NC Potato Festival Contests & Events/Activities:

Coloring Contest 

Sponsor

Little Miss Tater Tot Contest

Sponsor

National Potato Peeling Contest

Sponsor

Cornhole Tournament

Sponsor

Contest & Special Event Schedule:

Friday, May 15

5:30 pm -- Opening Ceremony

Main Stage

 at Mariners' Wharf Parking Lot

with Emcee DJ Taz

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6:00 pm -- VIP Party

Green at Mariners' Wharf Park

(by invitation only)

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6:00 pm -- Beer/Wine Garden Opens

Green at Mariners' Wharf Park​

6:00 pm -- Main Stage Performances Begin

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Saturday, May 16

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10:00 am - Festival Opens

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10:00 am - 11:00 pm --  Main Stage Performances

Mariners' Wharf Parking Lot

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10:00 am - 6:00 pm --Community Stage Performances Begin

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10:00 am - Little Miss Tater Tot Contest

Community Stage on the Museum of the Albemarle Green

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10:00 am - 4:00 pm Car and Motorcycle Show

Main Street (200 & 300 Blocks)

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10:00 am - 6:00 pm -- Community Stage on the Museum of the Albemarle Green

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12:00 n -- Scholarship Winner and Coloring Contest Announcement and Awards 

Community Stage on the Museum of the Albemarle Green

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10:00 am - National Potato Peeling Contest

Corner of Main & Poindexter Streets

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10:00 am - 4:00 pm - USCG Cutter Tours

Waterfront Park

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10:00 am - 3:00 pm* -- Free French Fries

Intersection of Fearing & Water Streets

*while they last

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1:00 pm - Cornhole Tournament Begins

Green at Mariners' Wharf Park 

All registered players report at 12:45

12:00 n - Cornhole Tournament Practice 

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6:30 pm - 11:00 pm -- Festival Street Dance

Mariners' Whart Parking Lot 

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Sunday, May 17

10:00 am - Festival Opens

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10:00 am - 6:00 pm -- Main Stage Performances

Mariners' Wharf Parking Lot

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10:00 am - 3:00 pm - USCG Cutter Tours

Waterfront Park

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10:00 am - 6:00 pm -- Community Stage on the Museum of the Albemarle Green

1:00 pm - Cornhole Tournament Begins

Green at Mariners' Wharf Park 

All registered players report at 12:45

12:00 n - Cornhole Tournament Practice