Tobacco

• Registration deadline is Monday, September 15, 2025.
• Exhibitors must be 18 years of age or older to compete and residents of North Carolina.
• General Rules and Regulations of the Fair will govern this department.
• Submit questions to: ncsfCompetitions@ncagr.gov
• Contest location: Tobacco Barn Pavilion
• Entries are accepted on Saturday, October 5 through Tuesday, October 8 from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm at the Entry Department in the Administration Building on the fairgrounds.
• The Commissioner’s Award winning entry and all other entries will become the property of the NC State Fair.
• This competition is for flue cured, North Carolina grown tobacco.
• No team or farm submissions are allowed, only entries from individual exhibitors.
• Exhibitors are limited to three entries per Class number, and entries must be submitted separately for each Division.
• Each entry must be displayed in silver dollar size hand ties, but entries will not be judged on this technique.

• The State of North Carolina will require submission of a NC Substitute W-9 prior to making any payment of $600 or greater or any payment that results in a total of $600 or more during one calendar year from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to any individual or entity. All exhibitors are strongly encouraged to complete and upload the NC Substitute W-9 Form to prevent any delay in receiving premium prize money.

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