The first "Got to be NC Festival," celebrating local farm products, will be held June 5th through the 8th at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The Food Expo will feature tasty foods to sample and buy. The official NC Barbecue Cooking Championship will begin there on Friday.
The festival will present a display of antique tractors, draft horse and antique tractor pulls, carnival rides, live music, a petting zoo, pig races, and nightly fireworks. The scheduled flea market, boat show, cattle show, horse show, and a roller derby match will be held as usual.
Gates open Thursday and Friday, 3 p.m. to midnight; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to midnight. General admission is free, and grandstand events are $5. The Festival is produced by the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. Other sponsors include the NC Pork Council and Kids Green Earth. For more information, see Got to Be NC Festival.
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