Heritage Tobacco

Welcome to the Heritage Tobacco Competition Department!

• Registration Opens: Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
• Registration Closes: Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
• Entry Take-In Schedule:
  • Saturday, October 3rd - Friday, October 9th from 8 AM-4 PM - Administration Building
• Competition Location: Tobacco Barn Pavilion
• The N.C. State Fair General Fair Rules & Regulations apply.
• Exhibitors must be 18 years of age or older to compete, residents of North Carolina, and an active tobacco grower.
• This competition is for flue cured, North Carolina-grown tobacco only.
• Exhibitors are allowed one entry per Class.
• No team or farm submissions are allowed, only entries from individual exhibitors.
• Each entry must be displayed in silver dollar size hand ties, but entries will not be judged on this technique.

Please review the Premium Book for full competition details, rules, and regulations prior to registering entries.