Join us September 20th, 2025 from 3-7pm for:
Activities:
- Food: Sweet treats, popcorn, garden nachos, and more!
- Live Music
- Blue Ribbon Produce Contest
- Pie Walk
- Cornhole, Pumpkin Tic Tac Toe, Gaga Ball, and other games
- Face-painting, garden-based activities, and so much more!
Blue Ribbon Produce Contest & Exhibition:
Have you ever grown a tomato that was perfectly round and thought, “this is the most beautiful tomato I have ever seen”? Or have you ever found a giant eggplant tucked away at the back of the plant? What about harvesting a carrot that looks exactly like legs?
Shine those green thumbs and come enter your homegrown produce in our Blue Ribbon Produce Contest, in partnership with USU Extension! Entries will be judged by guest judges and displayed for the community at the Harvest Festival.
Blue Ribbon Categories
In Partnership with Utah State University Extension
- Classic
- Giants
- $100 prize for best ear of corn
YGP Categories
- Veggie Creatures
- Flower Bouquet
- Most Unique
Make your veggie creature or flower bouquet with us! Friday, September 19th, 5-7pm.
Produce entries will be judged prior to the event’s start. Please drop off your produce entries on Friday, September 19th from 5-7pm or Saturday, September 20th from 9-11am.
When dropping off, please be prepared to fill out an information card with your name, the variety, and title of your entry (if applicable).
A People’s Choice award will also be given out based on event day votes by festival goers.
The more submissions, the more fun, so even if you don’t think you’re in the running for a prize, we’d love to see your produce in the exhibition!
Have a Garden Epic that won’t make it until September? Snap a picture and send it to jessie@youthgardenproject.org. Questions? Call 435-259-2326.
Jar Wars! People’s Choice Tasting Contest
Fall harvest is also a chance to preserve summer’s bounty year round. Come show off your best jarred goods- pickles, jams, butters, etc. Anything that’s jarred qualifies to be entered into the People’s Choice Tasting Contest. We’ve got PRIZES for the winners!
The use of locally-grown fruit and other ingredients is encouraged!
Submissions are accepted during the week leading up to the event during office hours (or, during produce drop off hours on Fri. and Sat). Office hours: September 15-19, 8am-4pm.
When dropping off, please be prepared to fill out an information card with your name, the title of your creation, and an ingredients list.
Interested in Volunteering?
There are many ways to get involved at the Harvest Festival – running activity booths, selling food, helping clean up, etc.! Most shifts are two hours, and we need folks the day before and all day long on Saturday, too! Sign up through the link below!
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