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Winner announced for admission and ride tickets N.C. State Fair!

POSTED BY
Jody Mace

Update! The winner of the 2nd and final contest for 8 admission and 16 ride tickets to the N.C. State Fair is Heather Vin***t. (Name obscured for privacy.

The N.C. State Fair takes place October 16 to 26, 2025, and is the highlight of the year for many North Carolinians.

Want to win free N.C. State Fair admission and ride tickets? We’ve got several to give away, and it’s easy to enter!

One Triangle on the Cheap subscriber will win 8 admission tickets and 16 ride tickets!

Ride Tickets to N.C. State Fair. Photo: Mace Publishing, LLC

Enter to win N.C. State Fair Tickets

UPDATE! The contest has ended. The winner is Heather Vin***t. (Name obscured for privacy.

To enter, scroll down (yes, ALL the way down!) and leave a comment to this post! Make sure to enter with your real name, and an email address that you frequently monitor! (Your email address will not be shown publicly. Just enter it in the email address field, not the comment area.) I will randomly select the winner on October 9, 2025.

You must be a Triangle on the Cheap newsletter subscriber to win! Subscribe to Triangle on the Cheap’s daily newsletter!

I will email you and you’ll need to respond within 24 hours with your mailing address. It’s important to respond right away, because I physically have the tickets and need to mail them to you.

The email will come from jody@triangleonthecheap.com, so please make sure to check your spam folder, or even better, whitelist that email address so that it doesn’t get sent to the spam folder.

If I don’t receive your mailing address within 24 hours, the tickets might have to be given to someone else.

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  2. Tyann Johnson says

    Entering for Fair tickets, new to area never been to this fair. Sounds amazing tho!

  7. Lisa Drevenak says

    Entering to win! This is always a great resource for info, would be Ah-mazing to get access to the resource!

  8. Emma Turner says

    Entering to win!
    We love triangle on the cheap and the amazing support in our community! Keep up the great work!! ❤️

  15. Smitha says

    would love to take my kids and nephews to the fair. thank you for a chance to win the tickets.

  18. Bre Marie says

    I love going to state fair ! 🎡
    Thanks triangle on the cheap for always keeping us updated on events happening in our area .

  20. Sydney White says

    So excited for the fair this year!! I am a student at NC State and can’t wait to bring my new roomates who are studying from France a chance to experience the fair 🙂

  21. Jin says

    Thank you for all that you do for our community! Our family is so excited for our very first N.C. State Fair this October, and winning would be such a wonderful gift for us.

  22. Kayla C says

    We would love to win these tickets to the fair! Thanks, Triangle on the Cheap for all your hard work!

  28. Rasha says

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  34. Rob DuPont says

    Free Fair tickets over here! 🙌🙌🙌 We love going to the fair every year. Thanks for doing a giveaway Triangle On The Cheap, love your page!!!

  35. Melissa Chin says

    My husband and I never had a honeymoon…..one of our most special moments was on a Ferris Wheel! We’d love to celebrate our anniversary at the fair! ❤️

  38. Michelle A. Narducci-Aubry says

    Hi there!! I have never been to the State Fair before. Last year was my first October in NC, and I was just getting back on my feet. I moved to Cary from NYC after I lost my Dad, Mom and Husband in less than 4 years. My 2nd Cousin who lives in Sanford came up to NY and gave me a new life! She took me and my two cats in. I have come leaps and bounds mentally and emotionally since all of the tragic loss I’ve endured. I would love the opportunity to attend the State Fair this year. Back where I’m from, in Staten Island, NY, I was the hula hoop champ at our Richmond County Fair from the ages of 6 through 21!! It’s is much smaller than the NC State Fair and I would love to be able to have the experience! I am so grateful for my Cousin and I absolutely love living in NC! Everyone has been so kind and friendly. Much like myself. I feel like I really have found my “home”. Thank you so much for your consideration!!
    Warm regards,
    Michelle A. Narducci-Aubry

    • Angela Hicks says

      My family would Love to go to the Fair!! 🎡. what a great contest. We loveTriangle on the Cheap, great information and great support for our community! ❤️

  46. Beth Carroll says

    We’d love to take our nieces and my in-laws, new NC resident’s, to their first fair this year! 🤞🏼🎢🎡🌽🐖🌺🍏🎆 Thank you for the newsletter, it’s so helpful in discovering all of the fun family things in our area!

  48. Aleigha Urrutia says

    Would love to win tickets for my family!! This is our favorite time of the year 🙂

  49. Steve Brewster says

    New to NC and have never been to the fair. Would love to experience it with my family. And thanks for providing this wonderful website!

  58. Deona Hinton-Chambers says

    Good Morning

    My husband and I are new to the area and have never attended the fair nor did we know about it. A friend told me about Triangle on the Cheap and it has been a blessing. My children came to visit and used it for touring. We would love to attend the fair.

  60. Karen Borusiewicz says

    Pick me 😀! Would love to win and experience the fair, especially with my amazing grandson! Thanks for the chance and for all the great event notifications.

  61. Rita Pineda says

    Move to here three years ago and haven’t been yet. hope to get to this year. would love the opportunity for a chance to get free tickets. wish everybody luck. thanks to the people who are offering the free tickets!
    Best regards

  62. Patricia Satterfield says

    let’s try this again….my family and I look forward to going to the fair each year and can’t wait to try those new 86+ food concoctions and the rides. this tymy youngest grandson is old enough and tall enough to go on more rides.

  65. Kelli Burke says

    Would LOVE to win some fair tickets!! We’ve got family coming in for the fair this year and this would be such a blessing!

  70. Tamekia P says

    Free tickets to the NC State Fair?? Well why not take a shot 🤣 Love the insight you you all consistently give us through the newsletter for local events.

  75. Tonya Powell says

    Yes! Would be awesome to be able to take my son and his friends to the State Fair! Please enter me in the drawing.

  77. Kiki Wons says

    Never gonna miss a peep because I have Triangle on the Cheap! Thank you for the opportunity!

  82. Amanda Dille says

    would love to win and take my favorite people, my grands! I love getting my emails from triangle on the cheap so much information on whats going on in the triangle. Thankyou for keeping me in the know!

  86. Cherrill Todd says

    I read Triangle on the Cheap daily. I would love to take my children and mom to the fair. Please choose me!

  96. Desiray Joyce says

    Entering to win! 🤞🏽🤞🏽 would love to go as we are new to the state! Just moved here in June and trying to find fun stuff!

  98. Dale Graves says

    Great timing. We got friends coming into town that week. Thanks Triangle on the Cheap.

  99. Brittany Williams says

    Hey!! We love TOC and would love to get a chance to win tickets to the state fair for myself and my children. Thank you for sharing all the great deals within the city!!

  103. Debra Plautz says

    Can’t wait for the fair–food, shows, exhibits, fireworks, fire show! It will be a great time, as always!!

  106. Marilyn says

    My husband and I was took our children to the fair. After they were grown we enjoyed going ourselves. He passed away but I continued to go with friends it would be good forme and my grandkids to go to the fair.

  108. Daniel Lackey says

    I’m excited to attend my first N.C. State Fair. Winning these sure would make it so much sweeter.

  112. Stacy Palmer says

    I would love to take my family to the State Fair, this would be so exciting for my daughter. I attended each year when I was growing up and it was so much fun. We would really enjoy the food, exhibits shows and the rides.

  119. Sheri Gonzalez says

    Would love to win! 🎡🎠🎢🎟️
    I anyways read all your newsletters to see all events and discounts.

  121. Angela Thornton says

    I love Triangle on the Cheap and I love the State Fair! I haven’t been to the fair in several years so I’m excited to enter this contest.

  123. Shauna Hester says

    I am really interested in winning the state fair tickets to take my family to the fair to enjoy the rides and the great foods. Please pick me i will really be appreciated. thanks
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  125. Kate (Katherine) R Lozier says

    I have never been to the NC Fair. I have been a loyal subscriber since I moved here. I love all of the events and tips. thanks.

  126. Portia Walls says

    would love the free tickets to the fair! I enjoy receiving and reading your newsletter daily. Very informative

  137. Samantha Dillon says

    Please me single mom of 4!
    I would love to take them. If I can’t I can’t but this would be awesome and I’d be so grateful!!

  138. Merri Geary says

    I would love to win and take our 3 year old. Money is tight right now. Thanks for the chance. Fingers crossed.

  139. Nakia Hodges says

    Thanks for keeping us updated with events in the community. I would love to win the fair tickets for my family.

  142. Amber paul says

    This is such a cool idea & my family and friends would love the chance to all go together!!

  143. Natalie Elkan says

    I’d love to win tickets to give to kids in my neighborhood who couldn’t otherwise afford to go to the fair! 🙂

  144. Mendy Clark says

    Taking my grandchildren to the NC State Fair
    is such an enjoyable time. We all have big fun eating, playing the games, the rides and exploring all the Fair has to offer!!! It’s the one thing we have in common to bridge the generation gap between ages 10 and 71.

  146. Denise Sanders says

    These contest are awesome, hope I’m picked!!!! I love the Fall and the State Fair.

  147. Steicy nunez says

    I would love to go to the state fair to make up for the years I wasn’t able to because of being in the military.

  151. Momodou Jeng says

    I love Triangle on the Cheap. It provides valuable information about events happening around the Triangle weekly.

  152. Aleigha Urrutia says

    Hoping to win some tickets for my little family! This would be so much fun for my 4 and 3yr year old! Thank you TOTC for this opportunity.

  153. Marianne Bahna says

    Would love to win some tickets for myself and some friends! Thanks for all you do 🙂

  156. Nicole Sbaiti says

    We haven’t been in years. I want to take my grand daughter. Thank you for all the great events. I have been to many Triangle on the cheap posted events!

  161. Elizabeth Sequeira says

    Oooh, I missed out the last few years- I’d love to go again— I hear a cotton candy calling my name!

  165. Rhonda Williams says

    Fingers and toes crossed 🤞🏾! Would love to win but congratulations to who ever does and Happy Fall Ya’ll 🎃👻

  169. Julie Ruppersberger says

    I love Triangle on the Cheap! Thank you for this opportunity to win tickets for the State Fair! I would love to go to the fair!

  170. Lauren Weathers says

    We love our NC State Fair. Would love some tickets for my family! Thanks for the opportunity.

  174. Denise Trethewey says

    Never been, moved here from Chicago last year. What a great experience it would be. Fingers crossed I win the tickets.

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