
Directions: N.C. State Fairgrounds 1025 Blue Ridge Road The N.C. State Fairgrounds is easily accessible from the I-440 Beltline, I-40, as well as from Blue Ridge Road, N.C. Highway 54 (Hillsborough Street) and Edwards Mill Extension. Free parking is available on State Fair and Carter-Finley Football Stadium property, except for recreational vehicles that park between the hours of midnight and 8:00 a.m. ![]() From Greensboro, Durham, Chapel Hill, or RDU Airport I-40 East into Raleigh Exit Wade Avenue, Exit #289 First Exit Edwards Mill Road From Fayetteville, Lumberton, South Carolina 2I-95 North to I-40 West Exit Wade Avenue, Exit #289 First Exit Edwards Mill Road From Goldsboro, Kinston US 70 West to I-40 West Exit #293, I-440 to Exit #289 Wade Avenue First Exit Edwards Mill Road From Rocky Mount US 64 / 264 West to Raleigh Exit 419 - I-440 towards Wake Forest Exit Wade Avenue, Exit #4-B Second Exit Edwards Mill Road From Wilmington, Jacksonville I-40 West to Raleigh Exit Wade Avenue, Exit #289 First Exit Edwards Mill Road From Wilson, Greenville US 264 West to 64 West to Raleigh Exit 419 - I-440 towards Wake Forest Exit Wade Avenue, Exit #4-B Second Exit Edwards Mill Road From Charlotte, Kannapolis, Salisbury I-85 North to I-40 East to Raleigh Exit Wade Avenue, Exit #289 First Exit Edwards Mill Road From Richmond, Petersburgh, Virginia Area I-95 South to I-85 South to US 1 South to Raleigh Take I-440 W Exit towards Sanford Exit Wade Avenue, Exit #4-B Second Exit Edwards Mill Road Get To The Fair Ride the Bus Ride the Bus for front door service! The best option for getting to the State Fair is to take a bus. Front door service and express lanes make getting here quick and easy! Take the Train Get on the train in Kannapolis, Salisbury, High Point, Greensboro, Burlington, Durham or Cary. Parking is free on state property Free parking is available on State Fair, Carter-Finley Football Stadium and RBC Center properties. Fairgoers are encouraged to take Wade Avenue to the Edwards Mill Extension to park in these lots. There may be exceptions if events are scheduled at Carter-Finley or the RBC Center. See a map of the Fairgrounds See a map of the Fairgrounds Handicap & Exhibitor parking lots The parking lot at the northeast corner of the fairgrounds, between Trinity Road and Blue Ridge Road is paved and designated for Handicap Parking only. Concessionaires and exhibitors park in the lot west of RV Parking past Gate 9 along Trinity Road. Another option for exhibitors is just south of the fairgrounds across from Hillsborough Street and Gate 2. Cars that are parked in the Handicap Lot that do not have appropriate tags or plates will be towed.
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