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Thank You to our 2025 NC Potato Festival Premier Sponsors!

May 16 - 18, 2025

2025 NC Potato Festival located in downtown Elizabeth City!

Friday - 5 pm to 11 pm • Saturday - 10 am to 11 pm • Sunday - 10 am to 6 pm

Experience the 1st
"Hot Potato Crawl" by visiting these businesses offering creative Potato-oriented dishes, drinks, activities, sales during the week and/or weekend in celebration of the NC Potato Festival. (*check dates for each.)

🎉 Bring the whole family!
There's something for EVERYONE!
Come and stay all
THREE DAYS!
Northeast North Carolina's
largest festival will return
on Friday, May 16, 2025. 🎉

Take a break from the festival to explore Downtown Elizabeth City -- there are SO many retail, restaurant, pub, and experience businesses that area easily walkable. Click here for a printable list.

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!

Friday • May 16, 2025
Join us for the NC Potato Festival Opening Ceremony
on Friday evening at 5:30 pm in Mariners' Wharf Park.
Enjoy live music on the Main Stage, grab something to eat,
do a little shopping with our vendors, and take a spin on a ride in the Midway!
The Beer & Wine Garden will be open from 5 pm - 11 pm. (Bring ID)

Saturday • May 17, 2025 & Sunday • May 18, 2025

Return on Saturday and Sunday to enjoy the Street Fair lining our downtown streets,

along with many other activities and events!

See our 2025 Schedule of Events Page!

*event times subject to change*

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.

Smile for the camera! 📸

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We are thrilled to announce Kayre Meyer as The Official Photographer for the 2025 NC Potato Festival! With her exceptional talent and keen eye for capturing moments, Kayre and her dedicated team will be roaming the festival all weekend to snap top-notch photographs that encapsulate the spirit of our event.

To view these exciting images, simply scan the QR Code provided below; the photos will be available online one week after the festival. Additionally, we’ll be sharing some of these memorable shots on our social media platforms, so be sure to follow us and keep an eye out—you might just spot yourself in one of them!