Fair Highlights
Typical offerings include livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, carnival rides, live entertainment, local food vendors, and a well-attended fair drawing from one of North Carolina's most populous suburban counties.
Planning Your Visit
Gastonia is a major Charlotte suburb with a revitalized downtown and the Schiele Museum of Natural History. Crowders Mountain State Park — a prominent monadnock rising above the Piedmont — offers hiking and climbing, and the Catawba River provides waterfront recreation.
A Closer Look
In Gastonia, the Gaston County Fair celebrates the textile and manufacturing heritage of a Charlotte-area county where cotton mills once dominated the economy and where a proud working-class community now gathers each fall to celebrate its agricultural and industrial roots.
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