Can you smell the cotton candy?

The buildings are getting so close to being ready, it's almost like as soon as they're ready we'll be ready to open the gates and have a great fair! Two new buidlings, the renovated livestock sales arena, the return of the chairlift and Drew Exposition. WOW!!!!

Advance sale discounted tickets are on sale now at the WNC Ag Center office and the WNC Farmers Market office. And to make it super simple, beginning August 1 you can stop by area Ingles Stores and get the same deals!!! And if you want to save your gas money, you can do it all on-line at our secure website at www.mountainfair.org!

T-minus 56 days and counting!!!

In the Broadway show "The Music Man," one of the cutest songs is "The Wells Fargo Wagon is-a Coming." Picture that young boy looking down the midway of the 2009 NC Mountain State Fair and seeing the chairlift circling the midway again for the first time since 2001. We all may be yammering and sputtering trying to express our excitement just like he did singing about the Wells Fargo Wagon "bringing something special just for me!"

You can use your ride tickets this year to cruise leisurely over the crowds in the charilift or simply navigate from the bottom to the top of the fair. And you can save money on this and every ride when you buy ride tickets for half-price in advance at the Ag Center, the WNC Farmers Market or beginning 8/1 at Ingles.

Mountain State Fair Concert line-up announced

We haven't publicized this so it will be our little secret, right? Coming to the concert stage in McGough Arena at the 2009 NC Mountain State Fair will be country star Jake Owen on Tuesday night (9/15). Look for another country star Randy Houser on Wednesday evening (9/16)and gospel group 33 Mile on Thursday (9/17). Wrapping up the concert series on Sunday night (9/20) will be bluegrass stars The Travelin McCourys with special guest Tony Rice. Tickets for all the shows are just $5, general admission. Keep an eye on the MSF website (www.mountainfair.org) for ticket sales information. The entertainment bargain of the year!!! Come discover "When the West was Fun!"

Continuing the improvements!!!

Visitors to the WNC Ag Center will see a new "landscape" of sorts with two new buildings and a renovated Livestock sales building in 2009. Good weather has allowed crews to proceed with these projects on target, and we're excited about opening them at the Mountain State Fair! The Arts and Crafts Building is nearing completion, the steel frame on the Exposition Building is nearly complete, and renovations to the Livestock Sales Arena are almost done. Woo-hoo!!!

Register your entries on-line in 2009

NEW for '09!!
Make Your Entry On-Line!
Fill out entry forms online and not have to worry about mailing them.
You will create a unique login name and password Then you can login anytime to view your information and make adjustments. It's easy and secure.
Go to:https://ncmsf.fairmanager.com

It looks almost finished!!!

What a gorgeous building this is! The new Arts and Crafts Building at the WNC Ag Center is nearing completion and what a valuable asset it will be during the Mountain State Fair and also during non-fair times. The building will house the artisans carrying the Appalachian arts traditions forward during the fair, and will be available to rent to community groups, businesses and individuals during the rest of the year!!!