The Western North Carolina Agricultural Center is the home of the North Carolina Mountain State Fair, numerous horse and livestock events, large scale conferences and trade shows.

Events of all sizes come here because the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center makes every aspect easy.

Got big ideas?  They'll fit perfectly at the WNC Ag Center.

Now Accepting Applications for Music Entertainers

2012 NC Mountain State Fair:  September 7th – 16th

Applications are now being accepted for 2012 NC Mountain State Fair Entertainers. 

All entertainment must be suitable for a family audience.  Selection is based on overall quality of entertainment and crowd appeal.

  • Major Exposure – The NC Mountain State Fair attracts over 180,000 people.
  • Professional Production –Sound, lights, and staging will be provided by a professional production company including a sound engineer/mixer.


The deadline to apply is February 29th, 2012.  Entertainment selections will be made by March 15, 2012.

Download 2012 Entertainment Application

Mountain State Fair Cookbook

cookbookNorth Carolina is fortunate to have a varied and abundant source of local food.  This book reflects the diversity in Western North Carolina.  Some of the recipes were blue-ribbon winners and others were just too good to leave out.  There are even "Fair Family Favorites," which are receipes from our dedicated Mountain State Fair staff and volunteers.

1000 Recipes, Ring-bound, 525 pages

$30.00 includes shipping and handling.


To order call (828) 687-1414

 

New Event Center Now Open for Business

Event CenterThe new LEED-green certified Event Center boasts over 45,000 square feet and is an ideal location for a diverse range of events and gatherings -- from national and regional trade shows and conventions, to corporate meetings, public expos and large-scale entertainment events.

With the capacity to accommodate up to 3,700 attendees at a time, the Event Center is an exciting and powerful addition to the region.

“Our goal is to offer meeting planners, who always wanted to book big events in Western North Carolina but couldn’t because of a lack of space, the opportunity to bring their clients to experience the charm and hospitality of the region. We know this event center will make us a major event destination,” said Ron Stamey, WNC Ag Center Marketing Specialist. 

In addition to the 45,000 square foot exhibit hall, the center features a full service restaurant, flexible meeting space, breakout rooms and state-of-the-art audio and video technology.

Show managers will enjoy meaningful technology upgrades throughout the Event Center’s footprint, including building-wide digital signage, VOIP-enabled show floors, expanded wireless network and a total fiber optic upgrade to the internal computer network.

Construction on the state-of-the-art, $7.5-million project began October 2010 and the Event Center will open its doors for the first time, Friday, September 9th, during the North Carolina Mountain State Fair.  More than 185,000 people are expected to gather in the region’s newest meeting space during the ten-day fair.

The significant number of events and meetings already on the books indicates the high interest in the amenities and value this beautiful new facility offers.

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