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North Carolina State Fair
October 16th - 26th
North Carolina State Fairgrounds
1025 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
1025 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
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Tickets & Specials
FAIR PASS CARD
This Event Uses Fair Pass, our digital ticketing app!
Buying tickets at The North Carolina State Fair has never been so easy! At this event, we will be using Fair Pass to sell tickets through the FunTagg App! No more waiting in lines to buy tickets! No more paper ticket waste!
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THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO USE FUNTAGG:
On-site purchases
Visit one of our state of the art FunTagg Kiosks and load credits onto a card. If you purchase a wristband, bring your receipt to our convenient redemption center to receive your band.
USE the Wade Shows FunTagg App.
It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...
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Download the FunTagg APP
Download the FunTagg App onto your smartphone at the Apple Store or Google Play Store before you head to the event
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Purchase a Wristband or Credits
Load your credits OR purchase your wristband and when prompted, take a selfie to confirm your identity to the ride attendant
PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING WRISTBANDS ON OUR APP
Each person purchasing a wristband must do so with their own phone unless the group will all be together your entire visit. You CANNOT purchase multiple wristbands using a single phone as your ticket unless your group will be staying together at all times. If you would like to purchase multiple wristbands for your family and aren't staying together, each wristband user must download and purchase an APP with their own phone or purchase onsite.
If purchasing credits for a group, the group must be together in order to use the credits. The credits cannot be transferred to multiple phones -
Use your phone as your ticket
Take your phone directly to the rides on the midway and enjoy your visit!
Measure Up
See What You Can Ride Safely
Enter your child's height to see what rides they can ride safely at the North Carolina State Fair.
Select a Height
Know Before You Go
Plan For Your Day at The North Carolina State Fair
We want your day at The North Carolina State Fair to be an enjoyable one. Read our tips on what you can do before visiting..
NOTE: Ride ticket amounts, rider restrictions, and event specials, hours, and general information is subject to change without notice.