With so many unique rides on the midway for every age it is hard to choose what to ride first! The Ferris wheel you see to the left was designed for the Seattle World Fair and provides a beautiful video of the Fair and mountains. Have you ridden it yet? #NCMSF2023
Welcome to the 2023 Livestock Hall of Fame at the N.C. Mountain State Fair! #NCMSF2023
Come on by and meet the Heritage Artisans in the Boone Building and Heritage Circle who are sharing their talents and stories of their craft. This is the perfect opportunity to shop directly from an artist for everyone on your Christmas list! #NCMSF2023
Join us for the Opening Ceremony of the 2023 N.C. Mountain State Fair! We are proud to be cutting the ribbon on the 29th annual fair here in Western NC and look forward to seeing all the smiling faces and celebrating Western North Carolina together. #NCMSF2023
Welcome to the 2023 Safety Press Conference! Tune in to hear from our general manager Sean McKeon, N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, the N.C. State Highway Patrol, and more on how our crew is actively working to make this year's fair safe for you and your family. #NCMSF2023
One of the best parts of the Fair is the Very Special Livestock Show a great partnership within the community that provides the opportunity for people of all abilities to show livestock.
So many educational crafters, so few hours left! You're always welcome to take a diversion over to the Heritage Walk and Virginia Boone Building. That's where you'll find the beautiful handiwork of paper folding artist Sue Hansen. She and the other mountain heritage crafters are happy to share their skills and their goods. Learn more about Sue's work in this video. #ItsFairTime
It’s time for the Youth Poultry Showmanship show! Get a glimlse of the competition here.
Poultry showmanship gives young people the opportunity to competitively demonstrate their knowledge and skills in raising, conditioning, evaluating and handling poultry. Participants gain experience in following oral instructions, speaking before an audience and handling their bird.
Any type of poultry may be used for this showmanship competition - chicken, duck, geese.
Meet Larry & Beth Lytle, soap makers from Old Fort. Learn a little about them and their honey and beeswax soaps in this video. Come see them and other mountain crafters on the Heritage Walk. They are part of our series "The People Behind the N.C. Mountain State Fair." #ItsFairTime
Here's another look at the people behind the N.C. Mountain State Fair. Check out the beautiful work (and the story) of glass artist Curtis Cecil. You'll find him and other mountain heritage crafters in the Virginia Boone Building along the Heritage Walk. #ItsFairTime
Who loves the mountain handcrafts you find inside the Virginia Boone Building?! Head over to the Heritage Walk to learn from the craftsmen and see all their great work. Here's just one example - Claudia Hester Lampley, who is a rug hooker from Hendersonville. #ItsFairTime
As part of Thursday night's Mountain Music schedule, the Got to Be NC musical ambassador Paige King Johnson played in Heritage Circle on the @Carolina Farm Credit stage. Here's one of her songs. #ItsFairTime
(...and if you know of a young person with a great singing voice, tell them about Got to Be NC's Ag Star Talent Search! The first auditions are here on Friday. More details here: https://www.ncagr.gov/paffairs/release/2022/GottoBeNCAgStarcompetitionunderway.htm )
The Got to Be NC musical ambassador Paige King Johnson is playing tonight on the Carolina Farm Credit Mountain Music Stage in Heritage Circle! Have a listen here:
Youth 8-12 ice cream eating contest!!
The Human Cannonball
It's the final night of the 2022 N.C. Mountain State Fair and we are sending it off with a bang! If you haven't seen the Human Cannonball, check out his final performance at 7. #ItsFairTime
The Comedy Hypnotist
Don't miss the Comedy Hypnotist during your trip to the 2022 N.C. Mountain State Fair! He has a show every night at 9 p.m. but beware...even if you're holding a camera...you may get pulled on stage! #ItsFairTime