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Easter weekend events at the fairgrounds

If you have out-of-town guests for Easter or time to kill between egg hunts, then come on out to the fairgrounds. This weekend features a variety of events, including Hamfest, a sports-card and memorabilia show, the flea market and more. Event information is below: Saturday’s Sports Card, Memorabilia, & Comic Con  features more than 75 exhibitors that will be buying, selling and trading vintage to new sportscards, memorabilia and comics on over 160 tables in the Scott Building. The event will include an appearance by the Hunnies Cheerleading  squad, official cheerleaders for the Triangle Torch Indoor Arena Football team. Stop…

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Weekend Update: April 1-3

The Fairgrounds is excited that the 11th annual Wold Beer Festival will be in the Exposition Center and surrounding grounds this Saturday. More than 75 breweries will participate from all parts of the country. Attendees can sample from more than 250 beers in a variety of styles, along with a food truck rodeo, live entertainment, silent disco and more. Choose from two session times: noon to 4 p.m. or 6-10 p.m. Tickets are available online or at the door. Other events: J.Crew Warehouse Sale will be Friday through Sunday in the Holshouser Building.  Merchandise includes clothes and accessories from J.Crew, Madewell…

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Weekend Update: April 18-20

Enjoy the long Easter weekend with a family trip to the Cole Brother Circus at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. Cole Brothers Circus claims to be the “World’s Largest Circus Under The Big Top!” This circus has all of the traditional circus elements, including tigers, elephants, comedy dogs, clowns, showgirls, acrobats, high wire acts, the Globe of Death and the human cannonball. Look for the big top outside of Gate 10 at the corner of Trinity and Blue Ridge roads. Show times are Thursday and Friday, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday at 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Admission…

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