North Carolina Potato Festival
Festival
Why pick this one
North Carolina Potato Festival offers free admission, 2000 pounds of donated potatoes for fries, midway rides, live music, and vehicle events in Elizabeth City.
Best for
- Families seeking a free, multi-day festival
- Visitors interested in potato-themed activities and free French fries
- Auto and motorcycle enthusiasts attending the May 16 vehicle show
- Jeep owners joining the May 17 Jeep Invasion
- Cornhole players entering the May 16 or 17 tournament
- People seeking live music, street vendors, rides, and food in downtown Elizabeth City
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors needing a pet-friendly event, since animals are prohibited except ADA-defined service animals
- People seeking an indoor festival, since activities take place across downtown streets and parks
- Visitors looking for guaranteed free fries after supplies run out
Specialties
- potato-themed festival activities
- free French fries distribution
- auto and bike show
- cornhole tournament
- Jeep invasion
- live music and street fair
What makes them different
- Free admission for all ages
- Three-day festival in downtown Elizabeth City from May 15–17, 2026
- 2000 pounds of potatoes donated for free French fries while supplies last
- Includes a national potato peeling contest and potato-oriented activities
- Features a 15th Annual Auto & Bike Show and second annual Jeep Invasion
- Serves
- Elizabeth City
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 106 S Water St, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-4442
- Phone
- 12523384104
- Website
- https://www.ncpotatofestival.com
Services
- festival entertainment
- midway rides and games
- food and vendor marketplace
- family activities
- vehicle displays
- cornhole competition