Event/Site:
Dixie
Classic Fair
Date:
Begins first full weekend of October and runs
through following Sunday
Times: Monday –
Wednesday: 10am – noon and 4pm – 7pm
Thursday
– Sunday: 3pm – 7pm
Type: 2nd
largest agricultural fair in North Carolina, which
began in 1882; includes music and other
entertainment, rides, exhibits, vendors,
agricultural and livestock competitions, food, the
works!
Location:
Dixie Classic Fair Grounds, adjacent to Joel
Coliseum Complex in
Winston-Salem
421 West 27th Street
Winston-Salem, North
Carolina
27105
Click here for directions and map
Cost:
Adults: $8; children 6 – 11: $4; seniors and
children under 5 are free
Parking:
cost varies
Special Needs Access: yes
Signage: at
site and en route
Sponsor:
numerous area businesses
Web Site:
www.dcfair.org
Contact: Phone:
336-727-2236
See
contact page on web site
Description of Event: This
old-timey agricultural fair attracts an average of
325,000 visitors each year. Aside from thee variety
of typical attractions one expects to find at such
an event--rides, games, exhibits, cooking and other
contests, entertainment, food, etc,--there is
Yesterday Village and its excellent live bluegrass
music.
Yesterday
Village is a perfect backdrop
for some of the region's and country's finest
bluegrass musicians, who perform in this informal,
rustic setting. The dynamic bluegrass foursome
consists of Craig Smith and Scott Huffman (who
perform nationally with bluegrass star Laurie
Lewis), as well Jeff Foxhall and Robert Sprye. All
are locals from the region the fair serves.
History of Site/Event: The
fair began in 1882 as a grain exhibition in
Salem. It expanded over time
and moved to its current location in 1952. Bluegrass
music at yesteryear village has been attracting
audiences for several years.
Description of
Site/Facility: Yesterday village is reconstructed from log buildings. It showcases
crafts and music of days gone by in
North Carolina's northwest
piedmont region. including a blacksmith shop, tin
smithing, weaving on a loom, antiques and restored
farm machinery displays. For more information,
click here
The rest of the fair looks like a very
attractive, large agricultural fair.
Significance of Site/Event to the Community: The festival adds another reason for area residents to have
fun and celebrate their region’s and state’s
heritage.
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PHOTO CREDITS:
1st and 2nd photo courtesy Flickr
3rd photo courtesy Winston-Salem
Journal at www2.journalnow.com
