Weekend Update: April 7-9
Spring has certainly arrived when the popular Southern Ideal Home Show – Spring Edition returns to the Graham Building and Exposition Center. This three-day event allows homeowners to see the latest in...
View ArticleWeekend Update: April 13-15
Saturday’s Sports Card, Memorabilia, & Comic Con will include the UNC Tar Heel seniors from the 2017 NCAA National Basketball Championship signing autographs. More than 75 exhibitors will be...
View ArticleWeekend Update: April 20-22
Want action, adventure and one-of-a-kind shopping? Check out the events this weekend at the Fairgrounds. The Southern Women’s Show is back with spa treatments, makeovers, jewelry, gifts, food, wine,...
View ArticleFFA students compete in poultry judging contest
Following is a guest post from Marisa Linton. Marisa grew up showing and raising livestock, and currently lives on her family’s small farm in Mount Olive. She has shown animals at the N.C. State Fair...
View ArticleWeekend update: April 28-30
Goodguys takes over the fairgrounds this weekend for it’s third annual North Carolina Nationals Giant Automotive Festival. Explore more than 1,500 candy-colored and chrome-plated 1972 and older hot...
View ArticleYouth learn showmanship skills from experts at Livestock School
Following is a guest post from Marisa Linton. Marisa grew up showing and raising livestock, and currently lives on her family’s small farm in Mount Olive. She has shown animals at the N.C. State Fair...
View ArticleWeekend Update: May 5-7
Calling all bookworms! The popular Wake County Public Library Festival of Reading and Book Sale is this weekend in the Exposition Center. Books are copies that have been pulled from circulation or come...
View ArticleWeekend Update: May 12-14
Saturday could be the perfect girl’s day out at the fairgrounds. The Raleigh Spring Lula Palooza is in the Exposition Center. More than 30 LuLaRoe consultants will have more than 13,000 items including...
View ArticleWeekend Update: The Got to Be NC Festival celebrates 10 years!
It’s a celebration of food and agriculture at the 10th annual Got to Be N.C. Festival. Come enjoy a mix of food, fun, music, carnival rides, tractors and more. Gate admission is free. Highlights...
View ArticleWeekend Update: May 26-28
Hanging around home this Memorial Day weekend? Come on out to the Raleigh Flea Market and check out the great finds and one-of-a-kind items located in the Commercial and Education buildings and outside...
View ArticleNC State Fair youth scholarship recipients honored at Got to Be NC Festival
Following is a guest post from Marisa Linton. Marisa grew up showing and raising livestock, and currently lives on her family’s small farm in Mount Olive. She has shown animals at the N.C. State Fair...
View ArticleWeekend Update: June 2-4
With bottles, military items, antiques and money, it’s an eclectic mix of collections at the fairgrounds this weekend. Rounding out these events is a high-energy Triangle Torch Arena Football game in...
View ArticleNC Junior Beef Roundup focuses on family, friends and cattle
Following is a guest post from Marisa Linton. Marisa grew up showing and raising livestock, and currently lives on her family’s small farm in Mount Olive. She has shown animals at the N.C. State Fair...
View ArticleDorton Arena is a field-trip destination
If you have ever attended the fair or other events at the fairgrounds, probably one of the first things you see from a distance is the odd-shaped roof of the most standout building on the grounds. J.S....
View ArticleYouth take field trips to prepare for state livestock contests
Following is a guest post from Marisa Linton. Marisa grew up showing and raising livestock, and currently lives on her family’s small farm in Mount Olive. She has shown animals at the N.C. State Fair...
View ArticleARCY is a State Fair work in progress
If you have been able to come to the fair more than once, or like a handful of us really lucky people get to be here every day, you may have watched the progress on the 120-foot long piece of art being...
View ArticleCraftsman and craftswoman of the year named in Village of Yesteryear
A fine-art painter and a porcelain-art maker were honored as the craftsman and craftswoman of the year in the Village of Yesteryear at the N.C. State Fair. Walter Creech, a painter and water-colorist...
View ArticleWeekend Update: Raleigh Flea Market returns Nov. 4
The Raleigh Flea Market reopens Saturday, Nov. 4, after a month-long break for the N.C. State Fair. The flea market is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays except during October, when...
View ArticleChampions are made at the NC State Fair
Following is a guest post from Marisa Linton. Marisa grew up showing and raising livestock, and currently lives on her family’s small farm in Mount Olive. She has shown animals at the N.C. State Fair...
View ArticleWeekend Update: Vintage Fan Fair debuts at Holshouser Building, Auto Fest...
If you are a fan of all things vintage, then you are going to want to spend some of your Veteran’s Day weekend at the Vintage Fan Fair. The event brings together a variety of vendors offering products,...
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