About Martin County Fair

The Martin County Fair in Williamston celebrates a Roanoke River county in northeastern North Carolina where tobacco, cotton, and hog farming define the agricultural economy — Williamston is a mid-sized eastern Carolina county seat with a surprisingly sophisticated food scene anchored by classic eastern North Carolina barbecue traditions.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, tobacco and cotton exhibits, local food vendors with eastern North Carolina barbecue, and a community fair celebrating the Roanoke River farming heritage.

Visitor Tips

Williamston's Main Street has been called one of North Carolina's hidden culinary gems — the town's old-school barbecue joints serving eastern-style whole-hog barbecue are regional institutions. The Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge protects significant bottomland hardwood forests nearby.

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