Confirmed activity
Potato Sack Races
Old-school field-day energy at the old school. Heat times, divisions, supervision details and sack-race prizes: Details to come.
The Local Mash · Potato Festival 2026
Small town.
Big potatoes.
A small, family-friendly community fair at the old school. Cooking competitions lead the day, with potato contests, children’s crafts and a treasure hunt for the whole family.
Free admission Free cook-off entry
Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Meet us at the old school
CertifiedSeba Spud
Grown here. Shared here.
One day of games, cooking and wonderfully odd potatoes.
Bring your family, your appetite, and the biggest or ugliest potato you can find. A potato costume is welcome, too.
General attendance requires registration, and registration is open. Activity schedule, divisions, accessibility arrangements, parking and the weather plan are still Details to come.
The first-year programme
Play with your food.
These activities are on the programme. Final entry rules, age groups and schedules will be posted before event day.
For the little spuds
Potato Crafts
Children’s potato crafts, including potato stamp art. Bring some imagination; age guidance and the activity schedule are Details to come.
Bring your own spud
Biggest Potato
Bring the biggest potato you grew or found. Proposed winner’s prize: a pair of 2027 In the Woods tickets and a potato trophy, subject to confirmation. Weigh-in, eligibility, judging and tie rules: Details to come.
Bring your own spud
Ugliest Potato
Knobbly, crooked and spectacularly odd potatoes are welcome. Proposed winner’s prize: a separate pair of 2027 In the Woods tickets and a potato trophy, subject to confirmation. Eligibility and judging rules: Details to come.
Dress like a spud
Potato Costume Contest
Bring your quirkiest potato-themed outfit. Proposed winner’s prize: an overnight yurt stay for two, subject to confirmation. Judging and social voting are undecided; no hashtag or social-media account is required. Entry instructions: Details to come.
Tim’s festival edition
Treasure Hunt
Tim Lost Something? comes to The Local Mash with a festival-day treasure hunt. Festival-specific instructions, rules and prizes are being finalized. Details to come.
Free cook-off entry
Potato Kitchen
Show us your Best Baked Potato or Potato Casserole. Contestants supply their own ingredients. Food-handling instructions, preparation arrangements, equipment, eligibility, judging and entry deadlines: Details to come.
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.
Stay restrictions and prize redemption terms: Details to come.
Explore SebaStays ↗Baked-potato application
Application link coming soon
Casserole application
Application link coming soon
General registration does not enter either cook-off. Use the separate applications when they are available.
Bring a champion spud
Biggest.
Ugliest.
Two contests.
Each contest has its own winner. The proposed prize for each is a separate pair of 2027 In the Woods tickets and a potato trophy, subject to confirmation. Final contest terms will be published before entry opens.
Meet In the Woods ↗Pending confirmation
Still being worked out.
Potato Launcher Competition
Pending confirmation. We are exploring supervised play using eligible participant-supplied or event equipment. Registration may record equipment interest, but does not confirm this activity or authorize participation.
Signing stays closed until the activity is confirmed and the legal and insurer approvals are recorded. Staff equipment clearance remains separate.
Review the draft and signing statusClaw Machine
Pending confirmation. Potato toys and plushies are the idea; machine availability, play limits and prize details still need to be settled.
Festival-day Treasure Hunt
Tim Lost Something? — Festival Edition
Tim is bringing the adventure to The Local Mash. Festival-specific instructions, prizes and rules are coming soon; check back before event day.
The Tim Lost Something website introduces the wider adventure. Its existing registration does not automatically register you for this festival, and its current rules do not govern the festival edition.
Meet Tim Lost Something ↗The Local Mash editionWhat will Tim
lose this time?Festival hunt instructions and prizes coming soon.
lose this time?Festival hunt instructions and prizes coming soon.
Bring your appetite
Food & Refreshments
Food and refreshment vendors are being explored, and the vendor lineup is being finalized.
Confirmed vendors, menus and prices will be shared here when available. Free admission does not promise free food or refreshments.
The essentials
Known now.
More soon.
The date is set. We will share the remaining event-day details as they are approved.
Event dateSaturday
Oct. 03, 20262:00 PM
Oct. 03, 20262:00 PM
PlaceSebaHub School Grounds53112 AB-31 · Seba Beach, Alberta · Former Seba Beach School
EntryFree admission · Free cook-off entryGeneral attendance requires registration. Cook-off contestants supply their own ingredients; separate applications coming soon.
Details to come
- Activity schedule and closing hours
- Cook-off applications, food handling, equipment and judging
- Contest eligibility and prize terms, including stay restrictions
- Festival treasure-hunt rules and costume judging
- Confirmed food and refreshment vendors
- Accessibility, parking and weather plan
- Launcher and claw-machine confirmation
Planning to join us?
Register your group.
General attendance requires registration. A parent or legal guardian registers and supervises minors. General registration does not enter contests, confirm prizes or authorize launcher participation.