Action Alley
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Action Alley is a fun-filled educational exhibit next to the Agri Supply Exposition Center, allowing our smallest festival attendees to explore vehicles they don’t normally get to see and experience close-up. It will offer children a hands-on opportunity to explore working trucks of all types including: public service, emergency, utility,construction, landscaping, transportation, and delivery.
Agri-Plaza
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Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The Agri-Plaza is your one-stop destination for animals of all sizes inside the Jim Graham Building. Alpacas, Butterfly Barn, Carolina Cooker Skillet Skee-Ball, Chick Hatchery, Chocolate & Chip the Pardoned Thanksgiving Turkeys, Corn Table, Dairy Goats, Dairy Milking Classroom, Feeder Pigs, Free Kids’ Activities, Germ City, John Deere Pedal Tractor Obstacle Course, Llamas, Longhorn Steer, N.C. Forest Service, N.C. State Highway Patrol, Pig Patch Birthing Center, Sheep and additional commercial vendors and exhibitors await!
Agri-Puppets Agritainment Show
Friday: 1:30, 4 and 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m., 1 and 3:30 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m., 1 and 3:30 p.m.
Head over to the breezeway outside the Agri Supply Exposition Center to find the Agri-Puppets and learn all about agriculture and animals. Boomer and Oscar teach the importance of farming, where your food comes from and what farmers really do all day to provide the food we all enjoy. The show includes bubble popping, dancing, interactive question/answers and more! Bring the kids over to learn about agriculture in a massively fun way!
Antique Tractor Pull
Sam G. Rand Grandstand
presented by 
Saturday:
2 - 8 p.m.
Interested in entering the Antique Tractor Pull? Contact Brad Gaupier at 910-990-1239 or visit www.catpapulling.com
Boomer's Farm Truck
Friday: 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Be on the look-out for Boomer driving his farm truck around the festival grounds and come on over for a photo-op with our agri-celebrity!
Butterfly Barn
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Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Come learn all about butterfly life cycles and migration patterns of native butterflies in the AgriPlaza inside the Jim Graham Building!
Carolina Cooker Skillet Skee-Ball
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Saturday: 12 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m.
Carolina Cooker is on board with us to turn the classic skee-ball game on its head! Did you ever dream of skee-ball with fried eggs and cast iron skillets? We're here to make that dream come true! High noon in the Graham corral, test your egg flinging skills at this free competition! We'll have divisions for Women 18+, Men 18+ and Youth 13-17. Get that hand-eye coordination going to take home a Carolina Cooker Cast Iron Skillet! We'll take the first 25 competitors in each division starting at 11 a.m.
Chick Hatchery
Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The smallest of our babies will be born in our incubator inside the Graham Building AgriPlaza! Come watch how baby chicks pip through their membranes and shells to join the brood!
Chocolate & Chip the 2022 Pardoned Thanksgiving Turkeys
Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
But wait, there's more! The NC State Prestage Department of Poultry Science will be on-hand with the most famous turkeys of Thanksgiving 2022! They began their lives at the Circle S Ranch in Union County, but Chooclate and Chip earned their feathers at the White House when President Biden pardoned them in November 2022. They now live at NC State's Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory, and will join us to teach you all about North Carolina's modern poultry industry.
North Carolina Craft Beer Garden
sponsored by 
Friday: Noon to 8 p.m.
Saturday: Noon to 8 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 7 p.m.
Be sure to stop by the Beer Garden, sponsored by the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild, during your time at the Got to Be NC Festival this year! Located across from the Got to Be NC Music Stage, the Beer Garden is full of a variety of delicious craft brews from across our state.
North Carolina Craft Cocktail Garden
sponsored by 
Friday: Noon to 8 p.m.
Saturday: Noon to 8 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 7 p.m.
Did you know that you can enjoy N.C. Craft Cocktails from distilleries right here in North Carolina at the Got to Be NC Festival this year?! The Distillers Association of North Carolina is hosting the Distillers Garden across from the Got to Be NC Music Stage where you can enjoy cocktails made with products from End of Days Distillery, Weldon Mills Distillery and Cultivated Cocktails.
Dinah Gore 4-H Healthy Food Challenge
Saturday: 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
The Dinah Gore 4-H Healthy Food Challenge is a competition where young people form a team and participate in a healthy living food challenge competition to create a dish using only a predetermined set of ingredients. From these ingredients, team members must identify and prepare the dish, then make a presentation about it to the judges. Stop by the Graham Building Hall of Fame Room to cheer them on. Winners will move on to the national competition!
Egg to Chick Egg Candling
Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Have you ever wondered how to tell if an egg is fertilized? Come out and join the Veterinary Division of the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as they give you the hands-on experience observing the growth and development of an embryo inside an egg.
Feeder Pigs
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Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Located right beside the Pig Patch Birthing Center, you'll find our fiesty feeder pigs. Currently weighing in around 30 pounds, their antics are sure to make you smile. Members from the North Carolina Pork Council will be on hand to answer your questions about pork production in North Carolina.
Festival Homegrown Music Stage
We're all about what makes North Carolina the absolute best place to live, work and play...and the music coming out of North Carolina is amazing. Click through to check out our full line-up!
Heritage Church Service featuring The Master's Men
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
Come join us Sunday morning in the Heritage Circle Church for a down-home Sunday service featuring inspirational music from a capella men's ensemble, The Master's Men.
Kenya Safari Acrobats
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Friday: 1:30, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 1:30, 3 and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m., 12 and 2 p.m.
Always a crowd favorite, the Kenya Safari Acrobats are BACK at the Got to Be NC Festival. From Greensboro, they'll wow you with their feats of athleticism mixed with spell-binding stories of African culture. You'll find them between the Agri Supply Exposition Center and the Grandstand.
Kids' Pedal Tractor Pull
Saturday: 1 p.m.
Get ready, get set....GOOOOOO! Come on down to the Grandstand on Saturday for your littles to participate in our Kids' Pedal Tractor Pull! Ribbons will be awarded to the fastest on the track! Age appropriate for those 2-8.
Kidz Corral
Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Stop by the Kidz Corral in the Graham Building to take a break and play in the corn table, check out our on-the-spot competitions and crafts, milk Maggie the Cow and more!
King BMX Stunt Show
presented by 
Raleigh State Arena
Friday: 1, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 12. 2 and 5 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m., 12 and 2 p.m.
Let's have some high-flying fun! Located between Dorton Arena and the Graham Building, the atheletes from the King BMX Stunt Show will thrill the audiences with their adrenaline-filled tricks that defy gravity..
Lil Ducky Water Racing
Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
You better get that pitcher pump going if you're going to win the race! Tucked inside the Kidz Corral in the Graham Building, the rubber ducky race is on! Grab your friends and see who will take home bragging rights!
N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services'
Germ City with the Division of Food and Drug Protection
Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
How clean are your hands? Even if you think you have a good hand-washing technique, you may be surprised with the germs you leave behind. That’s the focus of Germ City! While you're in the Graham Building, make sure you take a time out to learn proper hand washing techniques after you visit the animals!
NCDA&CS Spotted Lanternfly Detection Demonstrations
featuring K-9 Goose
Friday: 12:30, 2, 3:30, 5 p.m.
Did you know the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumuer Services is home to two spotted lanternfly detection dogs? K-9 Goose and K-9 Kita work with their handlers
Plant Protection Specialists Chad Taylor and Jackie Fredieu to sniff out the destructive pest that causes severe damage to trees, plants and vineyards.
Head over between the Agri Supply Expo Center and Grandstand to see Chad and K-9 Goose for a demonstration on how K-9 Goose's amazing nose is able to sniff out the spotted lanternfly and protect our state from this invasive pest.
North Carolina Forest Service
Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Visit the North Carolina Forest Service inside the Graham Building to learn about our state’s rich history in forestry and how our forestland is a significant influence in the state, providing economic value and adding immeasurably to the quality of life for residents. Learn about the many programs and services the N.C. Forest Service provides for the citizens of North Carolina – and beyond!
North Carolina K-9 Working Dog Demonstrations
featuring K-9 Officers from the Wake County Sheriff's Office
Saturday: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. - Wake County Sheriff's Office
Sunday: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. - Durham County Sheriff's Office
K-9 Officers will be on-hand to demonstrate obedience training, article search and drug detection. While your focus is on the working dog, don't miss the specialized training the K-9 handler demonstrates to both train his/her dog and to keep them at peak performance.
Demonstrations will be held between the Agri Supply Expo Center and Grandstand.
Pig Patch Birthing Center
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Friday: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Our sows will be welcoming their newest litters of piglets in The Pig Patch Birthing Center located in the Jim Graham Building. We'll be wishing a 'Happy Birthday' to new piglets each day of the Festival.
Quack Pack USA
Friday: noon, 2, 4 and 6 p.m.
Saturday: 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 3 and 5 p.m.
Team work makes the dream work! Nothing is more true as Chad and Candy Collins' amazing border collies treat audiences to what they do best...herding their ducks! Distractions? No such thing. These dogs will have your jaws dropping at their ability to keep their feathered friends exactly where they want them to be...all while delighting the crowds with obstacle adventures.
Smokey Bear's 80th Birthday Bash
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Saturday: 10:30 a.m.
Join us as we celebrate Smokey Bear's 80th Birthday with the North Carolina Forest Service in the Jim Graham Building's AgriPlaza. There will be games and story time, you can sign our banner to Smokey and enjoy some ice cream from the Southwest and Southland Dairy Farmers!
SouthLand Dairy Farmers Mobile Dairy Classroom
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Friday: noon, 3 and 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m., noon, 3 and 6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m., noon, 3 and 6 p.m.
Want to know how the milk in your grocery store gets there? At the Southland Dairy Classroom, we'll demonstrate how to milk a cow, describe how milk goes from the farm to the consumer, and then answer questions from the audience. We're bringing the dairy experience directly to you by sharing the a process that includes math, science, health (nutrition), and agriculture!
Young Farmer of the Day presented by the Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina
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North Carolina's next generation of farmers is in the field and the lab, at the farmstand and in the classroom. They are leading the way in feeding and clothing the world. We are proud to recognize three outstanding young farmers at this year's Got to Be NC Festival. Click through to check out this year's honorees!