Fun for the Whole Family!

Festival Dates

Friday, March 13, 2026
9 am – 6 pm
Saturday, March 14, 2026
9 am – 5 pm 

Workshops: Thursday March 12 to Saturday, March 14, 2026

Jim Graham Building Address

NC State Fairgrounds 
4285 Trinity Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607

Head on over to the Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds for more fun than you can shake a spindle at!

Food at the Fairgrounds

The resturant in the Jim Graham building will be open.  There should also be a couple of food trucks.

Lodging

Ramada Inn

1520 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 832-4100

Closest Hotel to Fairgrounds
(across the street)

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Raleigh West - Lenovo Center

6115 Corporate Ridge Rd,
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 480-8693

Standard Q/Q $125
King Suite (w/ sleeper sofa)  $125

Hyatt Place Raleigh West

710 Corporate Center Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 233-2205

Hampton Inn & Suites
Raleigh/Cary I-40
(PNC Arena)

111 Hampton Woods Lane
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 233-1798

Hilton Garden Inn
Raleigh-Cary

131 Columbus Avenue
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 377-0440

Four Points by Sheraton Raleigh Arena

1200 Hurricane Alley Way (at Trinity Rd.)
Raleigh, NC, 27607
(919) 854-0502 

La Quinta Inn & Suites
Raleigh Durham Airport

1001 Aerial Center Pkwy
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 481-3600

Parking

Festival Location

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A Raleigh road will have significant traffic pattern shifts beginning Monday, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

On Monday, work will start around the Blue Ridge Road and Hillsborough Street intersection to prepare for an upcoming closure at the junction. NCDOT said drivers should expect day and nighttime lane closures throughout the week.

On March 4 at 9 p.m., construction crews plan to close Hillsborough Street to begin construction that will result in Blue Ridge Road passing underneath Hillsborough Street, the railroad tracks and Beryl Road.

A new connector road that is being built on the northeast corner of the street will open for access between Hillsborough Street and Blue Ridge Road.

Traffic on Hillsborough Street can use either Edwards Mill Road, Wade Avenue, and Blue Ridge Road or Western Boulevard and Interstate 440 to access points on either side of closure.

NCDOT said drivers on the south end of Blue Ridge Road will continue to use Beryl Road to access Hillsborough Street, which is the same workaround that has been in place since October.

Due to Covid, limited concessions will be available in the Expo Center.  However there are some great restaurants near by – many will deliver via GrubHub etc.  There should also be food trucks on the fairgrounds Saturday, near the flea market.