All Eyes on North Carolina Potato Festival, May 19 in Elizabeth City, NC
Annual Event Celebrates This Supper-Table Staple
(firmenpresse) - ELIZABETH CITY, NC -- (Marketwire) -- 05/08/12 -- It's time to put your tractor in gear and head to the "tater patch!" Organizers of the May 19 in Elizabeth City, N.C., have adopted a farming and agricultural theme for this year's event, presented by . And what could be more appropriate for a county (Pasquotank), where potato production is number one among all the state's counties?
"This year we really wanted to focus on what the North Carolina Potato Festival is all about -- our agricultural community and the abundance of potatoes our farmers grow here," said Event Coordinator Cindy Williams.
According to the N.C. Potato Association, headquartered in , North Carolina, potato growers produce approximately 16,000 acres of potatoes, mostly in the fertile soils surrounding the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds.
This year, festival-goers can view antique and new tractors, see potato plants growing at different stages of development, and visit the trailer and their "Got to be NC" display. With a nod to another agricultural product, the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show will perform, with demonstrations of log-rolling, ax-throwing and chainsaw cutting races.
Other festival highlights include:
The Little Miss Tater Tot Pageant
National Potato Peeling Contest
"Anything But Fries" Restaurant Challenge
Cornhole Tournament
Potato Sack Races
Albemarle Hopeline Lucky Duck Derby
"Shaggin on the Harbor" Dance Contest (new!)
A car and motorcycle show
Arts and crafts will be for sale along the Main Street thoroughfare, as well as amusement rides and games for children, bounce houses and live musical entertainment. A returning major sponsor, , will have their well-recognized stagecoach on site for guests to enjoy.
Last year, approximately 25,000 people attended the North Carolina Potato Festival, which was recognized for its excellence in the 2010 awards competition, receiving an award of merit in the category of "best downtown special event."
The kick-off party is the evening of May 18, and the festival runs May 19 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Janitors, new to the festival, will fire up the festival spirit at the party, and Saturday will bring a host of other great acts. This year's Saturday Night Street Dance will feature , a top R&B to Swing band that has appeared with a bevy of entertainers from Frank Sinatra and The Commodores to The Temptations and Earth, Wind & Fire.
For more information and a complete lineup of live entertainment check the festival's Facebook page or visit .
Elizabeth City is located in Northeastern North Carolina on the Intrascoastal Waterway, halfway between Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks. Known as the "Harbor of Hospitality®," the city has six National Register Historic Districts and is home to the Museum of the Albemarle, The Center at Arts of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City State University Planetarium, Port Discover Hands-on Science Center and the largest U.S. Coast Guard base in the Continental United States. Nature-based travelers are drawn to the area's proximity to Dismal Swamp and the abundance of outdoor recreational offerings. For additional information, call Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at 1-866-ECity-4U (1-866-324-8948) or (252) 335-5330 or visit . For up-to-date info on area happenings and events, visit
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It's a peel to the finish during the NC Potato Festival's National Potato Peeling Contest!
Little Miss Tater Tot will be crowned during the NC Potato Festival, May 19 in Elizabeth City, N.C.
NC Potato Festival News Release and "Potatoes Are Good For You" Sidebar
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