CROAKER FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

music • food • fun • games

            

            

Friday - July 4, 2008

2:00 pm	• Croaker Booth opens
4:00 pm	• Baking Contest drop-off behind Croaker Booth
4:00 pm • Pamlico Community Band serenades us until 5:00 pm!
4:30 pm • Croaker Fun Bike Ride.  Meet up with the Oriental Express Bike Club at Lupton Park for a 5 mile ride around town.
5:00 pm	• The 27th Annual Croaker Festival Opens at Lou-Mac Park with the Pamlico Chorale
		• Judging for the Baking Contest begins
6:00 pm	•  Minnow Pageant 
		• Kids Park Opens with Putt – Putt golf and Games
		• Baking Contest Goodies go on sale
6:30 pm	• Croaker Queen Pageant with Chrissy Fulcher
7:00 pm	• All contest winners will be announced
8:00 pm	• Street Dance! Deja Groove - a popular local band who play a wide variety of 
                         dance music, including beach, classic rock, and pop.
9:30 pm	• Kids Park Closes
            
				

Saturday - July 5, 2008

7:30 am	• Croaker Relay.  Sign up at Lupton Park.  Race begins at 8:00am
8:30 am	• Booths open
9:00 am	• Parade Line – up at Ragan Road
10:00 am • The Parade
11:30 am •Croaker Festival Regatta.  Registration at Wildlife Ramp. 
		Click here for Registration form CroakerFestivalRegatta.pdf.
11:45 am	• The Kids Park Opens
		• Music begins on the Stage with The Boys from Carolina - A traditional bluegrass 
                        band from Durham. If you'd like to hear a snippet of their sound, 
                        go to www.boysfromcarolina.com.
11:30 am	• Parade Winners announced
2:00 pm •Croaker Festival Regatta, Races Start
3:30 pm	• (until 5:00 p.m.) The Joe Gosman Band - hailing from Chesapeake, Virgina,
                        the band plays original alternative, rock and pop music. To hear some samples, 
                        visit www.myspace.com/joegosman.
6:00 pm	• (until 9:00 p.m.) Southern Aires – Street Dance
9:30 pm	• Fireworks over the Harbor!
            
            

Exciting News!

This year we are bringing back the Croaker Relay. The last time we had one was in 2004.  
Ken "Turtle" Midyette has agreed to bring it back this year.  The start and finish areas are still being 
investigated, as well as the exact route for the run.  However, past rules stand:  anyone may run and your 
"team" can be 1-4 people and must be willing to have fun and get wet. Your ability is not a consideration, 
but your sense of humor is!!  This event is scheduled for early Saturday morning and the length will be one 
mile. We will soon have those pesky details worked out, so check back with us soon.