# [NC State Fair 2026](https://wknd.app/r/ma77e2/nc-state-fair-2026)

- When: 2026-10-16 09:00-23:00 (America/New_York), and 9 more dates
- Scarcity: daily
- Cadence: run
- Where: NC State Fairgrounds, 4285 Trinity Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607 (35.79631, -78.71516)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: $13.00
- Category: festival
- Topics: fall, fireworks, food
- About: North Carolina's biggest annual fair runs 11 days with rides, livestock, competitions, nightly fireworks, and a new 230-foot America 250 observation wheel. Gates open 9am daily (noon on opening day Oct 15); advance adult tickets are $10, $13 at the gate, kids 5 and under free.
- Source: https://www.ncstatefair.org/
- Feed: [Raleigh family events](https://wknd.app/f/k5ghbc/raleigh-family-events)

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