Get ready for one of the Triad’s favorite fall traditions! The Central Carolina Fair returns to the Greensboro Complex September 3-20, 2026 for days of family fun, thrilling rides, classic midway games, live entertainment and all the fair food you’ve been craving.
Take a spin on exciting rides, bring the kids for plenty of family-friendly attractions, test your skills at the midway games and enjoy delicious fair favorites like funnel cakes, corn dogs, candy apples, turkey legs and more. Whether you’re looking for an action-packed night out or a fun day with the family, there’s something for everyone at the Central Carolina Fair.
With special admission and ride promotions throughout the fair, there are plenty of ways to make the most of your visit. Gather your family and friends and make plans to experience the sights, sounds, tastes and excitement of the Central Carolina Fair!
Make the most of your day at the Central Carolina Fair with a $20 Unlimited Ride Wristband! The wristband includes admission to the fair and gives you unlimited rides all night long. Wristbands are available for purchase from 12 PM–3 PM. Purchase yours during that window, and you can keep riding all night! After 3 PM, regular fair pricing applies.
And now, we want to send your family to the fair! Register below for your chance to win four admission tickets and four unlimited ride wristbands, giving you and three guests the chance to ride all day and enjoy everything the Central Carolina Fair has to offer!
August 24, 2026 at 12:00AM US/Eastern through August 31, 2026 at 12:00AM US/Eastern
For the "Win Tickets To The Central Carolina Fair" online contest, enter between 12:00 a.m. ET on August 24, 2026 and 12:00 a.m. ET August 31, 2026, by clicking the appropriate contest entry link at 987simon.com/contests, and completing the online entry form. On or around 8:00 a.m. ET on August 31, 2026, ten (10) entries will be randomly selected, and upon verification, will win, i) four (4) any one-day admission tickets and ii) any four (4) any one-day unlimited ride wristband passes to the Central Carolina Fair, valid for any one day at the Central Carolina Fair, September 3-20, 2026, Greensboro Complex, Greensboro, NC. Both elements of prize must be used in conjunction with each other at the time of redemption. There will be a total of ten (10) prizes be offered during this contest, furnished by the Greensboro Complex. Total prize value $120.00. A winner may only win once in this contest. Limit one (1) entry per Entrant email address per calendar day. Redeeming and using the prize(s) in this contest requires for the winner(s) (i) to have a valid email address and an app-enabled mobile device capable of downloading and running a third-party mobile ticketing app (e.g., Ticketmaster, AXS, MLB, etc.); (ii) to install, or have already installed, such mobile ticketing app on their app-enabled mobile device; and (iii) to login into an existing user account or to sign up for a free user account with the third-party operating such mobile ticketing app by completing a form with all required information, including at a minimum first name, last name, and valid email address. THE PRIZE(S) IN THIS CONTEST CANNOT BE REDEEMED OR USED BY ANY MEANS OTHER THAN THE DESIGNATED THIRD-PARTY MOBILE TICKETING APP FOR THIS PRIZE. INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS, ACCESS TO AN APP-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICE AND/OR DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE FOREGOING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REDEEM OR USE THE PRIZE(S) IN THIS CONTEST SHOULD THEY BE SELECTED AND VERIFIED AS A WINNER, WILL NOT RECEIVE A SUBSTITUTE PRIZE, AND SHOULD NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST. The winner(s) and any guest(s), if applicable, must comply with any and all COVID-19 vaccination, screening, testing, safety and related requirements imposed or required by (if applicable) the Station, the venue, event promoter, sponsors, travel providers, hotels, governmental authorities or others in connection with the receipt, use, and redemption of the prize. Refusal to comply with all applicable COVID-19 requirements will result in forfeiture of the prize and no replacement or alternate prize will be provided. All cancellations are deemed beyond the control of the Station and its sponsors. This includes, but is not limited to, event cancellations due to any pandemic or epidemic constituting a public health emergency, including those subject to government mandated quarantines, travel restrictions, or stay-at-home orders. The Station and/or its sponsors shall in no way be responsible under any circumstances whatsoever for replacing, and/or for reimbursing any winner(s) with any form of compensation for, any prize(s) or portion(s) thereof forfeited due to the refusal of the winner(s) and/or their guest(s) to comply with all applicable COVID-19 requirements and/the cancellation of any event, nor will any alternate prize(s) be provided. Otherwise, WSMW-FM's General Contest Rules apply and can be found HERE.
