Weekend Update: Aug. 9-10

Brides-to-be will find the fairgrounds the place to be on Saturday and Sunday as the Southern Bridal Show and Expo sets up in the Graham Building. Meet more than 150 Triangle-area wedding experts. Also enjoy wedding fashion previews featuring the latest trends in bridal wear. Event hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 per person. Children age 12 and under are admitted free. Pre-register and purchase tickets online to receive a $2 discount. Other events this weekend: The Raleigh Flea Market is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. Each weekend, the Commercial and…

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The Great Fair-A-Thon Challenge: Clue #5

Whether it was on the contest website, our blog, Facebook page or Twitter feed, we hope by now you’ve heard about Subway’s Great Fair-A-Thon Challenge. If not, here’s a quick rundown on the contest: Start by collecting clues in a virtual scavenger hunt (the fifth and final clue is below). Use the clues to complete an online game card by Thursday, Oct. 7. We’ll select teams from the winning entries to compete in a live scavenger hunt at the N.C. State Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 19, starting at 10 a.m. The top two teams from that scavenger hunt will go head-to-head in…

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Don’t miss your chance to win the Great Fair-A-Thon Challenge

In case you missed the big announcement, we’re partnering with Subway during this year’s State Fair to offer a free trip for two to New York City. After Pants Dance Revolution and the $5 Footlong Song Challenge, we decided it was time to take things to another level. That’s why we recently announced the Great Fair-A-Thon Challenge. The contest has three stages of competition, but if you make it to the finish line you can win a two-day trip to New York City to watch Jared Fogle, the Subway guy, compete in the New York City Marathon. The first stage of the race, a…

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Subway Great Fair-A-Thon Challenge Clue #1

In 2008, the N.C. State Fair helped celebrate the 10th anniversary of Jared the Subway guy’s tremendous weight loss, and his former size 60 pants, with the Pants Dance Revolution. This year, Jared is taking his message of health and fitness all the way to New York to compete in the NYC Marathon, and he wants you to come cheer him on. All you have to do is help us “Celebrate What’s Great” about the State Fair by competing in the Great Fair-A-Thon Challenge, and you may be on your way to the Big Apple! Great Fair-A-Thon Challenge participants will first compete…

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