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2025 NC POTATO FESTIVAL
FRIDAY • MAY 16
SATURDAY • MAY 17
SUNDAY • MAY 18
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
🎉 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. 🎉
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!
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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*
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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.
 2025 Sponsors Coming Soon! |  Paul Bunyon Lumber Jack Show2025 Featured Event! Shows all THREE days on Ehringhaus Street! Times announced soon! |  "Big Spud" The Idaho Potato2025 Featured Event! Get your photo made with "Big Spud" on Ehringhaus Street! Dates and times announced soon! |
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 New Event! JEEP INVASIONSunday - May 18, 2025 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Main Street More info coming soon! |  11th Annual Auto & Bike ShowSaturday - May 17, 2025 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Main Street |  Concessions/Food VendorsEnjoy Ribbon Fries, Loaded Baked Potatoes, Turkey Legs, Italian Sausage, Lemonade and Ices, Fried Candy Bars, and Kettle Corn to name a few! |
 Cornhole TournamentSaturday & Sunday in Mariners' Wharf Park |  Free French FriesEnjoy free French Fries on Saturday from 11:00 am until they're ALL GONE. |  Little Miss Tater Tot |
 National Potato Peeling Contest |  Main Stage at Mariners' Wharf ParkLive Music All Weekend! |  SPUDTACULAR RIDESA festival isn't a festival without rides and a games midway. Fun for all ages all day and evening! |
 Street FairTo Include Jewelry, Purses, Woodworks, Soy Candles, Goat Milk Soap, Tumblers, and much more! |  Tater Trot5K Run & 1 Mile Walk |