May 20-22, 2022
Friday -- 5 pm to 11 pm | Saturday -- 10 am to 11 pm
Sunday 10 am to 6 pm
May 20-22, 2022
Friday -- 5 pm to 11 pm | Saturday -- 10 am to 11 pm
Sunday 10 am to 6 pm
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2025 NC Potato Festival located in downtown Elizabeth City!
May 16 - 18, 2025
Friday - 5 pm to 11 pm • Saturday - 10 am to 11 pm • Sunday 10 am to 6 pm
🎉 Bring the whole family
and make a weekend of it!
Come and Stay
All THREE DAYS!
Northeast North Carolina's
largest festival will return
on Friday, May 16, 2025. 🎉
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Join us for the NC Potato Festival Opening Ceremony
on Friday evening at 5:30 pm in Mariners' Wharf Park.
The Beer & Wine Garden will be open from 5 pm - 11 pm. (Bring ID)
Take a spin on a ride in the Midway,
do a little shopping with our vendors, grab something great to eat,
and enjoy live music on the main stage
at the 2025 North Carolina Potato Festival.
Return on Saturday and Sunday to enjoy the Street Fair lining our downtown streets,
the National Potato Peeling Contest, Free French Fries (while they last),
Auto and Motorcycle Show, 5K Run/1M Walk, and many other events.
Don't leave too early or you might miss the USCG Search and Rescue
demonstration over the Pasquotank River Sunday afternoon!
*event times subject to change*
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For the safety of your pet NO ANIMALS are allowed within the festival area
with the exception of service animals as identified by the ADA.
NO DRONES allowed over Festival area.
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, free french fries,
and bushels of FUN for the whole family!