The 43rd Annual Croaker Festival 2023 hosted by the beautiful, river side town of Oriental, North Carolina in Pamlico County will be here before you know it!
The Croaker Crew would like to thank each and every person who participated, volunteered and generously sponsored the 2022 Croaker Festival last summer.
Your generosity and support has been amazing and we can’t express how much we appreciate each and every single one of you! So THANK YOU!!
We are already underway with the planning and preparation for the 2023 festivities! So stay tuned as we will be posting more information as soon as it is available.
In the meantime… we would like to say a big congratulations to all our 2022 Croaker Festival Contest Winners! Thank you for your participation!
Congratulations to ALL Our Winners!!!
Thank you for participating!
CROAKER FESTIVAL 2022 PARADE WINNERS!!!!
Grand Marshal – Mrs. Mary Ellen Ham
Grand Prize – Pamlico County Arts Council
Best Dressed Group – 2DMAW Marine Corps Band
Best Twirler – Amundson Family
Most Upbeat – Drummin’ Dragons
Most Uplifting – United Churches of Oriental
Most Nautical – Carteret Shriners’ Mariners
Most Patriotic Bird – The Old Theater
Senior Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Fay & Irma Bond – Croaker Olympians
Most Artful – Artworks Oriental
Most Patriotic Float – Pamlico Community College
Most Patriotic Neighborhood – Janiero Neighborhood
A Big Congratulations to all our Winners!!!!!
Miss Minnow 2022
Hartley Boyce
1st Runner Up
Raleigh Mayo
2nd Runner Up
Carleigh Lane
3rd Runner Up
Ava Foughty
Miss Photogenic
Erin Forbes
Congratulations!!!
Miss Croaker 2022
Diana Harper
1st Runner Up
Haleigh Murray
2nd Runner Up
& Academic Award
Chasity Fulcher
3rd Runner Up
Holli Scott
Miss Photogenic
& Miss Congeniality
Jaden Ernst
Congratulations!!!
CROAKER FESTIVAL 2022 COLORING CONTEST WINNERS!!!
Winner – Division 6 yrs old & under – Rebekah Spain
Winner – Division 7 to 9 yrs old – Zack Heath
Winner – Division 10 to 12 yrs old – Blaine Horton
Coloring Contest Prizes
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