Back in the Before Time a random thing happened with one of the Walking Corpse Syndrome guys, we all became hungry for tater tot casserole, and Totfest was born. In the inaugural year, you raised more than $2000 for Missoula's Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) to help vulnerable local children have a voice in court.

Then, The Pandemic.

Thanks to Sherri and Eddie Johnson of Blessiddoom, we're back this year for Totfest 2021 so bust those recipes out! Our first year winners were Maeve Carroll, whose Tater Tot Casserole won the cook off, and Brent Walker, who dominated the tater tot eating contest! Maeve had quite the story about how she made her casserole so delish, it had everything to do with locally sourced foods and day drinking, so there are a couple of hints for this year.

This year you can look forward to participating in the casserole cook off and the eating contest, plus TWENTY BANDS on two stages at the Dark Horse. Stay tuned for band announcements over the next few weeks. The big day is Saturday, August 7th, admission is just $10 at the door with proceeds going to benefit Missoula Life Maintenance Center (AKA Joey's Place) and Western Montana LGBTQ Center. Plus tons of ways to top your tater tots and drink specials to wash them down. Doors @ 1pm, Show 2pm to 2am. 21+

Here are LOADS of photos from the first Totfest, we're stoked to see all of you, it's been so long!

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