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RALEIGH -- The Got to Be NC Festival takes over the N.C. State Fairgrounds May 17-19 in Raleigh with plenty of food, fun, tractors, music, agricultural exhibits and activities for the whole family. 

North Carolina’s current most famous fowl will be on display during the annual Got to Be NC Festival in Raleigh. The event runs May 19-21 at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

The Got to Be NC Festival has added even more family friendly activities to its lineup this year, making the festival a can’t miss event May 19-21 at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

Thirty-one North Carolina students have been named recipients of 2023 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarships, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced.

Space is still available for farm-equipment hobbyists and vendors wanting to take part in the Got to Be NC Festival May 19-21 at the State Fairgrounds.

The Raleigh Market reopens Saturday, Nov. 5, after a monthlong break for the N.C. State Fair. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays except during October, when the annual State Fair is held.

A recipe for Cajun Chicken Casserole took first place in the N.C. State Fair’s Home Chef Not Your Mama’s Chicken Casserole Challenge, presented by House of Raeford. Julie Truelove of Raleigh won $500 for the winning recipe.

A Raleigh woman took home first place for her Peach Cobbler Cheesecake Cones on Sunday, October 23 in the fair’s Home Chef Quirky Cobbler Challenge, presented by the N.C. State Fair. Gail Fuller of Raleigh won $500 for the winning recipe.

Gail Fuller of Raleigh took first place honors and $500 in the adult category of the Bacontastic Fair Food Challenge presented by the N.C. Pork Council.