North Carolina Potato Festival

About

Held in downtown Elizabeth City each May, the North Carolina Potato Festival is Northeastern NC's largest festival — drawing 35,000–45,000 attendees over three days to celebrate the region's potato industry. Expect a street fair with arts & crafts vendors, food vendors, live music on the main stage, a midway with rides and games, farm and tractor shows, cornhole tournament, auto and bike show, Jeep invasion, and free french fries. The festival is free to the public.

Details

Type

Festival

Season / Event Date(s)

May 15-17 2026 Fri-Sun

Venue

Downtown Elizabeth City 106 S Water St Elizabeth City NC 27909

Tags

• annual
• downtown
• family-friendly
• food
• street-fair
• midway
• arts-crafts
• free