North Carolina State Fairgrounds
1025 Blue Ridge Blvd,
Raleigh NC 27607
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 11am - 4pm
Tickets can be purchased at the door for $8
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Military personnel receive free admission when they present ID at the ticket booth.
Contact The Franchise and Business Opportunities Expo at 905-477-2677 or 1-800-891-4859. North Carolina State Fairgrounds is located at 1025 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raleigh NC.
Click here for a map of the Fairgrounds.
From Greensboro, Durham, Chapel Hill, or RDU Airport
I-40 East into Raleigh
Exit Wade Avenue, Exit #289
First Exit Edwards Mill Road
From Richmond, Petersburgh, Virginia Area
95 South to I-85 South to US 1 South to Raleigh
I-440 Outer Beltline
Exit Wade Avenue, Exit #4-B
Second Exit Edwards Mill Road
From Edwards Mill Road
You will pass the Arena/Stadium Complex on the left. Proceed to the intersection of Edwards Mill and Trinity Road. Take a left at the stoplight onto Trinity Road. The State Fairgrounds Horse Complex and Gate 9 can be accessed from Trinity Road. Additional Gates can be accessed by turning right ontoYouth Center Road or Blue Ridge Road, and then from Hillsborough Street.
From I-40/Wade Avenue
if you miss Edwards Mill Road, you can take the next exit, Blue Ridge Road. Take a right at top of ramp. The fairgrounds is located at the intersection of Blue Ridge and Trinity Road (second light from exit ramp). Hunt Horse Complex and Gate 9 are located off Trinity Road, Gates 10 and 11 from Blue Ridge Road, Gates 12, 1, and 2 are from Hillsborough Street, Gates 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are from Youth Center (connector road between Trinity and Hillsborough).
Free parking is available on State Fair and Carter-Finley Football Stadium property for events scheduled at the Fairgrounds.
North Carolina State Fairgrounds is a fully accessible venue.