With the end of the holiday season often comes the January blues. But that likely regifted, uneaten fruitcake sitting on your kitchen counter? There’s finally a good use for it.
To help you adjust, Manitou Springs offers a remedy: the Great Fruitcake Toss. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, this event encourages participants to hurl holiday confections as far as possible in a series of lighthearted competitions. Engage in events like the distance throw, accuracy challenge and the balance race, where competitors navigate a course while balancing a fruitcake on a spatula. If you were lucky enough to make it through the holidays without any fruitcake, rentals are available with proceeds benefiting local charities.
Beyond the tossing, attendees can enjoy a fruitcake bake-off, where bakers showcase their best recipes. For families, there are plenty of creative activities like catapult-building workshops and rock painting. Be on the lookout for the beloved Mr. Fruitcake, a costumed mascot embodying the town's quirky spirit.
Embrace the absurd, enjoy the community camaraderie and let your fruitcake fly! To learn more about this annual event, head to visitcos.com/events/annual/fruitcake-toss. To plan your trip to the quaint town of Manitou Springs, visit manitousprings.org.