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Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off
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Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off - Manitou Springs 2026
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- Saturday, February 14, 2026 · Tastings start at 11am
- Price
- $0.75 per sample
Programme
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Tastings start at 11am
Bud Ford Pavilion in Soda Springs Park
1016 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado
Gumbo cook-off with professional and amateur divisions; public tasting and voting; prizes for top three, showmanship and people's choice.
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11am
Gumbo tastings start; visitors vote for the best gumbo
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Gumbo cook-off in two sections, professional and amateur, with prizes for first, second and third place, showmanship and people's choice
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About This Event
The Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off in Manitou Springs, Colorado, on Saturday 14 February 2026 opens the Mardi Gras weekend and Carnivale Parade festivities. Home chefs and professional cooks compete with Cajun gumbo at the Bud Ford Pavilion in Soda Springs Park, and visitors vote for the best gumbo. Tastings start at 11am at $0.75 per sample.
On the menu
Who's who
Organised by
- Manitou Springs Host town; event information and registration at manitousprings.org
Taking part
- Home chefs and professional cooks Compete in the amateur and professional sections (limited to 20 participants, first come first served)
Good to know
- Tasting: $0.75 per sample.
- Visitors can vote for the best gumbo (people's choice).
- Cook-off registration: professional and amateur divisions, limited to 20 participants, first come, first served; register at https://manitousprings.org/mumbo-jumbo-gumbo-cook-off/.
- Teams cook at least five gallons with their own equipment and chairs and need at least two helpers for tasting.
- Prizes: first $100, second $50, third $25, showmanship $50 in Manitou Money, people's choice trophy
- Cook-off guidelines: groups must cook at least five gallons of gumbo with their personal cooking equipment and chairs
- Participants need at least two helpers for the tasting portion
- Full-time cooks are recommended to choose the professional event
- Foodies are welcome and encouraged to vote for the best gumbo
- Carnivale weekend also includes the CarniBall (masquerade attire, live music, buffet, fire performances) and the Carnivale Community Parade
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off & Carnivale Parade, February 14, 2026. Fill your bellies, warm your bones and cheer on competitors. Start the Mardi Gras weekend and Carnivale Parade festivities with the Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off in Manitou Springs. Showcasing Cajun flavors, the event unites home chefs and professional cooks in a lively contest with gumbo. Foodies are welcome and encouraged to vote for the best gumbo. Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026. Time: tastings start at 11am. Location: Bud Ford Pavilion in Soda Springs Park, 1016 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado. Cost: $0.75 per sample. The cook-off has two sections, professional and amateur; participants can apply for either, but full-time cooks are recommended to choose professional. Entry is limited to 20 participants, first come first served. Prizes for first, second and third place: first $100, second $50, third $25, showmanship $50 in Manitou Money, people's choice trophy. Groups must cook at least five gallons of gumbo with their personal cooking equipment and chairs, and need at least two helpers for the tasting portion. Carnivale weekend also showcases the CarniBall, with masquerade attire, live music, a buffet and fire performances, and the Carnivale Community Parade.
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Location
Soda Springs Park, 1016 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829, Colorado, United States
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Open in Google MapsPrices and tickets
- Per sample
- $0.75
- Prize, first rank
- $100
- Prize, second rank
- $50
- Prize, third rank
- $25
- Prize, showmanship
- $50 in Manitou Money
How to get tickets
- $0.75 per sample
- Cooks register for the cook-off at manitousprings.org; entry limited to 20 participants, first come first served