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!!!

Bluegrass tribute coming Thursday, 9/17 to Mountain State Fair

There's a special bluegrass event that happens on Thursday nights in Asheville on Brevard Road, just a stone's throw from the WNC Farmers' Market. It's bluegrass night at the Hyatt's, where pickers and singers gather in the "music house" built out back.

We've lost Mr. Hyatt to the heavenly bluegrass band, and we want to say thank you to Mrs. Neila Hyatt, so we're moving the Hyatt Bluegrass night to the Mountain State Fair for one night, Thursday, September 17th at the Heritage Stage at the fair.

We'll have a brand new arts and crafts building in Heritage Circle this year, so it's a great time to say thank you to the Hyatts and celebrate their devotion to the preservation of bluegrass music in the Asheville area.

Picking and singing will start about 7 p.m., and the fair closes at midnight. Who knows how long the music will last! Bring your instrument, just like you would to the Hyatt's. We'll have professional sound set on the stage with plenty of room for everyone.

Mark your calendars for this special night!!! There's no telling who might show up.

And the buildings move closer to completion

Remember when you were a kid and you had Lincoln Logs as play toys? That's kinda the way it seems the new Arts and Crafts Building is going up. But they're using a crane to hoist the logs and there's no way the dog can steal one from the pile!

Two new buildings underway!!!

Here are some updated photos on the new Arts and Crafts Building with logs going up around the exterior and the grading work that's underway on the new Livestock Building. Drop by the fairgrounds and see these new beauties going up!

2009 Premium Book now available on-line

Get a jump on the competition and review the 2009 competitive categories for the Mountain State Fair by accessing the new catalog from http://www.mountainfair.org/. Some of the entry forms are new, and places to deliver many of the competition products will change for 2009 with completion of the new buildings.

Entry forms, a revised map of the fairgrounds, rules, prizes and more are included in this book. Start planning now on how to win blue ribbons and cash at the 2009 NC Mountain State Fair!

Another step closer to completion

The Arts and Crafts Building has a floor, and the steel work should be finished this week. Weather permitting, there may be some logs going up next week.
We've broken ground on the new livestock building and the contractor is working on the foundation now. All the competitive exhibits that were housed in the Davis Arena will move to this new building this year, along with the Flower and Garden Show.
One side benefit of these two new buildings is the addition of more permanent rest room facilities that will be available to all fairgoers.