North Carolina State Fair announces 2026 dates

The North Carolina State Fair announced its dates for this year’s fair along with a new logo.

The 2026 N.C. State fair will take place Oct. 15-25.

The new 2026 logo is “A Memory Worth Making.  A Story Worth Telling.”

The N.C. State Fair is 174 years in the making, and last year 946,811 people came to the fair over 11 days.

Each year the fair offers rides, games, entertainment, animals, competitions, family activities for all ages and the forever favorite creative deep-fried specialties.