North Carolina Mountain State Fair begins this Week in Asheville

September 11-20, 2015    North Carolina Mountain State Fair  Held at the WNC Agricultural Center, this is the third largest fair in North Carolina, and it celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, and midway amusement rides.

The WNC Agricultural Center is located at 1301 Fanning Bridge Road in Fletcher NC, a suburb of Asheville  halfway to Hendersonville.  

The North Carolina Mountain State Fair begins this weekend in Asheville

September 6 to 15 The  North Carolina Mountain State Fair,  held at the WNC Agricultural Center,  is the third largest fair in North Carolina and celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, and midway amusement rides.

This year's Music Line Up includes: Lyric, The Vinyl Brothers Big Band, Nikki Talley, City Limits, Kontained, Carolina Rex, Emily Bodley, Free Flight, Greywolf, Joe Lasher Jr., 96.5 House Band, Leigh Glass, Sharkadelics, Contagious, Ryan “RnB” Barber, Kayla McKinney, Michelle Leigh, Jody Medford, plus many more.

The Fair Schedule offers special promotions and discount days:
 Friday, September 6th
FREE Gate Admission for students until 6pm for Grades K-12
Friday Night Frenzy: 9:00 pm till 1:00 am - One price admission includes unlimited rides $20.00

Monday, September 9th
Unlimited Rides all day for $20

Tuesday, September 10th
Kids 12 and under - Unlimited Rides all day for $20

Wednesday, September 11th
Ingles Day - FREE Gate Admission with five cans of Laura Lynn brand foods from Ingles supermarket.

Thursday, September 12th
Unlimited Rides all day for $20

Friday, September 13th
FREE Gate Admission for seniors 65 & older
Friday Night Frenzy: 9:00 pm till 1:00 am - One price admission includes unlimited rides $20.00

Regular ticket prices:
$8.00 Adult (Advance Discount Tickets $6.00)
$4.00 Children 6 - 12 years of age. (Advance Discount Tickets $2.00)
$4.00 Senior 65 years and older. (Advance Discount Tickets $2.00)
Children 5 years and under FREE
Groups (30+ people) Advance discount price $5.00
“Family Fun Pack” - $35. The Family Fun Pack includes 5 Gate Admission tickets, 4 Ride tickets, plus vendor coupons.
Purchase advance discount tickets at Ingles, the WNC Ag Center and the WNC Farmers Market.

The WNC Agricultural Center is located at 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd. in Fletcher, NC (a suburb of Ashevile)

Today's Schedule at the NC Mountain State Fair

Get a link for the North Carolina Mountain State Fair on the Asheville NC Visitor Guide

9:00am
Gates and Buildings Open
Educational & Competitive Exhibits Open (Expo Building)
Heritage Crafts Demonstrations Open (Virginia Boone Building)
Gospel Singing Competition (Heritage Stage)
Clogging Competition (Bojangles Music Stage)
Rabbit Show (Barn F)
Youth Dairy Goat Show (McGough Arena)
10:00am
Midway Rides Open
District Jr. Market Steer & Heifer Show (Livestock Arena)

11:00am Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
“The Great American Spam Championship” Cooking Competition (Expo Building)

11:30am Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill’s Farm Adventure)

1:00pm
Open Junior Doe Dairy Goat Show (McGough Arena)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
1:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill’s Farm Adventure)
Chainsaw Artist Dan Smathers (Heritage Village)
Timber Sports Lumberjack Demonstration (Location TBA)
2:00pm |
Old North State (Bojangles Music Stage)
3:00pm
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Chainsaw Artist Dan Smathers (Heritage Village)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Children's Soap Carving (Expo Building)

4:00pm
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
4:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill’s Farm Adventure)
Timber Sports Lumberjack Demonstration (Location TBA)

5:00pm
Kayla McKinney (Bojangles Music Stage)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Open Meat Breed Sheep Show (McGough Arena)

5:30pm
Wildlife Encounters (Davis Event Center)
6:00pm
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Chainsaw Artist Dan Smathers (Heritage Village)

6:30pm
Wildlife Encounters (Davis Event Center)

7:00pm
Mountain Music Festival (Heritage Stage)
Appalachian Consort
Stoney Creek Cloggers
Southern Mountain Fire Cloggers
The Doghouse Band
Fines Creek Flatfooters
The Southern Appalachian Cloggers

Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Dixie Starlight Express (Stampede Corral)

7:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill’s Farm Adventure)
Wildlife Encounters (Davis Event Center)
Timber Sports Lumberjack Demonstration (Location TBA)

8:00pm
Nuthin Fancy (Bojangles Music Stage)
Dixie Starlight Express (Stampede Corral)

8:30pm
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)

9:15pm
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Chainsaw Artist Dan Smathers (Heritage Village)

North Carolina Mountain State Fair Comes to Asheville

September 7-16   North Carolina Mountain State Fair   Held at the WNC Agricultural Center, this is the third largest fair in North Carolina, and it celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, and midway amusement rides. Get a link for tickets and details about the NC State Fair on the Asheville NC Visitor Guide.

SAVE 50%   by purchasing Advance Ride Tickets before September 7th. 

Fair entertainment includes:
 
PRCA Rodeo The original extreme sport comes to the fair Monday through Thursday night! Don’t miss the excitement of PRCA Rodeo. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is the largest and oldest rodeo-sanctioning body in the world. Monday - Thursday (nightly at 6:00) Stampede Corral.
 
Rocketman - Human Cannonball
Chachi Valencia, alias The Rocket Man, was a big shot at 2012 Olympics Closing Cememony in London as he flew in Olympic Stadium to a live crowd of 80 thousand spectators and 4 billion television viewers world wide. Straight from the Olympics to the NC Mountain State Fair, watch the human cannonball perform nightly September 7th - 16th. (Drew Exposition Midway)


Kenya Safari Acrobats
The Kenya Safari Acrobats offer a truly unique cultural experience. Hailing from the heart of Africa, this awe-inspiring and dynamic dance troupe takes acrobatics to exhilarating extremes. The group members learned acrobatics as children on the beaches of Kenya, as a means to break free from an impoverished country. Now they serve as artistic ambassadors for Kenya as they travel the globe, entertaining and inspiring audiences of all ages. Friday - Sunday (11:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:00) Monday - Thursday (4:00, 7:00) Davis Event Center

Josh Knotts & Lea - Extreme Illusions & Escapes
Josh Knotts has performed across the nation and in 6 countries bringing a high energy mix of illusions, theatre and comedy for a magic performance incomparable to other magicians. Josh and Lea pride themselves on their mix of Las Vegas style grand illusions, skillful edge of your seat escapes and audience participation-- they will even use audience members in some of their big illusions! Friday – Sunday (4:00, 6:00, 8:00) Monday – Thursday (6:00, 8:00) Got to be NC Stage

Mike Bishop - Comedy Hypnotist
Watch in absolute disbelief as your friends, family, co-workers and students forget their names, become Elvis impersonators, and freak out as the hypnotist actually vanishes before their eyes! This is the power of hypnotic suggestion. The show is clean comedy and appropriate for all audiences. Friday – Sunday (3:00, 5:00, 7:00) Monday – Thursday (5:00, 7:00) Got to be NC Stage

Michelle's Magical Poodles
Michelle's Magical Poodles is a show full of classic and traditional style dog tricks. These beautiful poodles can be seen jumping through hoops, dancing, assisting in magic tricks, carrying flowers and even demonstrating a fire safety routine. This show is family oriented, audience i 

StatueViva
"StatueViva" or "The Living Statue" creates a unique performance based on improvisation and audience participation... A LIVELY SHOW with European flair bound to bring laughter, fun and something for everyone. Performances Daily (Drew Exposition Midway)nteractive, educational as well as entertaining. Fun for all ages!! Performances Daily (4:30, 6:00) Davis Event Center


Exhibits and Demonstrations range from HCC Timber Sports Lumberjack Demonstrations to the Hogway Speedway to Wild Encounters with Carlton Burke, Bills Farm Adventure, Chainsaw Artist Mountain Dan Smathers, the Dixie Starlight Express and a Heritage Walk. 

 
 
Musical Lineup for the 2012 Fair includes:

 Nikki Talley, Nuthin Fancy, Leigh Glass Band, Old North State, Kayla McKinney, Buddy K Big Band, Michelle Leigh, Sharkadelics, Tom Fish, The Vinyl Brothers Big Band, Pick Your Switch, Ryan “RnB” Barber featuring Orange Krush, Blackjack, Unit 50, Caribbean Cowboys, Dashboard Blue, Carolina Rex, Crossridge, Tuxedo Junction, 96.5 Band, Paul Eldeman, Greywolf, Lee Whitaker, Brother West, Tom Brown, Free Flight, plus many more.

The NC State Fair is held at the Western North Carolina Agriculture Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd. in Fletcher, NC (suburb of Asheville).