About Pender County Fair

The Pender County Fair in Burgaw celebrates a coastal county between Wilmington and Jacksonville where blueberries, sweet potatoes, and timber define the agricultural economy alongside the growing bedroom-community population of the greater Wilmington metro area.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, blueberry and sweet potato exhibits, local food vendors, and a community fair serving a county that balances rural agricultural character with growing suburban development.

Visitor Tips

Burgaw is the county seat with a well-preserved historic downtown. Moores Creek National Battlefield — site of the first patriot victory in North Carolina in 1776 — is located in Pender County, and Holly Shelter Game Land covers a vast area of the county's pine flatwoods.

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