The N.C. Mountain State Fair is still accepting competition entries, and residents in Western North Carolina can utilize the free Pony Express program to save themselves a trip to the fairgrounds in Fletcher.
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The North Carolina Mountain State Fair is looking to hire certified law enforcement officers for its security team for the 2026 Fair Sept. 11-20 at the Western N.C. Ag Center in Fletcher.
Pay ranges from $35 an hour for non-sworn officers including detention officers and telecommunicators and up to $40 an hour for sworn law enforcement officers.
FLETCHER – If winning a blue ribbon is on your bucket list, now is a great time to start planning what you want to enter and get started on those entries before the Aug. 14 and Aug. 28 deadlines for the N.C. Mountain State Fair competitions.
There are 46 different categories of competitions for adults and kids, including an ice cream eating contest you can enter on Sept. 15, the day of the event.
FLETCHER – The 2026 N.C. Mountain State Fair is accepting applications for food and commercial vendors, heritage crafters, wholesale vendor suppliers and Got to Be NC members for the annual fair which runs Sept. 11-20 in Fletcher.
The following are winners in the N.C. Mountain State Fair livestock shows:
Llama Performance Champions
Sub-Junior Performance Champion – Levi Stepp, Henderson CountyJunior Performance Champion – Daxton Grier, Henderson CountyIntermediate Performance Champion – Baylor Gordon, Henderson CountySenior Performance Champion – Adalyn Grier, Henderson CountyYouth Poultry Shows
Gorgeous weather provided a perfect backdrop for the 2025 N.C. Mountain State Fair, which saw 161,059 people come through the gates. The final attendance was up 11,709 over 2024.
FLETCHER – Dana Peterson of Benson, took home Grand Champion honors in the recent Got to Be NC Whole Hog Barbecue Cook-off held at the N.C. Mountain State Fair in Fletcher. David Murray of Snow Hill placed second and Ralph LeGrand of Goldsboro finished in third place.
FLETCHER – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler inducted longtime dairy goat exhibitor Marjorie Burton and longtime Western N.C. dairy farmer Mike Corn into the N.C. Mountain State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame during the fair’s opening weekend. These individuals were inducted for their decades of support to the fair and the livestock industry in Western North Carolina.
FLETCHER – The highly anticipated Got to Be NC Whole Hog Barbecue Cook-off series is returning to the Mountain State Fair on Saturday, Sept. 6, featuring some of the best barbecue teams for a beloved North Carolina tradition.
WHAT: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will officially open the 2025 N.C. Mountain State Fair with a short ribbon cutting ceremony.