Sales for the 2025 Jasper Strassenfest Half Pot event will begin Monday, June 2 with tickets available for purchase at the Jasper Chamber of Commerce and VU Jasper bookstore during business hours, and at various events through the month of June. Starting on July 3, the on-site “Big Red Ticket Booth” will open in front of Ruler Foods in Jasper and continue through mid-August. A listing of hours and locations can be found at jasperstrassenfest.org/halfpot
The event, in its third year, is in conjunction with the Jasper Strassenfest which will take place July 30 – August 3, 2025 on Jasper’s downtown square. Proceeds will once again benefit the VU Jasper Scholastic Excellence Fund to include one year of full tuition, a $500 book stipend, and laptop for local scholarship recipients. Proceeds will also help to provide a strong financial base for the continuation and growth of the Strassenfest and the Jasper community. The 2024 pot total climbed to $154,765 with Molly and Bob Tuggle of Troy, IN taking home the half pot prize of $77,382.50.
Once again this year, raffle tickets may be purchased using cash or credit card. Tickets will be sold in the following amounts: one (1) ticket for $5.00, three (3) tickets for $10.00, twenty (20) tickets for $20.00, fifty (50) tickets for $40.00, or one hundred fifty (150) tickets for $100.00.
Beginning Monday, June 2, tickets will be available for purchase during business hours at the Jasper Chamber Office and VU Jasper Bookstore. Starting July 3, you will find Jasper Strassenfest committee members and VUJ representatives selling tickets in front or Ruler Foods in Jasper every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:00-6:00PM and Saturday and Sunday from 8:00AM-2:00PM. Sales will take place through the Strassenfest weekend and post-fest hours well be published at a later time. Follow the Jasper Strassenfest and VU Jasper Facebook pages and find a complete listing of booth ticket sale dates and times on the Strassenfest website.
You must be 18 years of age to participate in the half pot raffle. License number, rules and regulations can be found online at jasperstrassenfest.org/halfpot.
