North Carolina State Fairgrounds

Park on the Trinity side of Carter Finley and go in the back entrance to the fair near the horse barns. The lines are shorter there and it's close to the fireworks which you can watch from the car.

Overall was a lot of fun, the only downside: A lot of similar food vendors which made it kinda hard to keep track where you had been. Tried Krispy Kreme Burger & Fried Cookie Dough : Awesome

Carry your kid(s) or go get someone else's child and take them to the NC State Fair . You will be amazed at the bravery of the child on certain rides. I did and I never been on a Fairies Wheel! My hero

Wow, we ate so much food at the fair yesterday. Here were just a few of our favorites: Howling Cow's Campfire Delight ice cream was phenomenal, everything at Gobblin Gourmet's, Hog Stack at Granny's.

For a place out of the sun where you can sit at a table, eat at the Cary First United Methodist Church booth . Best ham biscuits ! Proceeds to church ministries. Staff are lovely church volunteers.

Come visit the Spay/Neuter Booth (next the the Milking Booth ) in the Expo Building and purchase a tote for $1 (or make a donation) to support the NC Spay/Neuter Program!!!

Make sure to stop by the Bluebird Cupcake booth in the Scott building! Support your local businesses!

Try the Krispy Kreme bacon cheeseburger , IT'S AMAZING !

Geat Flea Market every weekend.....antiques , collectables and stuff of all descriptions rain or shine check it out.

Roasted Corn , Hotdog from King's, Al's French Fries , Fried Dough , Kettle Corn and Chicken on a Stick...Lawd Have Mercy

The Wisconsin Cheese stand is delicious! But be prepared for the incredibly long line !

Incredible 15 minutes of fireworks every night. Beats most July 4th displays! A must see even if not attending the Fair .

Must haves: Turkey leg , the right roasted corn , deep fried something/everything, and an antacid

Cary Methodist Church for a country ham biscuit across from waterfall . They have inside seating. Free parking at the pnc arena.

have a gyro at john the Greek near gate 9---- the bomb! the price ($8) might be high but its worth it :)

Good place to hangout and lot of food!!

State fair combo: Anderson and daughters ribbon fries , charhouse ribeye steak sandwich and a frozen lemonade

Ride the bus there. It beats the hassle of finding a parking spot and is a lot cheaper than paying up to 20 bucks for a spot.

Heidi Jo's Beef Jerky @ the Education Bldg it's the best you'll ever have

Krispy Kreme Burgers , fried snickers , fried Kool Aid, Fried Oreos , Fried Reeses, funnel cakes and mad rides oh my!! Lol

Reasonable and good bike repairs and refurbished bikes on strip beside military surplus place.

The Flea Market held on every Saturday is great!

Lots of good events here and decent fairgrounds for the events .

Come to Connie's corn ! The best corn at the fair ... Sweet white! Yellow corn is cattle feed!

The Zipper is the best ride and has a great price of 4 tickets!! Well worth it! Get your scream on!

The gun show is awsome but u gota get hear early so u don't have to wate in a long line

If you enter at gate 8, make sure you leave by 9:30 or you can't exit at gate 8 until fireworks end. They began late last night so we waited almost an hour. You can still exit via gate 9.

Try the fried kool-aid and fried bubble gum!

Westover United Methodist Church 's food is great! Reasonable prices and a nice indoor seating area!

I heard people were having trouble finding the krispy kreme bacon cheeseburgers so I made a map (2 locations) http://twitpic.com/2yalko

Everything!!! #ncstatefair

Try the root beer float at the Root Beer Cart near Dorton Arena!

Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburgers for the win! You may die though.

The fireworks start at 945. Park off beryl rd the parking is $5 near Powell.

Love it here!!

The chicken fried bacon is AMAZING!!! Get it next to Hill 's corn stand across from the bathrooms at the grandstand! You won't be sorry! 

Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe or Frosted Flakes Chicken on a Stick? What is more disgusting?

Had fun with the Flea Market vendors!

Wow! Don't ever go to the State Fair on a weekend. Take off work, school, whatever. Just avoid the crowds.

love the flea market and other events they have through the year.

Buy tickets for all the concerts ! Super cheap and tons of fun.

Hadn't been in two years but the Deep Fried TriangleTweetup (though not easy to find) was fun. And the Ribeye Sandwich rules!

Get the american fudge factory fudge .

Krispy Kreme bacon and cheeseburger is yummy! gotta try at least once!

EVERYTHING

I personally recommend the chopped barbecue sammy w/ hush puppies - only $6.00!

NC State Fair is a must!

Beef jerky and beauty queens it doesn't get better than this....

Finally made the pig races. Here an hour early .

Footlong and ff!