Croaker Festival Schedule

FRIDAY
Friday 7:00a: South Ave. becomes one way
Friday 8:00a: Vendor set up starts
Friday 9:00a: Vendor booths are open
Friday Noon: South Ave. closes at the Festival Grounds
Friday 2:00p: Croaker Festival Information Booth opens
Friday 3 – 4:30p: Drop off your baked goods for the Baking Contest – behind the Croaker Booth
Friday 4:00p: Opening Ceremonies @ Lou Mac Park for the 46th Annual Croaker Festival
Friday 4:30p: Pamlico Chorale & Pamlico Community Band
Friday 4:45p: Baking Contest Judging Begins
Friday 5:30p: Mini Miss Minnow Pageant
Friday 6:00p: Miss Minnow Pageant
Friday 6:30p: Croaker Queen Pageant
Friday 7:00p: Baking Contest Winners Announced on the Pageant stage
Friday 7:00p: Hoff ‘n’ Finch play at the Tiki Bar
Friday 7:30p: Dancing in the Street to Southern Hellcats

SATURDAY
Saturday 8:15a: South Ave. closes at the Festival Grounds
Saturday 8:30a: Vendor booths open
Saturday 8:30a: Check in for the CroakerFest Regatta at Bow to Stern
Saturday 9:00a: Captain’s Meeting for the CroakerFest Regatta at Bow to Stern
Saturday 9:00a: In the parade? The line begins at Ragan Rd. Ragan Rd closes to vehicle traffic.
Saturday 9:00a: Streets close to vehicle traffic – pedestrians only on Hodges St, down Wall St to South Ave for the parade.
Saturday 10:00a: The Parade begins, leaving from Ragan Rd, heading down Broad St, to snake along Hodges and down to South Ave, eventually ending back at Ragan Rd.
Saturday 10:30a: Broad Street reopens immediately after the parade – Hodges Street down Wall Street to South Ave remains closed.
Saturday 11:00a: 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Marine Corps Band invited to perform Saturday 11:00a: CroakerFest Regatta – first gun. Watch the race from Lou Mac Park.
Saturday 11:00a: Kid’s Park opens on Mildred Street
Saturday 11:30a: Reading of the Declaration of Independence (*Alternative Time)
Saturday Noon: Parade Winners announced on the Main Stage
Saturday Noon: Live music by Hoff ‘n’ Finch on the Main Stage
Saturday 1:30: Reading of the Declaration of Independence (*Standard Time)
Saturday 1:30p: Moore’s Creek Bluegrass play the Main Stage
Saturday 2:00p: Coloring Contest entries due at the Croaker Booth
Saturday 3:00p: Kid’s Park Closes
Saturday 3:00p: Coloring Contest Winners Announced
Saturday 3:00p: Smokehouse performs on the Main Stage
Saturday 3:00p: Bridge Closes for Fireworks Traffic will have to take the long way around
Saturday 5:00p: Idlewild South play the Main Stage
Saturday 6:00p: Vendor booths & The Kid’s Park close
Saturday 7 – 9:00p: Dancing in the Streets: Live music by Unknown Tongues on the Main Stage
Saturday 8:00p: Nostalgic Knights play at the Tiki Bar
Saturday (around) 9:15p: Fireworks from the Oriental Bridge
Saturday 10:00p: Streets and bridge reopen

Kid’s Park Free Activities – Saturday 11a – 3p
Saturday 11a – 3p: Spin Art
Saturday 11a – 3p: Karaoke on the Waterfront
Saturday 11a – 12:30p: Limbo Contest
Saturday Noon-3p: 250th Celebration Story Tent
Saturday 12:30p – 1:30p: Gigantic Twister
Saturday 1:30p – 1:45p: Watermelon Cutting
Saturday 1:45p – 2:30p: Tug of War
Saturday 2:30p – 3:00p: Balloon Toss

SUNDAY
Sunday 8:00a: All Vendor booths and trash must be removed
Sunday 8:30a: Oriental United Methodist Church Services Riverside at Lou Mac Park – all are welcome