The North Carolina Potato Festival is a fun-filled, family festival that celebrates one of Northeast North Carolina's largest crops, the Potato.

The festival is Free to the public of all ages.

Enjoy a midway with spudtacular rides and games, a street fair with a variety of vendors and delicious food, live music on the main stage, potato-oriented activities, a farm and tractor show, a cornhole tournament, an auto and bike show, a Jeep invasion, free french fries (while they last), and bushels of FUN for the whole family!

Schedule:

7:00 am: Registration

8:00 am: Run/Walk Begins

Tater Trot 5K Run & 1Mile Walk

Location: Starting Point - Charles Creek Park

10:00 am:

Free French Fries (while they last)

Location: Corner Fearing Street & Water Street

Little Miss Tater Tot Contest

Location: The Green at Mariners' Wharf Park

National Potato Peeling Contest

Location: Corner of Main Street & Water Street

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

13th Annual Auto & Bike Show

Location: East End of Main Street (700 & 800 Blocks)

Click Here to Register

10:00 am - 11:00 pm

Army & USCG Displays

"Big Spud" The Big Idaho Potato Truck

Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show

Location: ​Ehringhaus Street

Spudtacular Ride Midway

Location: Water Street, Ehringhaus Street, and Waterfront Park

Street Fair

Location: Water Street from Ehringhaus Street to Colonial Avenue

12:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Beer Garden

ID Required for ALL...No one under the age of 21 permitted.

For adults wanting alcoholic beverages, no ID, no service.

Location: Mariners' Wharf Park

Live Entertainment

12:00 Noon - 10:30 pm: Main Stage at Mariners' Wharf Park

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Cornhole Tournament at Mariners' Wharf Park

(ID Required for ALL...For adults wanting alcoholic beverages, no ID, no service)
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5:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Saturday Night Street Dance

Bring a blanket or a chair and your dancin' shoes!

Location: Main Stage at Mariners' Wharf Park