Although the 2011 N.C. State Fair is still months away, there’s still plenty to do for everyone at the Fairgrounds this weekend. The Capital Dressage Classic runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The horse competition also includes a vendor fair. On Saturday the Classic will also host a special performance by the 82nd Airborne Division’s All-American Chorus and a Medieval jousting and tournament games exhibition.
Also running Friday through Sunday, the North Carolina Junior Beef Round-Up will include steer and breed shows, showmanship competitions and other family activities. The event is designed to develop livestock-specific and general leadership skills in North Carolina young people.
The Raleigh Flea Market features all sorts of interesting finds each weekend at the Fairgrounds.
People interested in antiques have three different events to look forward to this weekend:
- On Saturday the Raleigh Bottle Club will host it’s Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Martin Building. The show will feature a variety of small antiques including signs, glassware, ephemera and much, much more.
- Antique guns, uniforms and insignia are just a few examples of the items that will be displayed and available for sale at the Old North State Antique Gun & Military Collector Show on Saturday and Sunday. The show will be held in the Scott Building and feature items from a wide range of American military conflicts.
- As usual the Raleigh Flea Market is open for business on Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss all that the more than 600 vendors have to offer.
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