The Great Tomato Festival

Things have been so crazy busy here in Minot I have not been able to keep up with my goal of sharing one great thing about Minot North Dakota every day. Therefore I will share a few thing today just to get caught up. Speaking of "GREAT", last Thursday was the 20th Annual "The Great Tomato Festival".

Picture courtesy of KXMC-TV News in Minot

The Great Tomato Festival is a wonderful event that is put on by three different groups in town, The Minot Public Library, The Western Plains Opera, and The Taube Museum Of Art (pronounced Taw-bee). Each year the thee groups and many volunteers get together and put on this event. Although they all work together all the proceeds benefit one of the groups for that year and then it rotates each year. This year it was the Minot Public Library and they netted about $40,000.00. Just think of what a boost that is to the local library.

The event features a diner with the menu being of one huge grilled on the spot pork chop, a stuffed tomato, pasta, home made style biscuit, desert and beverage. There is a silent auction with items from many, many local vender's and performing artists. One of the coolest donations this year was a 1990 Jaguar XJS Coup Rouge Addition (it was a beautiful machine). All the while a cool Jazz band is playing and you can just enjoy visiting or even get up and dance. I am only guessing but I would say there was a thousand people present.

It's really a fun time and I hope to see you there next year. Coming up next for a great time is the Norsk Hostfeast which I have blogged about in the past. Please click HERE to learn more.

Bob Timm, Minot ND