Are your taste buds ready for the ride? Liquid cotton candy and 80+ new foods at NC State Fair

It's officially fall, which means it's time for the North Carolina State Fair. Whether you go for the carnival rides, tractor pulls, or the newest creative food concoctions, be sure to stop by and try some of this season's debuts. The theme this year seems to be... Biscoff, banana pudding, pickles, and fried cheese with sweet and spicy combinations that will make your taste buds buzz.

Sweet

• Banana Pudding Flights, Angel Sweets

• Biscoff Cookie Crunch with Fresh Strawberries, Cravv Enterprises
• Biscoff ‘Nana Puddin', Tropical Delight
• Blooming Deep-Fried Caramel Apples, The Candi Queen
• Brandy Old Fashioned Cookie Dough Pop, Kora & Mila's Cookie Dough
• Chimney Cake Feast: Cinnamon Sugar 'Chimney Cake' served with over-the-top dips, drizzles and toppings. Magdalena's Chimney Cakes
• Cookie Butter Cheesecake Donut, Fluffy's Hand Cut Donuts
• Deep Fried Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, D&J Concessions
• Deep Fried Kunafa Crunch, Urban Olive Mediterranean
• Deep Fried Pineapples, The Candi Queen
• Fresas Con Cremea, Fresh Strawberries served in a sweet, creamy sauce, Fontana Foods
• Gourmet Frozen Cheesecake, topped with Fruity Pebbles, S'mores Cookies and Creme or PB&J, Fontana Foods
• Kool-Aid Pineapple Spears, Fontana Foods
• Mini Cupcake Flights, Angel Sweets
• Queen of Hearts Chocolate Cherry Funnel Cake, Gobblin Gourmet
• Strawberry Cheesecake Churro Nachos, Mike Nice Empanadas
• Thanks A’Latte Mini Pancakes, topped with espresso chips, mocha and more, Hot Chix Hotcakes & Chicken
• Cider Donut Delight, Bright Branch Farms
• Sweet Potato S’mores Slop Bucket, sweet potato casserole meets s'mores in a bucket, Lawrence & Perry Barbeque  
• Tiramisu Pizza Cone, Kono Pizza
• Tiramisu Waffle Cone, Kono Pizza
• Halo Cups, Banana pudding with your choice of drizzle and cookie, Angel Sweets

Savory

• Birria Egg Rolls with Consommé, Tacos Neza
• Chicken Teriyaki Mac & Cheese Carolina, Brody's Mac & Cheese
• Carolina Yam ‘n Ham Biscuit, Granny's Country Kitchen
• Cheerwine Fried Corn Ribs, Davis Concessions/Mr. Pickle
• Columbian Empanadas, Arepa Loca
• Crispy Shawarma Crunch, Urban Olive Mediterranean
• Deep Fried Hot Dog Taco, Party in a Pita
• Dill Devil: “Deviled” Pickles stuffed with Cream Cheese, Pickle Bun
• Foot Long Glizzy, with Hot Cheetos, loaded bacon, or Chicago Style, Fontana Foods
• Fried Oxtails, Lee's Kitchen
• Chicken Coop Bowl, with mac & cheese, coleslaw, ranch and pickles, Chick-N-Que
• Jerk Lobster Roll, Cool Runnings Jamaican
• Korean Fried Chicken Sandwich, Bulkogi
• Oxtail Empanada, Kreyol Flavors
• Little Haiti Plantain Boats, Kreyol Flavors
• Mediterranean Bowls, Urban Olive Mediterranean
• Pimento Cheese Bombs, The Cheese Curd Shack
• Pork Belly Burnt Ends, Fat Boys BBQ
• Jumbo Megatots, with bacon, cheese, sour cream and chives, Ragin Cajun/Cajun Grill
• NC Poke Bowl, Waypoint Oyster Bar
• Scotch Egg, Pioneer Wagon
• Swamp Fries, with cajun queso, blackened crawfish and shrimp. Another Food Truck, LLC
• Tosti-Elote, a variation of Mexican street corn walking tacos, Red Carpet Amusements

Sweet & Savory

• Deep Fried Hawaiian Bacon S’mores Bites, Chef's D'lites
• Dubai Burger: Topped with pistachio sauce and crushed nuts, Urban Olive Mediterranean
• Granny’s Golden Langos - Hungarian Fry Bread, Topped with garlic butter, cheese, and Sour Cream. Magdalena's Chimney Cakes
• Nashville Hot Peach Sundae: with peaches, cornbread crumble and hot honey drizzle, Another Food Truck, LLC
• Pickle Cheesecake, NY style cheesecake, rolled in crunchy dill chips, Davis Concessions/Mr. Pickle
• Applewood Bacon with Brow Sugar Cotton Candy, Cravv Enterprises

Drinks  

• Campfire S’mores Dirty Soda, Quench
• Cookie Butter Coffee Float, Fluffy's Hand Cut Donuts
• Hometown Hero Dirty Soda; with Cheerwine, Pineapple Juice and Vanilla Cream, Dewey's Dirty Sodas
• Dirty Monkey Slush: Banana Slush topped with chocolate, Moose Juice Slush
• Frozen Dr. Pepper Slush, Moose Juice Slush
• Frozen Horchata Slush, Moose Juce Slush
• Liquid Cotton Candy, Granny's Country Kitchen
• Mango Pina Colada Lemonade, Quench
• Mexican Boba, Oh My Churro!
• Princess Peach Shimmer Lemonade, Quench
• Purple Rain Frozen Lemonade, Chick-N-Que
• Red, White and Birthday Brew, birthday-flavored iced tea, Tiki Tea
• Apple Cider Dream, cider slushie with caramel, cinnamon sugar, and a donut on top, Bright Branch Farms

Spicy

• Cajun Fried Okra, Ragin Cajun

• Brazilian Steak on a Stick with Sweet & Spicy Fire Sauce, Cravv Enterprises
• Chicken & Churros with Caliente Caramel Sauce, Granny's Country Kitchen
• Crab Cake Empanada with Sweet & Spicy Remoulade, Mike Nice Empanadas
• Hot Honey & Pimento Cheese Fried Pickle Chips, Chester's Gators & Taters
• Hot Honey & Pimento Cheese French Fries, Chester's Gators & Taters
• Jalepeno Popper Pizza, Rudys
• Mac’d & Loaded: Chicken tenders and mac & cheese loaded breadboat with hot honey, jalapenos, and crushed hot cheetos, Hot Chix Hotcakes & Chicken
• NY Style Hot Honey Fried Chicken Pizza, Barb Wilson Enterprises

Cheesy Hot Takes

• Blue Heat Taki K-Dog, Red Carpet Amusements
• Brisket Cheese Curd Tacos, Richies Cheese Curd Tacos  
• California Style Birria Hot Cheeto Balls, Tacos Neza
• Caramel Biscoff Mozzarella K-Dog, GoldenKDog
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch Giant Mozza Stick, Davis Concessions/Mr. Pickle
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cheese Curds, Davis Concessions/Mr. Pickle
• Cookies N Cream K-Dog, Red Carpet Amusements
• Hot Cheetos Crispy Shawarma, Urban Olive Mediterranean
• Marucha Loca: Spicy Ramen with Mexican Street Corn, Tajin, and Takis, smothered in melted cheese, Merrill Holdings
• Nashville Hot Mozzarella Sticks, Dr. Vegetable Inc.
• Spicy Deep-Fried Pimento Cheese Balls with Jalapeños and Pickles, Gobblin Gourmet

For a searchable map of the fair vendors, visit the Fair Vendor Finder.