Activity rules
Fun works better with a clear lane.
The festival opens Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM. Final operating limits, divisions, food handling, judging, protective equipment, activity schedules and weather decisions are Details to come and will be posted before the affected activity opens.
Rules for everyone
General attendance requires registration. Admission and cook-off entry are free; cooking contestants supply their own ingredients. General registration does not enter contests or confirm prizes, and does not authorize launcher participation. Separate cook-off applications: Application link coming soon.
- Follow event staff directions and remain inside marked activity areas.
- Children and minors require the supervision stated for each activity.
- Use each activity only as directed by staff.
- Staff may pause or refuse participation when equipment, conduct, weather or site conditions are unsafe.
- Registration, waiver acceptance, equipment clearance and check-in are separate states.
Cooking, potato and costume contests
Bring your baked-potato or casserole creation, biggest potato, ugliest potato or potato costume. Cooking application links, deadlines, eligibility, food-handling instructions, judging and tie rules are coming soon. Social voting for the costume contest is undecided; no hashtag or social-media account is required.
Proposed prizes — subject to confirmation
- Baked-potato winner: an overnight lodge stay for two and a potato trophy.
- Casserole winner: a separate overnight lodge stay for two and a potato trophy.
- Biggest-potato winner: a pair of 2027 In the Woods tickets and a potato trophy.
- Ugliest-potato winner: a separate pair of 2027 In the Woods tickets and a potato trophy.
- Costume winner: an overnight yurt stay for two.
- Treasure-hunt and sack-race prizes: Details to come.
See SebaStays and In the Woods. Quantities, eligibility, approximate values, selection rules and stay restrictions await approval; prize redemption remains closed. Trophy artwork is an illustration, not a photograph of the finished prize.
Tim Lost Something? — Festival Edition
This is our festival treasure hunt. Festival-specific instructions, prizes and rules are coming soon. Visit Tim Lost Something? for the related adventure; its existing registration does not automatically register festival participants and its existing rules do not replace the festival rules.
Sack races, crafts and refreshments
Sack-race divisions and prizes are Details to come. Children’s potato crafts include stamp art; follow the supervising staff’s instructions. The food-and-refreshments vendor lineup is being finalized. Vendor menus and prices are Details to come.
Pending confirmation: potato launcher competition
The launcher and claw machine are not confirmed activities. Launcher signing remains closed until activity confirmation, organizer legal acceptance and insurer acceptance are recorded. If confirmed, the following draft safety requirements apply.
- Own launcher: participant-supplied equipment must pass staff inspection before entering the activity area.
- Event launcher: event equipment may be used only as directed by the assigned operator or range staff.
- No launcher may be loaded, aimed or discharged outside the designated target lane.
- Never aim at a person, animal, vehicle, building or outside the target area.
- Every launcher participant must have the current accepted waiver and staff inspection/clearance. Minors also require a parent or legal guardian’s permission and supervision.
Review the draft launcher acknowledgement and current signing status.
Questions? casey@sebahub.com
