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Skip the line and save money by grabbing your 2023 North Carolina State Fair
tickets in advance at a discounted price. The Fair runs Oct. 12-22 and fairgoers can buy
admission tickets, ride tickets and unlimited ride wristbands for a discounted price at three

Following is a list of winners in the N.C. Mountain State Fair livestock shows held Sept. 12-17:

Llama Performance Champions Show – Sept. 12

Sub-Junior Performance

N.C. State Fair visitors should bring an appetite for fun with four new amusement rides,
two new grounds entertainers and over 30 new food items being part of the stellar lineup planned Oct. 12-22 in Raleigh.

Rides

As North Carolina transitions to the fall, the N.C. Forest Service is reminding the public to be careful, ready and responsible when burning outdoors. 

Local winners took home $900 in prize money for winning recipes in contests sponsored by the N.C. Egg Association and N.C. Dairy Producers Association at the Mountain State Fair.

Following is a list of winners in the livestock shows held during the first weekend of the N.C. Mountain State Fair, Sept. 8-10:

ARBA Youth Rabbit Show

Sharon Gates of Leicester continued to impress judges during the final week of the Mountain State Fair, winning the N.C. Blueberry Council’s From Scratch Contest and $200 for her blueberry mousse recipe.

To celebrate the fall harvest and the bounty of crops available in North Carolina, the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market will host its first Harvest Festival Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The N.C. State Fair is just around the corner, and it will surely be your “Best.Day.EVER!”

The N.C. Specialty Foods Association recently announced winners of its 2023 Best in Taste product competition during the final virtual Summer of Learning event.