The festival provides a good time for citizens of the area along with all Islanders and visiting tourists.

The Potato Blossom Queen contest is perhaps the highlight of the festival. In 1967 during the Centennial celebrations a Miss O'Leary pageant was held. Sandra (Maclsaac) Sabine was crowned Miss O'Leary. The queens of the Potato Blossom Festival from 1968 - 1992 are as follows:

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1968 - Patricia (MacDonald) Sharpe

1969 - Heather (Mackenzie) Allen

1970 - Shirley (McCormick) Collicutt

1971 - Geraldine (Cooke) Harris

1972 - Mary (Gard) Peppin

1973 - Faye (Adams) Collings

1974 - Corinda (Smallman) Stewart

1975 - Patricia (Boates) Jones

1976 - Anne (Cornish) Hogg

1977 - Leah (Boulter) Gravil

1978 - Beth (MacMillan) -

1979 - Sandra (Boulter) smith

1980 - Elaine (Smallman) Lecky

1981 - Nora (Hayes) -

1982 - Paula (Smallman) MacNeill

1983 - Dawn Pineau

1984 - Barbie (MacKay) Barbour

1985 - Elizabeth Yeo

1986 - Connie MacLean

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