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Guide to NC State Fair 2025: Tickets, transportation, parking, new rides and special event days

The 2025 NC State Fair runs from Thursday, October 16 to Sunday, October 26. You can purchase tickets now online.

Skip parking and take Amtrak or a bus to the NC State Fair this year. Here’s how

NC By Train and GoRaleigh will be offering special routes this October to drop travelers off right at the fairgrounds.