Date: Thu, Oct 15 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026
Time: See event details
Venue: N.C. State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh
Price: See event details
Category: Community
Eleven days of rides, farm animals, Kiddieland and fair food; the region's biggest outing.
Community · Raleigh
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Oct 15
N.C. State Fair runs Thu, Oct 15 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026, See event details.
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