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:

10:00 am - 11:00 am: Church on the Green with Fountain of Life Church

Location: Mariners' Wharf Park

10:00 am - 6:00 pm: Army & USCG Displays

"Big Spud" The Big Idaho Potato Truck

Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show

Location: ​Ehringhaus Street

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Spudtacular Ride Midway

Location: Water Street, Ehringhaus Street, and Waterfront Park

Street Fair

Location: Water Street from Ehringhaus Street to Colonial Avenue

11:00 am - 5:30 pm

Main Stage - Live Entertainment

Location: Mariners' Wharf Park

12:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Beer Garden

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

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

Location: Mariners' Wharf Park

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Cornhole Tournament at Mariners' Wharf Park

(ID Required for ALL...For adults wanting alcoholic beverages, no ID, no service)

6:00 pm: Festival Closes