September 13, 2024 - September 15, 2024, All day
December 14, 2024, All day
WHAT: The Whole Hog Barbecue Series is coming to the 2024 N.C. Mountain State Fair, with MANNA FoodBank receiving all meat from the competition as well as on-site monetary donations. The Whole Hog Cookoff is sanctioned by the N.C. Pork Council, sponsored by Mariner Finance and Heritage Finance Co., Inc., and will feature cooking teams from across the Carolinas.
FLETCHER – The Whole Hog Cookoff is coming to the 2024 N.C. Mountain State Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, with meat from the competition and on-site monetary donations going to MANNA FoodBank to help feed the hungry. Pitmasters will be throwing down their best low-and-slow techniques to showcase their culinary skills and create great tasting barbecue. Cooking begins around 5 a.m. and contestants present their entries to the judges at 5 p.m. Awards will be announced immediately following the judging at 6 p.m. on the Leon Jacobs Piano Stage.
November 23, 2024, All day
October 14, 2024 - October 16, 2024, All day
October 5, 2024 - October 6, 2024, All day
September 7, 2024, All day
September 27, 2024 - September 29, 2024, All day
September 29, 2024, 11am - 2pm
The Harvest Festival will be a pumpkin slinging, piglet picture taking, soysquatch searching, cider and wine sipping major event where we can't list all the amazing things right here.