Press Releases

RALEIGH - The North Carolina State Fair is approaching quickly and it is a great time to start planning your trip and save some money. Advance sales for tickets, wristbands for rides and ride tickets begins Aug. 15. Advance sales will run through Oct. 12 and are $10 for adults and $5 for youth ages 6-12. Unlimited ride wristbands are $30 each and can be purchased online. Wristbands are for one day only and vouchers can be redeemed at the Ride Ticket Plazas once the Fair begins. They are not valid for the State Fair Flyer or the State Fair SkyGazer. 
FLETCHER – The North Carolina Mountain State Fair is looking for more people to join the fun and work at the fair this year.
CHARLOTTE – You know summer has fully arrived when fresh North Carolina watermelons are on the market.
RALEIGH – The N.C. State Fair is looking for 11 farm families to recognize during the fair for its Farm Family of the Day, presented by Tractor Supply Company. Nominations are being accepted through Sept. 15. If you are proud to be an N.C. farmer, work hard to contribute to the state’s No. 1 industry and love both farming and the N.C. State Fair, your farm family could be one of the lucky ones selected. 
RALEIGH – Three North Carolina wineries took home the state’s most prestigious award for winemaking in the recent N.C. Wine Competition. N.C.
Time is running out to enter exhibits in the 2023 N.C. Mountain State Fair.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements.
“North Carolina farmers and our agriculture industry have lost a great champion with the passing of Tommy Bunn.
RALEIGH – You know summer has fully arrived when fresh North Carolina watermelons are on the market.
RALEIGH – The N.C.