Croaker Festival Vendors

Croaker Festival depends upon it's vendors, both not-for-profit, and for-profit to provide a wide variety of quality products and foods for our visitors to purchase and browse while they are at the festival. 

In choosing vendors to provide a wide variety of products, we make sincere efforts to minimize duplications as much as possible.

Vendors who produce or handle fine, hand-made items are invited to apply for admission to our craft show. Please pass the word to any local craft people who you know, as we like to highlight local crafts wherever possible.  If you do not sell a product but would like to provide information about your organization, we welcome you also.

Croaker Festival is the largest fund-raising event in Pamlico County, because of the income raised from food vending. We invite both professional food vendors and non-profit food vendors to ensure an ample supply of delectables.

A portion of the professional vendor fees are donated to non-profit organizations selected by the Croaker Festival Organization.

To ensure a wonderful experience, we like to offer a broad variety of foods of excellent quality so that everyone who is in Pamlico County during Croaker Festival wouldn't think of eating any place else!

We need all types of beverages, traditional and fun festival foods, plus ethnic foods, sweets, morning coffee and tea, vegetarian foods, and North Carolina signature foods, such as Barbeque, Fried Chicken, and Ribs.

Don't hesitate to ask us for suggestions!

We begin accepting applications in early spring.  We encourage early applications, as booths normally sell out by mid-May.  We will accept applications up to June 12, however, we may not be able to accommodate these vendors.

To apply for a vendor spot at Croaker Festival choose the appropriate category from the main menu on the left.  You may fill out the application on line.  Once the application is filled out, print it and mail it in with  the appropriate fee.

Address your application to: Croaker Festival Vendor Booths, P.O. Box 1067, Oriental, NC  28571.

All booths spaces are 10' wide x 12' deep.  You must provide your own shelter or tent.  Electrical service is available on a limited basis.

Croaker Festival is a no alcohol allowed event. No alcohol or alcohol related items may be sold.

Croaker Festival reserves the right to deny, without cause,  any vendor permission to sell a particular item or items.

All beverages must be dispensed in cups.  No bottles, or cans will be permitted.

We begin notifying applicants of acceptance in May. 

Final booth assignments are not made until just a few days prior to the festival, and vendors get their final booth assignment when checking in at the Croaker Booth upon arrival.  Vendors may request a particular space, but we cannot guarantee any spaces.

We publish 6,000 Croaker Festival programs, which are distributed as inserts in the Pamlico News and also available at businesses and public sites in surrounding towns prior to the festival, as well as at the Croaker Festival itself. All vendors accepted for the festival prior to May 6th will be listed in our program for no additional charge. In addition, vendors may choose to place an ad in the program.