FLETCHER, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The 2025 North Carolina Mountain State Fair was held this year from Sept. 5-14 at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher, N.C.

The annual event was filled with attendees enjoying fair fare during its last weekend, including everything from the gondola lift and footlong corndogs to the farm animals competing in various livestock shows.

Check out our photo galleries from the 2025 Mountain State Fair below:

Farm photos

There were dozens of animals to see at the fair, from massive Ankole-Watusi cattle to tiny pygmy goats.

Animals this way!
Mabel, a large Ankole-Watusi.
Ducks gawk at onlookers.
Mystique the horse remained as mysterious as her name.
Pygmy goats bleated at their visitors.
Two goats go to town on their hay.
Elvira the cow.
A family enjoyed playing on a massive John Deere tractor.
BoPeep, a mama Ankole-Watusi, with her caretaker.
BoPeep’s son, Woody, playing with his caretaker.
BoPeep watching her visitors.

Rides and skies

There was a terrific sunset during the waning hours of the fair on Saturday, Sept. 15, which paired brilliantly with the neon lights of the carnival attractions.

Sun rays beam down on Fletcher, N.C.
Parking lots around the WNC Agricultural Center were packed with fair visitors.
Stuffed prizes hung down from fair stalls all over the fairgrounds.
Fair tickets are advertised at the beginning of the fairgrounds.
A bubble gun adds flair to the gondola lift.
A carnival entertainer on stilts greets fair guests waiting in line.
A couple takes in the fair from the gondola lift.
A family watches over fair-goers below.
Courageous fair visitors on the “Mantis” ride.
Banners for various fair food waved in the breeze.
A plane from the nearby Asheville Regional Airport soars overhead.
Clowns from the Haunted Farm creepily greeted guests.
The Pompeyo Brothers entertained a crowd at their dog show.
A Pompeyo dog performer dressed up in a pink cowboy outfit.
Another Pompeyo dog ascends a ladder for the crowd.
Eager competitors attempt to win goldfish at a carnival game.
Blinking lights of a fair ride.
The 2025 fair concluded on Sunday, Sept. 14.

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