6th Annual Tomato Fest

Saturday, September 12, 2026
Noon - 4pm
3402 SE Division St. Portland, OR 97202

Saturday, September 12, 12 to 4 PM, at Wellspent PDX. Our 6 year throwing this party with the Culinary Breeding Network, and the lineup is the biggest yet: tomato tastings from OSU's breeding program, dry-farmed tomatoes and melons grown without a drop of irrigation, demos from Kachka, Sauvette, Fulamingo, and Hot Mama Salsa, pies from Lauretta Jean's, pizza from Scottie's, gelato from Pinolo, and a whole section devoted to buckwheat.

Plus face painting, crafts, a tomato-themed style contest, with DJ Ben GB on the 1s and 2s! 

Free and open to everyone.

This year’s lineup is our biggest yet:

🍅 OSU Tomato Breeding Taste the tomatoes of the future with legendary plant breeder Jim Myers!

🍅 OSU Dry Farmed Research Big flavor, zero water: tomatoes & melons grown without irrigation!

☀️ Dry Farm Institute Learn all about farming with less water!

🌱 Oregon Organic Coalition Keeping local produce clean & tasty!

🌿 Brass Tacks Farm The best urban microfarm in town!

🌿 Secano Dry Farm Tasty treats from 4th gen dry farmer & OSU Faculty Researcher Matt Davis!

🌿 Serious Goose Farm Seriously delicious veg from farmer David!

🌿 Siskiyou Seeds Heirloom, organic, open-pollinated seeds from the Cascadia Bioregion!

🌿 Seed rEvolution Now! Locally grown and bred tomato varieties of all types!

🧄 Garlicana Esoteric garlic exotica fromsouthern Oregon!

🥕 Culinary Breeding Network with veg-centric goods—posters, tees, totes, tea towels, hats, patches.

Don’t forget the eats:
🥪 Wellspent Market — Legendary BLTs, Bevvies & Buckwheat Treats!

🥧 Lauretta Jean’s — Sweet & Savory Pies & Pastries!

🍕 Scottie’s Pizza — Pizza! Panzanella! Party!

Fun times:
🎶 Benjamin Bryant AKA DJ Ben GB

👚 “Tomato Fit” Style Contest Show off your most tomato-y outfits for a chance to win big!

👩‍🎤 Face Painting

🎨 Crafts

Demos from:

🧑‍🍳 Leila Schneider Sauvette

🧑‍🍳 Bonnie Morales Kachka

🧑‍🍳 Kana Hinohara Hanson Fulamingo

🧑‍🍳 Nikki Guerrero Hot Mama Salsa

🧑‍🍳 Heather Arndt Anderson OPB’s Super Abundant

🧑‍🍳 Jim Dixon Wellspent Market

Collabs with:

🍦 Pinolo Gelato

🍺 Commensal Fermentation

Come celebrate the best tomato party of the summer—a joyful mix of tasting, learning, and feasting, all in one!

Images by Shawn Linehan