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:

5:30 pm: Opening Ceremony & Kick-Off Party

Location: Main Stage - Mariners' Wharf Park

5:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Beer Garden Opens

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

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

Ask about a sponsorship and get tickets to the Kick-Off Party VIP section

Location: ​Mariners' Wharf Park

5:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Main Stage Entertainment

Location: Mariners' Wharf Park

5:00 pm - 11:00 pm

"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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​