| You'll find the North Carolina State Fair each October | | | | the race track. |
| in Raleigh, NC. It's a ten day event with lots of variety | | | | The Village of Yesteryear is very popular amongst the |
| regardless of whether you prefer the games, rides, | | | | fairgoers. There are usually more than 75 exhibits all |
| free entertainment, fireworks, carnival food, or just love | | | | demonstrating activities from the past. Craft artists not |
| to look at the cute animals that are brought in. When | | | | only display fine quilts, needlework and leatherwork, |
| you come to visit the fair you'll find two hotels that are | | | | they sell it to interested fairgoers. Come watch artists |
| within walking distance of the fairgrounds, a Ramada | | | | spin wool into yarn, weave the yarn into cloth and |
| Inn and Comfort Suites. However both of these hotels | | | | make that cloth into useable objects. There is also a |
| fill up fast so you may want to make reservations well | | | | range o Native American pottery, beadwork and |
| in advance. | | | | carvings. |
| Food at the fair consists of a mixture of carnival | | | | Folk music is a big hit at this fair and the Folk Festival is |
| flavors and southern comfort. You will not only find | | | | a competition that runs the course of the entire fair. |
| Carolina BBQ and Fried Catfish but you'll be ruining | | | | Musicians from all over come to the festival in order to |
| your sugar free diet on a snack of deep fried Candy | | | | compete for the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Trophy. |
| Bar. Yes, an entire candy bar is frozen, dipped in batter | | | | The award is given to those persons who best |
| and fried to golden goodness. On the fairgrounds there | | | | represent North Carolina's musical heritage. You'll find |
| is also the Cinnamon Bun Saloon, which is rumored to | | | | bluegrass, square dancing and even clogging at this |
| have the best Cinnamon Buns and Hot Coffee at the | | | | event. |
| fair. | | | | While at the fair don't forget to check out the free |
| If you like racing come check out the agriculturally | | | | fireworks every single night. Your kid's may feel left |
| influenced Circle C Racing Pigs. Several times daily at | | | | out if you don't head over to the Kiddieland Fun Park |
| the Hogway Speedway you can watch racing potbelly | | | | or stop and chat with on of the Mobile Robots that |
| pigs, waddling ducks, and pygmy goats heading round | | | | roam the fair. |