About Tyrrell County Fair

The Tyrrell County Fair in Columbia celebrates one of North Carolina's smallest and most remote coastal counties on the Albemarle Sound, where the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, the Alligator River, and vast peatland swamps surround a tiny community of farmers and fishermen who have maintained their Outer Banks Sounds heritage for generations.

What to Expect

Expect a small-county fair with community exhibits, 4-H projects, local food, and the tight-knit spirit of one of the least populated and most ecologically significant counties on the Atlantic coast.

Visitor Tips

Columbia is the county seat on the Scuppernong River. The Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge hosts one of the largest concentrations of wintering tundra swans and snow geese on the East Coast, and the Pettigrew State Park protects the remains of the antebellum Somerset Place plantation on Lake Phelps.

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