NC State Extension has announced Farm Animal Days, a FREE program for kids and families.
The event, hosted by the Lake Wheeler Road Field Library, takes place at NC State University Beef Educational Unit, 4505 Mid Pines Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. (2 miles south of I-40) You must enter the facility from Mid-Pines Road.
It happens just once a year and it’s FREE.
Farm Animal Days is taking place Wednesday, April 22, to Friday, April 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.It’s designed for school field trips (pre-school through first grade), but families and individuals are welcome to attend.
Families do not need to sign up. You can just show up. Absolutely no pets allowed.
It takes about an hour to experience everything at the event, and the least busy times are 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Here’s what’s going on:
- Animals to see: Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Beef Cow/calf, Dairy Cow, Horses, Poults
- Pardoned Turkeys, Chocolate and Chip
- Tractors on display
- Molly the Cow and Porky the Pig
- Informational presentations at the Dairy Advantage Trailer
- Grass area for picnic
- Free Ice Cream!
- Displays from Jr. Wolfpack Club, NC Cattlemen’s Association, NC Pork Council, NC Small Grain Growers, Wake County Farm Bureau, NC Egg Association, NC Soybean Producers, NC Sweet Potato Growers, Yates Mill Association
- One hour is sufficient to see all the exhibits.
Farm Animal Days is brought to you by the departments of Animal Science, Poultry Science and Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University. The event is hosted by the Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory.
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