Festival Gate Hours
Friday: Noon – 10 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Building and Exhibit Hours
Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Carnival Hours
Friday: Noon – 10 p.m.*
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.*
Sunday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

*May extend for one hour based on attendance


Carnival Wristbands
Friday: Purchase from Noon to 9 p.m.,
Good all day for unlimited rides
Sunday: Purchase from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
Good all day for unlimited rides



 




   
5/16/2023 Chocolate and Chip make Got to Be NC Festival debut
5/9/2023 More family friendly activities coming to the Got to Be NC Festival, plus food, rides and a daily tractor parade
4/17/2023

Applications open for Got to Be NC Festival's Young Farmer of the Day Program

2/21/2023

Got To Be NC Festival seeks antique tractors and vendors

 

 

Got to Be NC Festival Blogs

5/24/2023 David Ferrell and his John Deere green tractor takes Agri Supply Best of Show at the Got to Be NC Festival
5/21/2023 A passion instilled at birth leads to young farmer career in agriculture
5/20/2023 Changing Hearts and Lives at Jewels of Health Farm
5/19/2023 Young Farmer takes pride in feeding the community and telling her ag story
5/17/2023 Fairgrounds crew builds new skillet skee-ball game for GTBNC Festival
5/16/2023 The Got to Be NC Festival will be May 19-21 at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh and we hope to see you there for plenty of fun, family friendly activities and tractors, of course!
5/15/2023 Rockingham County farm brings all natural farm fresh goat milk soaps and lotions to the Food Lion Local Goodness Marketplace.
5/10/2023 H.B. Thompson Farms Brings NC Popcorn to Got to Be NC Festival For First Time
4/21/2023 Changing the world, one product at a time