May 27 - 28 2022
Wild Potato Days Festival

Wild Potato Days Festival

Presented by Red Butte Garden and Natural History Museum of Utah at Escalante Heritage Park

Join the Red Butte Garden Plant Conservation team and the Natural History Museum of Utah in Escalante to celebrate the 10,000 year history of the Four Corners Potato (Solanum jamesii).

Friday, May 27
Escalante Show House Lecture & Dinner at 6pm
Potato Bar Dinner - $10

Honored Speaker, Dr. Joel Janelski, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology: "What's Really Down There? 10,000 Years of Escalante Human History"

Saturday, May 28
Escalante Heritage Park, 9am-4pm
Memorial Day Ceremony

Children's Games and Potato Crafts

Vendor booths and Four-Corners Potato plants for sale

Potato Cook-off Contest - $75, $50, $25 prizes for top three potato recipes

Live Music in Escalante Heritage Park on Saturday!
Noon-1pm - Kids Talent Show

1-1:30pm - The Vagabonds

1:30-2pm - Robert Philips

2-2:30pm - Annie Platt & Lindsey Martingale

2:30-4pm - Millie Knaphus and featuring Mary Kaye Holt

Dates & Times

2022/05/27 - 2022/05/28

Location Info

Escalante Heritage Park

1300 UT-12, Escalante, UT 84726