Livestock shows that are OPEN TO THE WORLD are Beef Cattle, (004), Breeding Gilt (011), Meat Goats Show 1(023), Meat Goats Show 2 (024). The rest of the livestock shows are open to North Carolina only.

Online entries begin August 1st with an entry deadline for all livestock shows is September 15, 2024. Online entries only will be accepted, no paper entries will be accepted. Go to NC State Fair for online entry. Consult the online edition of the 2024 N.C. State Fair Livestock Entries Premium Book for complete information.

Entry Fees are required for all entries of the Livestock Division. Fees are explained fully on page 18 of the online Livestock Premium Book.

A valid Social Security or Federal Tax ID number is required if the exhibitor wishes to receive premiums for placings they win at the Fair. Failure to provide Social Security or Federal Tax ID number field online, or if the Social Security or Federal Tax ID number of an entrant is omitted from an entry form that is mailed, then this will be interpreted as forfeiture of any premiums won. Ribbons will be awarded whether or not this information is given. Parents: Do not list your social security number on behalf of your children. Social Security and Federal Tax ID numbers given must match the name of the entrant on the entry forms. Federal ID numbers cannot be used for individuals and Social Security numbers cannot be used for farms. IRS guidelines require the NC State Fair to submit social security information to them on every premium that is paid by the Fair, no matter the amount or age of the entrant.

When you enter online, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from the Blue Ribbon Online Registration Site. Make sure that your confirmation e-mail does not say “pending” at the top of the e-mail. If it does, then your registration is incomplete and you need to sign-in and submit the information.

No. Once the entry deadline has closed for a particular department, no further entries will be accepted. This allows for adequate time to process the entries we receive and respects the fellow entrants who followed the rules and regulations requested by the Fair.

All health regulations are explained on page 14 of the Livestock Premium Book.

There is a release time for each show. Premiums will be forfeited if animals are removed from stall space before the release time unless approved by the show superintendent.

The processing of information can take several weeks after the Fair closes. Premium checks will be mailed to prize winning exhibitors no later than 60 days after the Fair. Errors in premium statements will be corrected until January 31, 2024, after which time the books of the 2024 Fair will be closed.