The Carolina Classic Fair returns October 2–11, 2026, bringing 10 days of rides, incredible food, live entertainment and family fun!
Take a spin on your favorite rides, challenge your friends to a game on the midway and indulge in all the classic fair food! From funnel cakes and corn dogs to unique fair favorites, you'll want to come hungry!
Mark your calendars and join us for QMG at the Clock Tower Stage on Sunday, October 4th, for R&B and Soul Music all day long!
Stage Lineup includes:
- 1p - 2p: Lady of Soul
- 2:30p - 3:30p: The Song Bird Raven
- 4p - 5:30p: Soultrii
- 6p - 8p: Phase Band
Your admission ticket to the fair includes access to the concert!
The Carolina Classic Fair is open October 2nd - 11th at the following times:
- Sunday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
- Saturday: 9 a.m. – 11 p.m.
SPECIAL DAYS:
Friday, October 2 – $5 Opening Day
Kick off the fair with $5 admission and $2.50 all rides until 5pm!
Monday, October 5 – Trans Ash School Day
Students, teachers and area school field trips can enjoy free admission from 9am - 2pm with a donation of three school supplies. Also get 10 rides for $20!
Tuesday, October 6 – $3 Tuesday & Senior Day
Enjoy $3 admission, $3 rides and select $3 food specials. Seniors 55+ get in FREE!
Wednesday, October 7 – Food Day & Special Education Day
Bring five nonperishable food items and receive FREE admission, with donations benefiting Crisis Control Ministry. Special needs individuals and their aides get free admission!
Thursday, October 8 – College & Military Day
College students with ID receive $5 admission, while active and retired military and their immediate families receive FREE admission with military ID.
Friday, October 9 – Pepsi Family Fun Day
Bring the kids for $20 kiddie ride wristbands for kids ages 10 and under from 12pm - 6pm.
Don't wait until you get to the gate! Buy your Carolina Classic Fair tickets online and save. General admission presale tickets are available for just $5, and kids 5 and under get in FREE. Weekday early birds can also enjoy FREE admission before 1 p.m.
Unlimited Ride Weekday Only Wristbands (Monday – Friday) $30
Individual ride tickets are available at $0.50 each – Buy $50 worth and receive 120 tickets!
For your chance to win a four-pack of one-day tickets to the fair, register below, courtesy of the Carolina Classic Fair!
September 21, 2026 at 12:00AM US/Eastern through September 28, 2026 at 12:00AM US/Eastern
For the "Win Tickets To The Carolina Classic Fair" online contest, enter between 12:00 a.m. ET on September 21, 2026 and 12:00 a.m. ET September 28, 2026, by clicking the appropriate contest entry link at wqmg.com/contests, and completing the online entry form. On or around 8:00 a.m. ET on September 28, 2026, twenty (20) entries will be randomly selected, and upon verification, will receive four (4) any one-day admission tickets valid for any one day at the Carolina Classic Fair, October 2-11, 2026, Winston-Salem Fairgrounds, Winston-Salem, NC. There will be a total of twenty (20) prizes be offered during this contest, furnished by the City of Winston-Salem. Total prize value $50.00. A winner may only win once in this contest 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, WQMG-FM's General Contest Rules apply and can be found HERE.
