Crop: Potatoes
Date: October 17, 2026
Location: Legacy of the Plains Museum
Admission: $5 person, under 12 is free
Now in its 30th year, the annual Harvest Festival is one of the premier events on the western Nebraska calendar. Thousands of travelers from throughout Nebraska and neighboring states come to Legacy of the Plains for a rare glimpse of antique farm machinery in action — and the chance for hands-on participation.
Due to the drought conditions and reduced water deliveries, we have moved the festival back to a one day event (October 17th) to give our potatoes as much time to develop as possible. We will provide updates on our social media on the condition of our potato crop. We will also not be able to do any of our field demonstrations, because of the uncertainty of the crop.
What will we have? Everything else will be the same.
Other aspects of the family-friendly event include daily parades of horse-drawn equipment and tractors; food vendors; demonstrations of blacksmithing; and a new line up of small engines. Our festival is full of kids’ activities, including a hay bale fort, pedal tractor course, a barrel train ride, playground, crafts, and games. Our iconic longhorn cows with calves will be here along with chickens, a goose, a turkey, and the goats.
Inside, we will have live music, “Our Heritage through Food” cookbook, bake sale, live music, demonstrations, and much more. The Exhibit Hall will be open thanks to our sponsors: Sandberg Implement, B&C Steel, Inland Truck Parts and Service, JG Elliott, Mark Chiropractic, Riverstone Bank, Anderson Shaw Construction, Wiedeman Financial, A & A Porta Potties, Twin City Roofing, Bluffs Physical Therapy, Roosevelt PPD, and Tri-State G & T.
We are inviting anyone with a tractor (new or old) to come and be a part of Harvest Festival. You can show it off in our tractor parade. Give us a call at 308-436-1989 to get registered (so we can have information on the tractor and help us plan on how much space we will need).
Visit our Facebook Event for more information.
