North Carolina Mountain State Fair
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The North Carolina Mountain State Fair is a ten-day long agricultural fair
Fair
A fair or fayre is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary; some last only an afternoon while others may ten weeks. ...

 which occurs annually in mid-September in Fletcher, North Carolina
Fletcher, North Carolina
Fletcher is a town in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,185 at the 2000 census.Fletcher is home to Asheville Regional Airport, which serves Western North Carolina...

. Their slogan is "How the West Was Fun!" Annual attendance at the fair averages 171,290, with half the attendees between the ages of 20 and 49. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children and senior citizen
Senior citizen
Senior citizen is a common polite designation for an elderly person in both UK and US English, and it implies or means that the person is retired. This in turn implies or in fact means that the person is over the retirement age, which varies according to country. Synonyms include pensioner in UK...

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