Fruitcake Toss

There will also be a fruitcake costume competition, libations and a fruitcake bake-off!

Non-perishable food items are suggested for donation to go to the local food bank. Cakes are available for rent for $1 per cake.

Event Information

When: January 27, 2024

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Where: Manitou Springs Memorial Park; 502 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado

Cost: One non-perishable food item is suggested for attendance. All food items will be donated to a Manitou Springs food bank.

Events for All Ages

• Hand Toss Distance
• Accuracy
• Speed
• Best "Balance"
• Robotic, mechanical, 3-man slingshot toss for distance

Prizes for all events will be awarded as well as an overall winner.

Too Good to Toss Fruitcake Bake-Off

Although participants will be tossing the traditional cakes, there will also be a fruitcake bake-off. Local bakers will compete for the title of Fruitcake King or Queen as determined by the community. Winners will be based off who makes the best organic, non-GMO, natural fruitcakes. For more information, email Fruitcaketoss@gmail.com.

This one-of-a-kind event, where enthusiasts traveled from all over to compete for trophies and bragging rights, has been a community highlight for more than 22 years. The great fruitcake toss is the event of the winter season as the hapless dessert is launched into space with a variety of mechanical and pneumatic devices.

Competitions have included the Hand Toss, Kid's Toss, Launch, Pneumatic Gun or Canon, Team Catch or Accuracy division. The cost of competing is simply a non-perishable food item, to be donated to the Westside Cares food bank.

For more information, visit their website.