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July 4, 2014
Friday July 42p – Croaker Booth opens at South Avenue and Freemason.
3-4:30p – Baking contestants drop off their entries. (Behind the Croaker Booth)
3:30-5:30p – Heartworks Kids Carnival On High Street.
4p – Opening Ceremony Lou-Mac Park. The Pamlico Community Band plays. The Pamlico Chorale sings.
4:45p – Judging in baking contest starts
5p – New this year – Events tent opens on grounds of River Neuse Suites. Glasshoppers opens things with a demonstration of glass working.
6-9:30p – Kids Park is open. Games, Mini-golf
6p – Pageants Minnow Pageant, first, then Croaker Queen Pageant
7p – Announcement of all contest winners
8p – Street dance: Eli Craig Band (Country music)
Saturday July 58:30a – Vendor Booths open
9a – Line-up starts, on Ragan Road, for the Croaker parade
10a – Croaker Parade – From Broad & Ragan to Lou-Mac Park
10-11:30a – Registration for Croaker Regatta (Grace Evans lawn/next to Wildlife Ramp)
11a-5p – Heartworks Kid’s Carnival (High Street)
11a – Music from “ Acoustic Foreplay” on the main stage, Freemason Street.
11:30a – Magician at the Events Tent- Mildred & South
11:30a – Croaker Regatta Skippers Meeting at Grace Evans Yard.
11:45a – Announcement of Parade Winners. (Main Stage)
11:45a – Kids Park reopens
12 Noon – Music on Main Stage: “The Rusty Nails”
12:30p – Magician at the Events Tent – River Neuse Suites
1p – Croaker Festival Regatta – Races Start (watch from Lou-Mac)
2p – Music on Main Stage – “The Tone Peddlers” (Classic Rock)
1:30p – Pirate Story Telling – Events Tent – River Neuse Suites
2p – Kids Pirate Costume Contest
3p – Kids Coloring Contest Winners Announced
4p – Music on Main Stage – Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, (Steel Drums)
4p – Fire truck Demonstration – Southeast Pamlico Volunteer Fire Department (on the waterfront)
6-9p – Street Dance: The Southern Aires (traditional/swing band) (Main Stage)
7p – Vendor Booths Close
9:30p – Fireworks above the harbor. (So long as the weather cooperates.)