About Dare County Fair

The Dare County Fair in Manteo celebrates North Carolina's Outer Banks county — Dare County contains the Wright Brothers National Memorial where flight was invented, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and Roanoke Island, site of America's first English colony, in a county where tourism, fishing, and maritime heritage define community life.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H competitions, seafood vendors, maritime craft exhibits, local food, and a fair celebrating the unique coastal culture of the Outer Banks fishing and beach communities.

Visitor Tips

Manteo is a charming harbor town on Roanoke Island between the mainland and the Outer Banks. The Lost Colony outdoor drama — one of the longest-running outdoor dramas in America — has been performed at Roanoke Island since 1937, and the Wright Brothers Memorial at Kill Devil Hills commemorates the 1903 first flight.

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