Friday, October 04, 2019, 5pm by David Menconi for visitRaleigh.com
In one form or another, the N.C. State Fair has been happening at various locations since the 1850s. It has been at its current home at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds adjacent to Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh for more than nine decades now. And like all venerable annual events, the fair aims for balance between old and new—things that stay basically the same from year to year versus shiny new attractions, with choice updates for some of the evergreens.
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