Weekday Lunch Pass Program - ADMISSION ONLY

Take your lunch break at the fair!
Visit the fair only between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM on a weekday to get in free.  

• Visit Gate 9 off Trinity Road, or Gate 1 off Hillsborough Street ONLY between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on weekdays. This offer is not valid at other gates or on weekends.
• Purchase a lunch card at the gate for $20 with cash. (cash sales only)
• Buy your lunch from the many fair food vendors on site. Fair food vendors may take cash and/or credit cards. ATMs are available inside the fairgrounds.
• Return the lunch card by 1:30 p.m. to the same gate you entered, on the same day you purchased the card for a full $20 cash refund.
• If you leave later than 1:30 p.m., then you forfeit your $20. The card is good only on the day purchased. This program is only for adult admission. No food is included.
• The lunch pass program is available on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the fair. The lunch pass program is NOT available on Saturdays or Sundays. 

Daily Military Discount

• Active-duty service members, reservists, retirees, National Guardsmen and their dependents (ages 13-64) pay only $8 daily at the gate. That’s a 38% discount! Veterans are offered the same discount for themselves, plus one discounted ticket for a guest or dependent, for a total of two tickets at the reduced rate. 

Identification accepted for discount:

• Valid Uniformed Services ID
• Valid Common Access Card (CAC)
• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License with Veteran Designation
• Valid Veteran's Affairs Health Identification Card
• Photocopy of valid DD-214 Form
• Photocopy of valid NGB-22 Form