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Directions to the State Fairgrounds

Physical Address:
1025 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607


The N. C. State Fairgrounds is easily accessible from the I-440 Beltline, Interstate 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. Click here for Parking Tips.


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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
I-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 *

*From Edwards Mill Road, you will pass the Arena/Stadium Complex on the left. Proceed to the intersection of Edwards Mill and Trinity roads. Take a left at the stoplight onto Trinity Road. The State Fairgrounds Horse Complex and Gate 9 can be accessed from Trinity Road. Additional Gates can be accessed by turning right onto Youth Center Road or Blue Ridge Road, and then from Hillsborough Street.

From I-40/Wade Avenue, if you miss Edwards Mill Road, you can take the next exit, Blue Ridge Road. Take a right at top of ramp. The fairgrounds is located at the intersection of Blue Ridge and Trinity roads (second light from exit ramp). Hunt Horse Complex and Gate 9 are located off Trinity Road, Gates 10 and 11 from Blue Ridge Road, Gates 12, 1, and 2 are from Hillsborough Street, Gates 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are from Youth Center (connector road between Trinity and Hillsborough).