Join the pomp, circumstance, and pageantry for
Croaker Festival Queen.
The Croaker Queen Pageant is open to all Pamlico County girls ages 15-18.
The Miss Minnow Pageant is open to all Pamlico County girls ages 4-7.
Want to enter in this fabulous event?
Check out the details and
submit your entry form below before June 1st!
Scholarships Provided by Our Pageant Sponsor:
Pageant Regulations:
- Rules & Dress code
- Age categories:
- 4-7 years old (Miss Minnows)
- 15-18 years old (Miss Croakers)
- Each contestant must provide their own sponsor
- Sponsorship fee is $40 – Please make your payment to:
Croaker Festival Inc.
P.O. Box 1067
Oriental, NC 28571 - No family member can act as participant’s sponsor (family business is ok)
- Sponsors will be mentioned
- Sponsorship fee is $40 – Please make your payment to:
- No former division winners
- Each contestant needs to plan on participating in the parade & must provide their own car to ride in
- Dress for interview:
- Church dress (Miss Minnows)
- Business casual (Miss Croakers)
- Dress for pageant night
- Easter/flower girl/pageant dresses (Miss Minnows)
- Prom/bridesmaid dresses (Miss Croakers)
- Age categories:
- Pool Party Social
- Will be held June 10th from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
- Will be held at Arlington Place Clubhouse in Arapahoe
- Informational session for parents and contestants to gather much needed information about the upcoming pageant.
- Food and drinks are provided
- Tentative Rain Date: June 11th.
- Interview night
- Will be June 28th beginning at 6:00 pm.
(You will be contacted for proper arrival times.) - Will be held at Arlington Place Clubhouse in Arapahoe
- Simple Q&A with judges and time for parents to ask questions about the pageant night
- Will be June 28th beginning at 6:00 pm.
- Pageant event
- Held at the Oriental waterfront stage on Friday of Croaker Festival weekend
- Categories of judging are appearance, stage presence, & onstage question for both age groups
- Both division queens receive a crown, sash, & flower arrangement
- Miss Croaker will receive a $500 scholarship
- One contestant in the Miss Croaker division will win a $1000 scholarship based on academic achievement and community involvement (this will be determined during interview night)
- 1st, 2nd, & 3rd runner ups receive a sash
- Miss Photogenic in both age divisions receives a sash
- All participants in Miss Croaker category will receive flowers onstage
- All participants in the Miss Minnow division will receive a small gift onstage
*Contact Dana Bender at 252.675.0184 or by email at meadowsd1010@gmail.com for any questions or concerns. Thank you.