North Carolina State Fair

35°47′46″N 78°42′43″W / 35.7960°N 78.7119°W / 35.7960; -78.7119

North Carolina State Fair
A view from the Midway with Dorton Arena in the background.
GenreState fair
Dates17–27 October 2024
Frequencyannual
Location(s)1025 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
CountryUnited States
Years active1853–60, 1869–1925, 1928–41, 1946–2019, 2021–
Inaugurated1853
FoundersNorth Carolina State Agricultural Society
Attendance926,425 (2023)[1]
Area344 acres (139 ha)
Organized byNorth Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Websitewww.ncstatefair.org
North Carolina State Fair Commercial & Education Buildings
Commercial and education buildings
North Carolina State Fair is located in North Carolina
North Carolina State Fair
North Carolina State Fair is located in the United States
North Carolina State Fair
LocationNC State Fairgrounds Raleigh, North Carolina
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectAtwood & Weeks; John W. Hudson
Architectural styleMediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.87000855[2]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1987

The North Carolina State Fair is an American state fair and agricultural exposition held annually in Raleigh, North Carolina.[3] Founded in 1853, the fair is organized by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.[4][5] It attracts around a million visitors over eleven days in mid-October.[3][6]

The fair consists of carnival rides, agricultural exhibitions and competitions, food, music, demonstrations, and garden and craft displays.[3] The North Carolina State Fair is one of the largest and oldest state fairs in the United States.[3]

Security guards, the Raleigh Police, the Wake County Sheriff's Office & North Carolina State Highway Patrol are the fair's patrollers.

  1. ^ "Attendance". ncstatefair.org. N.C. State Fair. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d Provozin, Eleonora (April 18, 2022). "North Carolina State Fair 2022 - Dates". rove.me. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  4. ^ McLaurin, Melton (2006). "State Fair". NCpedia. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "North Carolina State Fair Commercial & Educational Buildings-- Raleigh: A Capital City: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
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