Attention Marshmallow Lovers! Somerville's Fluff Festival Returns Saturday

The streets of Somerville’s Union Square will be turned into a marshmallow lovers paradise on Saturday afternoon. The 10th annual Fluff Festival will offer delectable sweetness for all in attendance.

The competition serves as a tribute to Archibald Query’s marshmallow spread, which happened to be invented in Union Square in 1917.

The event will allow participants a chance to cook up their best Fluff recipes for a chance to win great prizes. The recipes will be judged by the festival’s panel.

Does Marshmallow Fluff inspire you to create culinary works of art? Have you ever used Fluff as a secret ingredient? Is there a fabulous recipe featuring Fluff that’s been passed down in your family for generations? If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions, they you should submit your creation to the “What the Fluff?” Cooking Contest!

Award categories include best traditional fluff recipe, best original recipe, most creative presentation, best youth entry, and best overall grand prize.

What the Fluff? will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2015, from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in Union Square. Registration will take place between 2:45 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. Contest winners will be announced from the main stage at 5:15 p.m. A bake sale will follow at 5:30 p.m.

Neve heard of the event before? Thrillist says it’s one of 33 things a Bostonian must do before they die.