Getting fired up at the fairgrounds

With three-digit temperatures at the State Fairgrounds this week, you might say things are really heating up as we prepare for the 2011 N.C. State Fair. The temperatures have been sweltering in Raleigh recently, but the promise of cooler temperatures and fair-like weather is just three months away. In case you missed it, we launched our new website last week. This is your one-stop shop for all the information about this year’s fair. We’ll continue to update it with the latest information on agricultural exhibits, food, rides, entertainment and competitions as we get closer to the fair. And, speaking of…

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We are go for launch…

The 2010 N.C. State Fair website is now live, and includes most of the information you will need to plan your trip to the Fair this October, but it’s still a work in progress. Bookmark the site, share the URL with your friends and check back often as we update it with even more information in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we have plenty of promotions to keep your deep-fried appetite under control. One promotion, 10,000 Fans of Summer, ends today at 5 p.m. If we get 10,000 Facebook fans by then, we will offer all our Facebook fans an adult admission ticket for the group…

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