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NC Yam Festival

The North Carolina Yam Festival is a community festival in Tabor City, North Carolina, celebrating the local sweet potato crop, with Yam Fest Saturday on October 24, 2026.

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The North Carolina Yam Festival is a community festival in Tabor City, North Carolina, celebrating the local sweet potato crop, with Yam Fest Saturday on October 24, 2026. The festival hosted by the town from 1947 to 1961 was resurrected in 1985 through a state grant. Week-of events include a scholarship pageant, a sweet potato cook-off, a Paint-a-Yam-Man class, an art and photography show, and the Taste of Tabor, with vendors and food on festival Saturday.

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Website: ncyamfestival.com
Contact page: ncyamfestival.com
Phone: 910-377-3248
Email: ncyamfest@gmail.com

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North Carolina Yam Festival

Downtown Tabor City · Tabor City, NC

Sat, Oct 24

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