NC Sweetpotato Festival, Bailey NC

09/15/2026

Oh, the GOODNESS packed into those boxes! ❤️🍠❤️

🍠 NEW CROP SWEETPOTATOES ARE HERE! 🍠

Local Charm on the Farm has started digging, and you know what that means—fresh, delicious North Carolina sweetpotatoes are ready to make their way to your table! 😍

📦 20 lb & 40 lb boxes available

🕙 OPEN 10 AM–6 PM
📍 5094 Strickland Road, Bailey, NC
📞 252-966-2228

Support local, buy local, and bring home a box filled with sweetpotato goodness! ❤️🍠

Local Charm on the Farm — fresh from the field to your table!

09/15/2026

🎃 Halloween on Main Street! 👻

Bring the kids for a fun-filled evening of trick-or-treating, music, food, and family fun! 🍬🎶

👻 Kids, grab your costumes and treat bags! Families, come enjoy a safe and memorable Halloween evening together in Bailey!

🍔 Come hungry and enjoy delicious food from our vendors!

🔥 Backdraft BBQ — Brisket, BBQ pork & Oink and Moo Cups!
🍔 Jack’s Sandwich Shack — BLTs, club sandwiches, turkey melts & more!
🍿 3 Stars Kettle Corn — Fresh kettle corn & real fruit lemonades! 🍋
🍧 Pelican’s Snoballs — Delicious snoballs in a variety of flavors!

📅 Saturday, October 31st
⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Main Street • Bailey, NC

🍬 Come make some sweet Halloween memories with us! 🎃

09/09/2026

NC Sweetpotatoes made it to the Semi final rounds of 🥳🎉🥳🎉Help us support our hard working farmers by voting today!

Vote now for your favorite made-in-NC product. You may vote once daily per valid email address. Semifinalists announced soon!

08/28/2026

NC Sweetpotato Commission needs our help….

NC Sweetpotatoes have been nominated as one of the "Coolest Things Made in NC". It's SWEET!! Now we need your help with votes. Please use this link on each of your devices and vote daily between now and September 2nd. Share with others. Every vote counts. 😎

https://coolestthingmadeinnc.com/vote_now/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAT-LA5wZG9mBWZkaWQWUNWugW91CEThCa66w8bERAym5-f-PWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR54ojdn9LrQv88b2h0eZkMoGEWQe1ea0iPC-Hz4oV5KEMVmIk8OZ9YNpueVBg_aem__oomxeyMWyxuj3-AiQ3EPQ&sre=jmBYJNsRZXmprh7

Vote now for your favorite made-in-NC product. You may vote once daily per valid email address. Semifinalists announced soon!

08/25/2026

💙🎒 SEE YOU SATURDAY AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN MIDDLESEX! 🎒💙

Please stop by the Bailey Chamber of Commerce tent and support our Miss Bailey & Miss Sweetpotato Queens as they give back to our community through their service project!

⭐ Help Fill Backpacks. Feed Local Kids. ⭐

Our queens are collecting food donations for the Backpack Buddy Program, which provides easy-to-prepare meals and snacks for local children on weekends.

🥣 Most Needed Items:
• Microwavable Chef Boyardee Cups
• Shelf-Stable Milk
• Juice Boxes

Other requested items include:
• Pouch tuna or chicken
• Peanut butter
• Fruit cups & applesauce
• Individual oatmeal or grits
• Cereal cups or small boxes
• Instant mashed potato cups
• Soups with pull-top lids
• Granola, fruit, or cereal bars
• Dried fruit
• Healthy snack crackers
• Small pop-top cans of vegetables

📍 Donation Drop-Off: Bailey Chamber of Commerce Tent
🗓 Saturday, August 29
🕔 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Every donation helps provide nutritious food to local children when they’re away from school. ❤️

Come see us Saturday, support our queens, and help make a difference—one backpack at a time! 🎒💙

08/12/2026

Our 2025 queens final community service project. Please help this community need.

🎒💙 Help Fill Backpacks. Feed Local Kids. 💙🎒

The Miss Bailey & Miss Sweetpotato Queens are collecting food donations for the Backpack Buddy Program, which provides easy-to-prepare meals and snacks for local children on weekends.

⭐ Most Needed Items:
🥣 Microwavable Chef Boyardee Cups
🥛 Shelf-Stable Milk
🧃 Juice Boxes

Other requested items include:
• Pouch tuna or chicken
• Peanut butter
• Fruit cups & applesauce
• Individual oatmeal or grits
• Cereal cups or small boxes
• Instant mashed potato cups
• Soups with pull-top lids
• Granola, fruit, or cereal bars
• Dried fruit
• Healthy snack crackers
• Small pop-top cans of vegetables

📍 Bring your donations to National Night Out in Middlesex!
drop off will be at the Bailey Chamber of Commerce Tent
🗓 Saturday, August 29
🕔 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Every donation helps ensure that local children have nutritious food when they're away from school. Thank you for supporting our community and making a difference—one backpack at a time! ❤️🎒

07/24/2026

🍉 The National Watermelon Queen recently visited Brantley Farms and Local Charm on the Farm at Rob’s Fresh Produce as part of her North Carolina farm tour.

We’re proud to recognize both Brantley Farms and Local Charm on the Farm as longtime sponsors of the NC Sweetpotato Festival. Their continued support and commitment to North Carolina agriculture help make our festival a success each year.

Thank you for all you do to support our community, our farmers, and the NC Sweetpotato Festival! 🍠💚🌾

07/18/2026

One of our NC Sweetpotato Festival sponsors- Triple J Produce was spotted selling their delicious products at Wegmans in Raleigh! 🍠🎉

It’s always exciting to see our sponsors growing and reaching new customers. If you’re shopping at Wegmans, be sure to look for them and show your support!

Thank you for being a valued sponsor of the NC Sweetpotato Festival and for showcasing the best of North Carolina! ❤️

07/13/2026

🍠 Please support one of our NC Sweetpotato Festival sponsors! 🍠

Join them at Farm to Fork Kids Fest at Marbles Kids Museum for a day filled with hands-on activities, delicious sweetpotato smoothies, and fun celebrating North Carolina agriculture. Be sure to stop by their booth to meet Spencer and learn more about our state’s incredible sweetpotato industry!

Plus, WPTF’s Weekend Gardener will be broadcasting live from the event!

📅 Saturday, July 18
⏰ 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
📍 Marbles Kids Museum | Raleigh, NC

🎟️ Tickets: https://cefs.ncsu.edu/farmtofork/groundedandgrowing/2026-event-series/

We hope you’ll come out, have fun, and help us support one of our valued NC Sweetpotato Festival sponsors! 💚🍠

05/26/2026