If you go
Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair
WHERE: 5226 E. Palmetto St. (U.S. 76), Florence, just east of Francis Marion University
WHEN: Oct. 13-17
▪ 4-10 p.m. Oct. 13-15
▪ 4 p.m.-midnight Oct. 16
▪ 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Oct. 17
HOW MUCH: $8 ages 11 and older, $4 ages 3-11, free ages 2 and younger
ALSO:
▪ $20 “Mega Pass” including admission and unlimited rides for one person on any day of fair, available online through Monday.
▪ $25 unlimited rides hand stamp daily
SCHEDULED ENTERTAINMENT: Free with fair admission
▪ “Banana Derby,” 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13-16; and 1:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17.
▪ Lance Gifford Magic Illusion Show, times to be announced.
▪ Rosaire’s Royal (pig) Racers, 6 and 8 p.m. Oct. 13-16; and noon and 4, 7 and 10 p.m. Oct. 17.
▪ “Lady Houdini,” 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Oct. 13-16,; and 2, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Oct. 17.
INFORMATION: 843-665-5173 or www.ecafair.com
S.C. State Fair
WHERE: 1200 Rosewood Drive, Columbia
▪ From Interstate 20 west from Florence, take I-77 south to Exit 6, and turn right (west) on Shop Road, and reach fairgrounds in 3 miles.
▪ From U.S.-76/U.S. 378 west from Sumter, once inside Columbia city limits, continue on Garners Ferry Road, past I-77, then left on North Beltline Boulevard, right on Rosewood Drive to Assembly Street/George Rogers Boulevard, and left on the latter to fairgrounds.
WHEN: Oct. 14-25
▪ 3-11 p.m. Oct. 14
▪ Noon-11 p.m. Oct. 15, 18-22 and 25
▪ Noon-midnight Oct. 16, 23
▪ 11 a.m.-midnight Oct. 17 and 24
ADMISSION:
▪ For ages 6-54: $1 opening day for fairgrounds only, $7 advance, $10 at gate
▪ $7 ages 55 and older
▪ Free ages 5 and younger,with adult accompaniment
▪ Free for active and retired military, and dependents, with military ID
▪ Parking $5 cash in fair lots; parking for cars with an official handicap license or placard available near south gate.
▪ For rides: Wristbands (good for unlimited rides, Mondays-Fridays) and tickets available.
GRANDSTAND CONCERTS: Ticket purchase required for most events, but fair admission included –
▪ Thomas Rhett, 7 p.m. Oct. 14. $20.
▪ Shawn Mendes, 7 p.m. Oct. 16. $15.
▪ The Volunteers – U.S. Army Field Band (www.armyfieldband.com/pages/ensembles/vols.html), 5 and 7 p.m. Oct. 17. Free with admission, and no wristband required.
▪ Gladys Knight, 6 p.m. Oct. 18. $20.
▪ Cole Swindell, 7 p.m. Oct. 21. $15.
▪ Newsboys, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23. $15.
▪ Israel Houghton and New Breed, 4 p.m. Oct. 25. Free with wristband, available 1 p.m. that day.
INFORMATION: 803-799-3387, 888-444-3247 or www.scstatefair.org
N.C. State Fair
WHERE: 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh – From Interstate 95, take I-40 west, then Exit 289 east on Wade Avenue, then north onto Edwards Mill Road to fairgrounds
WHEN: Oct. 15-25 –
▪ 3 p.m.-midnight Oct. 15
▪ 8 a.m.-midnight Oct. 16-17 and 22-24
▪ 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Oct. 18-21 and 25
HOW MUCH:
▪ $10 ages 13-64 (Advance online $8 through Oct. 15, and $9 Oct. 15-25)
▪ $6 military and their dependents
▪ $5 ages 6-12 (Advance online $3 through Oct. 15, and $4 Oct. 15-25)
▪ Free ages 5 and younger, and 65 and older
ALSO: Available advance online through Oct. 15 –
▪ “Mega Pass,” good for all 11 days, $66.
▪ “Mini Pass,” covering any four days, $24.
RIDE TICKETS: $18 for $10 advance online through Oct. 15, and $1 each on site.
GRANDSTAND SHOWS: $10 extra each –
▪ “United Pullers of the Carolinas Tractor Pull,” 6 p.m. Oct. 16, noon and 6 p.m. Oct. 17, and 1 p.m. Oct. 18.
▪ Demolition Derby and Monster Truck Freestyle, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23-24 and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 25.
SCHEDULED ENTERTAINERS: Free with admission (Tickets for reserved floor seats available at box office at 9 a.m. the day of each show, with six-ticket limit), with all shows 7:30 p.m. (doors open 7 p.m.) –
▪ FireHouse with The Fifth, Oct. 15
▪ “The Great I Am” gospel concert, Oct. 16
▪ Jason Michael Carroll with Luke Combs and Stephanie Quayle, Oct. 17
▪ Orquesta GarDel, Oct. 18
▪ Nuv Yug presents “Bollywood Night,” Oct. 19
▪ Black Sheep with Shadina, Oct. 20
▪ Band of Oz, and The Embers, Oct. 21
▪ “A Night of Praise,” with gospel choirs, Oct. 22
▪ The Love Language, with Spider Bags, Oct. 23
▪ Charlie Daniels Band, with Kasey Tyndall, Oct. 24.
▪ Nantucket, with Sidewinder, Oct 25.
INFORMATION: 919-733-2145 or www.ncstatefair.org
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