Photo Contest Info

The Croaker Festival and the Coastal Photo Club present the 2008 Photography Contest.

Categories:

  • Nature

  • Pamlico County Building(s)

  • Pet(s)

  • Boat(s)

  • Insect(s)

Divisions:

  • Adult

  • Youth 13-17

  • Youth 6-12

Prizes:

  • Ribbons for First, Second and Third place in each category and division.

  • First Place in each category will receive a framed print of their winning photo.

  • For the Best in Show, in addition to a Ribbon, The Coastal Photo Club will provide framing for your photo and ASAP Camera Store in Greenville will award a $35 gift certificate.

Entries:

  • Color or black and white, maximum 8 1/2" x 11".

  • Only five entries per entrant.

The Croaker Festival reserves the right to use your photographs for publicity without compensation. The entries will be returned and you can pick them up at the Croaker Festival Booth or at the office of Mona Kay Sadler, CPA in Grantsboro.

Fee: There is no entry fee this year.

Deadline: Friday, June 27, 2008

Submit: Photos in an envelope with your name, address and phone number and/or email address. Additionally, write your name, age, and phone number on the back of your photo.

Mail to: Photo Contest, Croaker Festival, P.O. Box 1067, Oriental, NC 28571 or you can drop your photos off at the office of Mona Kay Sadler, CPA in Grantsboro.

Winners will be announced Friday, July 4, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Winning photos will be featured on the Croaker Festival and Coastal Photo Club's websites.

Photographs entered into the Croakerfest Photography Contest will be available for pickup at the Croaker Booth. Croakerfest does not guarantee the return of photos.

To learn more about the Coastal Photo Club please visit www.coastalphotoclub.com.

Want to know who the winners were in the 2007 Croaker Festival Photography Contest? Read all about it in The Daily Croaker!

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Baking Contest Info

Cakes - Cheesecakes - Pies - Sweet Breads- Yeast Breads
(Recipes are encouraged for a future booklet, but are not mandatory)

  • Deliver entries to the judging table Friday, July 4, between 4:00 - 4:45 pm.

  • Entries must be on disposable or non-returnable dishes. They will not be returned.

  • Entries are donations and will be sold after the judging. Proceeds go to the Croaker Festival.

CATEGORIES: Pies, Cakes, Cheesecakes, Yeast Bread and Sweet (quick) Breads.

KIDS: Baked cookies will have a separate judging for those 12 years of age and under.

JUDGING TABLE is located behind the Croaker Festival Booth at the corner of South Avenue and Freemason Street.

JUDGING begins at 5:00 pm.

WINNERS will be announced and trophies presented from the Festival Stage at 7:00 pm.

CHIEF BAKER is Nancy Miller who can be contacted at (252) 249-1443

Want to know who the winners were in the 2007 Croaker Festival Baking Contest? Read all about it in The Daily Croaker! (We think the biggest winners may have been the judges who got to test all the goodies!)


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T-shirt Design Contest Info

 

Congratulations to Laura Turgeon, the 2008 winner, whose "Croaker Doodle Dandy" design appears below.

Croaker Doodle Dandy design

 

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Minnow Pageant Info

A contest for girls 3-5 years old.

Coordinator: Chrissy Fulcher. 252.670.7223

 

All the little minnows who participated in 2007's Miss Minnow Pageant were winners in our book! For a complete list of title winners, see The Daily Croaker.

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Croaker Queen Pageant Info

A contest for girls 15 through 18. 

Prizes include scholarships and jewelry.

Coordinator is Chrissy Fulcher. 252.670.7223

 

For a complete list of 2008 title winners and the academic recipient, see The Daily Croaker.

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Coloring Contest Info

A contest for children aged 3 to 14. 

One entry per child. One prize awarded for each age.

Colored pages due Saturday by 3:00 p.m. Deliver to the Croaker Booth. Winning entries posted at 4:00 p.m.

Each winning artist will receive a gift certificate from the bean for a choice of a cookie or an ice cream cone.


 

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