Join us September 19, 2026 for:

Activities

• Food: Cob oven quesadillas, garden nachos, sweet treats, popcorn, and more!
• Live Music from Alex Dunn and The Butch Cassidies
• Mini Pumpkin Chuckin’ and Seed Spittin’ Contest
• Pie Walk
• Cornhole, Pumpkin Tic Tac Toe, Gaga Ball, and other games
• Face-painting, scavenger hunts, 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.

This year’s categories are: Classics, Giants, Showcase (we’re looking for the largest pumpkin, squash, or watermelon), Most Unique, Veggie Creature, and Flower Bouquet.

Produce entries will be judged prior to the event’s start. Drop-off is at the Youth Garden Project (530 S 400 E) between 9–11am on Saturday, September 19.

For more information on categories and prizes, view this guidebook.

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 kayley@youthgardenproject.org. Questions? Call 435-259-2326.

Interested in Volunteering?

There are many ways to get involved at the Harvest Festival – running activity stations, preparing and cooking food, managing raffle entries, helping clean up, etc.!

All 4-hour volunteers (full event) will receive a YGP Harvest Festival meal (main, dessert, beverage) and will have a 30 minute break to eat and enjoy the festival. All other volunteers will have access to separate snacks and treats in our ‘Volunteer HQ’ plus 20% off a YGP meal.

Sign up to volunteer by clicking here, or by emailing kayley@youthgardenproject.org with your shift preferences!

Harvest Heroes