If North Carolina residents are interested in competing at the N.C. State Fair, they have until Monday, Sept. 15 to register for various competitions. The fair offers a range of categories including arts and photography, culinary, livestock, decorating, fruit and vegetable production, hobbies and handicrafts, flowers, and LEGOS.
Kent Yelverton, director of the N.C. State Fair, said: “Our competitions highlight the talents of the people of North Carolina. For most of the competitions, entry drop off is the weekend before the Fair starts on Oct. 16. If you are planning to enter something into one of the hundreds of categories of competitions we have at the Fair, this is the last weekend to do it before entries close at midnight on Monday, Sept. 15.”
There are also 11 cooking challenges open only to home chefs who live in North Carolina. These events will take place daily during the fair in Dorton Arena’s North Side Lobby. Winners will receive $500 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place.
The schedule for this year’s Home Chef Challenge includes:
– “Keep Your Eye on the PIEze” – No Bake Pie Challenge presented by N.C. State Athletics (Oct. 16)
– Sheetz Street Taco Challenge presented by SHEETZ (Oct. 17)
– Savory with Some Spirit Challenge presented by Distillers Association of North Carolina (Oct. 18)
– “Smoke Em Up” Smoked Turkey Breast Challenge presented by Kindled Provisions (Oct. 19)
– “Sugar Showdown” Candy Challenge presented by N.C. State Fair (Oct. 20)
– “EGG-stravagant Quiche” Challenge presented by Wegmans (Oct. 21)
– “America 250th – Celebrating the Great American State Fair” Food Challenge presented by Mike and Amanda from Your Q Morning Crew at 94.7 QDR (Oct. 22)
– Pig On A Stick Challenge presented by Smithfield Foods (Oct. 23)
– “Soups On” Chicken Soup Challenge presented by N.C. State Fair (Oct. 24)
– “Salsa Showdown” Salsa Challenge presented by North Carolina PTA (Oct. 25)
– “Not Your Classic BLT Sandwich” BLT Challenge presented by N.C. State Fair (Oct. 26)
Details about entering any competition can be found on the official website at https://www.ncstatefair.org/. Information about rules and deadlines is available under the Competitions tab; further details are provided in both General Entries Premium Book and Livestock Entries Premium Book.
