Advanced tickets for the North Carolina State Fair are now on sale
Take 6 cans of food to the NC State Fair and enter FREE today only! This tradition has been going on since 1993 and since then, Hunger Relief Day has collected and donated over 5.3 million pounds of food to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC. The 6 can donation special runs all […]
NC State Fair to hold hiring event for interested workers, past and present. The job fair will be held on Friday July 30 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday, July 31 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be located at the Kerr Scott Building at 4285 Trinity Road in […]
More people opted to skip the NC State fair this year. Total attendance for this year’s fair was 938,029 people – down 39,000 from last year, when the fair operated one less day due to bad weather. Reports are that this years attendance is the lowest in 5 years and also below average for the […]
Today you can bring in 6 cans of food to the NC State Fair and receive one free admission ticket. Today Thursday, Oct. 24th is Food Lion Hunger Relief Day! The donated food will go to the The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. They will distribute the cans to those in […]
Military Appreciation Day at the N.C State Fair is today, with a Military Appreciation Parade, Army Band and discounted tickets for military and dependents. Active-duty service members, reservists, retirees, National Guardsmen and their dependents (ages 13-64) all get a discount. Also, veterans are offered the same discount for themselves, and a guest or dependent. […]
Get ready for the 2019 NC State Fair Oct 17-27th at the fair grounds in Raleigh. Tickets are on sale now and musical guest have been announced. Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, a Durham resident and international star, will be among the headline attractions for the fair’s 2019 Homegrown Music Festival. In addition to the Branford Marsalis […]
The N.C. Board of Agriculture will hear a proposal Tuesday increasing the price of admission for the State Fair. NC State Fair manager Kent Yelverton says a price hike is necessary to meet expenses that include rising payrolls, higher utilities, maintenance and improvements. Yelverton is proposing increases of $2 or $3 for all ticket […]
Although it had a late start and extended the closing an extra day… the NC State Fair did pretty well in attendance. Despite having a late start due to Hurricane Michael, the North Carolina State Fair had two days of record-breaking attendance and broke the 10-day attendance record.  Friday, Oct. 19th 109,396 and Sunday 130,319 people visited the fair. Source: […]
Stay Informed On Your Favorite Artists, Community Events, & More By Signing Up For Our Newsletter! Every year the North Carolina State Treasurer’s Office reports millions of dollars in unclaimed money that may be owed to you.  This year it’s about $711 Million. The NC State Treasurer have set up at the NC State fair […]
