Name: 2026 Battle of the Buns
Start: 2026-03-07T16:00:00-06:00
Location: Living Waters Lutheran Church

On March 7, 2026 from 4-8 PM, Love Your Buns will host the 2026 Battle of the Buns - a baking competition, a battle of the bands, and CRC educational event!
Admission is $5, which includes 5 tastings and 5 tickets to vote on your favorites. $1 for each additional tasting and vote.
This event is fun, educational, and family-friendly and will feature:
💙 The Battle of the Buns - a baking competition featuring area professionals and baking enthusiasts providing sweet and savory baked items
💙 The Battle of the Bands - a friendly competition featuring local youth rock bands
💙 Educational talks from our featured speakers:
💙 Win Prizes - 50/50, Raffles, Prize Drawings
💙 Kids Crafts
💙 Special guest judges:
- Pat Monson – Executive Director, Live Like Rach
- Dr. Kimberly Kolkhorst, Gastroenterologist, Essentia Health
- Brian Shawn – Sr Business Dev Partner, Sanford Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
$5 door charge - provides 5 sampler tickets and 5 voting tickets for the baking competition. Additional tickets can be purchased at admission or as needed during the event.
Vote for your favorite bands through your donations!
This event will feature some of the Fargo-Moorhead area’s best youth bands, as well as the areas best professional and amateur chefs, bakers or cooks as we come together raising awareness of young onset colorectal cancer. Join us in the celebration!
Learn more about signing up as a baking competition participant at https://www.loveyourbuns.org/buns-signup-form
Learn more about event sponsorship opportunities at https://www.loveyourbuns.org/become-a-sponsor and see our current Battle of the Buns sponsors at https://www.loveyourbuns.org/sponsors
Battle of the Buns is an educational event hosted by Love Your Buns, a 501c(3) organization. We are educating and raising awareness about young onset colorectal cancer. Your support will help us fund our initiatives: oncologic physical therapy, walk & talk support groups, patient & caregiver education, and increasing awareness around rectal cancer.