Create account

Coverage dated October 25, 2026 to October 26, 2026

North Carolina State Fair attendance drops amid inflation

Headline from FOX8 WGHP

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- As the North Carolina State Fair wraps up its final day Sunday in Raleigh, attendance figures show it may not match 2025 numbers. The fair runs over 11 days and, before Sunday, averaged nearly 82,000 people attending daily -- for a total of around 817,852 fairgoers as of the …

FOX8 WGHP's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

2 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS 17 Raleigh

    NC State Fair attendance lags behind 2025 amid higher gas costs; vendor prices draw concern (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

    Published

    CBS 17 Raleigh's feed description

    RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- As the North Carolina State Fair wraps up its final day Sunday in Raleigh, attendance figures show it may not match 2025 numbers. The fair runs over 11 days and, before Sunday, averaged nearly 82,000 people attending daily -- for a total of around 817,852 fairgoers as of the …

  2. FOX8 WGHP

    North Carolina State Fair attendance drops amid inflation (opens FOX8 WGHP)

    Published

    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- As the North Carolina State Fair wraps up its final day Sunday in Raleigh, attendance figures show it may not match 2025 numbers. The fair runs over 11 days and, before Sunday, averaged nearly 82,000 people attending daily -- for a total of around 817,852 fairgoers as of the …

North Carolina State Fair attendance drops amid inflation | Since Then