Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off - Manitou Springs 2027
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- Saturday, February 06, 2027 · Low-priced tastings at 11 am.
- Price
- FREE to get in, but gumbo sampling tasting tickets are 1 for 75 cents! (Admission: $1 - $30)
Programme
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Sat 11am-1pm
Soda Springs Park
35 Park Avenue, Manitou Springs, CO 80829
Gumbo cook-off with professional chefs and amateur cooks competing for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place; low-priced tastings from 11 am; one stage of entertainment; followed at 1:00 pm by the annual Mardi Gras-style Carnivale Parade in downtown Manitou Springs; Carniball fundraiser.
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11 am
Low-priced gumbo tastings begin; cook-off with professional chefs and amateur cooks competing for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
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Carniball fundraiser (listed among other activities)
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1:00 pm
Annual Carnivale Parade (Mardi Gras-style) in downtown Manitou Springs
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About This Event
The Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off is listed for Saturday, February 6, 2027, 11am-1pm, at Soda Springs Park, 35 Park Avenue, Manitou Springs, CO 80829. Professional chefs and amateur cooks compete for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for gumbo, with low-priced tastings at 11 am, followed by the annual Carnivale Parade (Mardi Gras-style) in downtown Manitou Springs at 1:00 pm.
History
Attendance last year as provided by the organiser: 2,000; 20 food booths.
On the menu
Who's who
Organised by
- Visit Manitou Springs Promoter / event registered to it; show director: Chamber
Taking part
- Professional chefs and amateur cooks Compete for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
Good to know
- All ages; pets are not allowed, so leave them at home.
- ADA access to the pavilion/park and to the parade.
- Rain or shine; it may be a cold day, and the event is cancelled only for extreme snow.
- Food vendor deadline: 02/05/2027.
- Address: 35 Park Avenue, Manitou Springs, CO 80829.
- Listing note: details last updated by the promoter on 6/22/2026; verify with the event.
- All ages; bring the family but leave pets at home (not allowed)
- ADA access to the pavilion/park as well as the parade
- Rain or shine; could be a cold day; cancelled only for extreme snow
- 1 stage entertainment; about 20 food booths; previous attendance 2,000
- Listing note: the promoter has not updated for this year; verify details with the event
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off, Soda Springs Park, Manitou Springs, CO 80829. Updated 6/22/2026. February 6, 2027, Sat 11am-1pm.
Enjoy scrumptious gumbo from professional chefs and amateur cooks as they compete for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place for gumbo. Low-priced tastings at 11 am. Stick around for the annual Carnivale Parade (Mardi Gras-style) in downtown Manitou Springs at 1:00 pm.
Admission: $1 - $30. Address: 35 Park Avenue, Manitou Springs, CO 80829. Entertainment: 1 stage. Other activities: carniball fundraiser, Mardi Gras carnivale parade in Manitou Springs after the gumbo cookoff. Attendance: 2,000. Food booths: 20. Juried: no. Deadlines: Music until full; Food 02/05/2027. Promoter: Visit Manitou Springs. Show director: Chamber.
FAQ: all ages (leave pets at home); ADA access to the pavilion/park and the parade; rain or shine (only cancelled for extreme snow); free to get in, gumbo sampling tasting tickets 1 for 75 cents.
Note: the event promoter has not updated for this year; verify details.
Professional chefs and amateur cooks compete for first, second and third place for their gumbo at Soda Springs Park, with low-priced tastings from 11 am. The Carnivale Mardi Gras-style parade through downtown Manitou Springs follows at 1:00 pm, and the CarniBall masquerade fundraiser is the Carnivale weekend's other event. Visit Manitou Springs lists Carnivale weekend under February 6, 2027 and says to meet in the park for the Gumbo Cook-off and stay for the parade. The 2026 edition required at least five gallons of gumbo per team and limited entry to 20 participants.
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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
- Admission range as listed
- $1 - $30
- Entry is free according to the FAQ
- FREE (to get in)
- Gumbo sampling tasting ticket (1 ticket for 75 cents)
- 75 cents
What's included
- Gumbo sampling requires tasting tickets (75 cents each)
How to get tickets
- Free to get in; gumbo sampling tasting tickets are 1 for 75 cents
- Food vendor deadline: 02/05/2027; music: until full