2024 N.C. State Fair
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Tobacco barn in Heritage Circle celebrates 20 years of curing tobacco during the State Fair
This year the old tobacco barn in Heritage Circle will celebrate its 20th year of being used to cure tobacco during the fair. But it’s impossible to know just how many seasons of tobacco have come through its short, single door and how many times fires were lit to begin the curing process.
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Mission
To showcase and promote the state's agriculture, agribusiness, arts, crafts and culture through the annual agricultural fair. The Fair offers the agricultural community a venue to showcase its crops, livestock and new technology. The Fair is also an opportunity for the state's ever-increasing urban population to learn about agriculture through educational and competitive exhibits in the areas of livestock, horticulture, cooking, folk art and much more. More than $700,000 in prize money is awarded each year.
