Final weekend of 2023 NC Mountain State Fair pushes overall attendance to near-record crowds

SEPT. 8, 2023 - Scenes from the 2023 N.C. Mountain State Fair, which ran from Sept. 8-17, 2023, at the WNC Agricultural Center in Arden. The Ag Center's general manager said Saturday, Sept. 16, was likely a record-breaking day as far as attendance, as more than 30,000 attendees turned out in the single day. (Photo credit: WLOS staff)