Woolly Worm Festival
Since 1978, Banner Elk has settled the winter forecast by racing woolly bear caterpillars up strings, with the Saturday champion earning $1,000 and official meteorological honours for the High Country.
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"A community-run fair in a small Burke County mill town, offering carnival rides, agricultural exhibits, nightly entertainment and a fireworks display every August."
Drexel Fair
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Iredell County Agricultural Fair
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Stokes County Agricultural Fair
"Pittsboro's long-running county fair combines working agricultural exhibits with industrial and craft competitions in the heart of the Piedmont's Chatham County."
Chatham County Agricultural and Industrial Fair
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Davidson County Agricultural Fair
"Makanda celebrates the annual turkey vulture migration over the Shawnee National Forest with a quirky two-day street festival of local art, handmade crafts, live music, and concessions in its historic village boardwalk."
Vulture Fest
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