pay only $8 daily at the gate each day of the NC State Fair. Thursday, Oct. 17: $8 admission for N.C. State students who show ID card If you or your children plan to ride a lot of rides ...

An aerial view of the Raleigh Rose Garden and Raleigh Little Theatre still shows the outline of the original State Fairgrounds. Image courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina. The fair was ...

For culinary thrill-seekers, the North Carolina State ... open before the 2026 State Fair, according to fair director Kent Yelverton. New renderings of the food hall show a sleek and sharp two ...