00 PM-4:00 PM - Regular BBQ
11:00, 1:00, 2:00 PM & 3:00 PM - Potato games & races
11:30 AM & 2:30 PM - Site tours
10:30 AM-4:00PM - Stampin' with Spuds craft
10:30 AM-1:30PM - Decorate Your Spud contest
1:30 PM - Judging
Prizes for crowd favourite and staff favourite!
ENTERTAINMENT
11:00 AM & 1:00 PM - Music of the Down River Ramblers
DEMONSTRATIONS
11:00 AM - Needlepoint with Shannon
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Cheesemaking with Tracey Johnson
12:00 PM & 2:00 PM - Cheese curd cutting
12:30 PM - Ice cream making
1:30 PM - Butter making
2:00 PM - Natural dyes with Sylvie
11:00 AM - 3:30 PM - Pole lathe with SilverTree Woodworking
POTATO VARIETIES AVAILABLE
Haida, Sieglinde, All Blue, French Fingerling, Green Mountain
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 open daily from 10:00am to 5:00pm for guided tours and shopping 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 acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.