Set-up is underway! Fair opens at 11am this FRIDAY. Featuring Unlimited Ride Promotion day and Demolition Derby – Don’t miss out! #DCFair
Advance Ticket Sales
Why buy Advance Tickets to the Dixie Classic Fair? Enjoy the Tradition of Food, Fun and Competition at a discounted price! Advance Tickets now available online and at the locations below! Buy now, save now and enjoy more at the 2014 Dixie Classic Fair!
Advance Ticket Prices
Adults (ages 12 & up) – $7
Children (ages 6–11) – $3
Children (5 & under) and Senior Adults (65 & over, with ID) – Free
Up to 25% savings with advance purchase.
Advance Ride Card Prices
Strates Shows Fun Cards – $10 for 30 credits
Up to 50% savings with advance purchase.
Dixie Classic Fair History and Facts
The scrambler ride at the Dixie Classic Fair, 1960.
The Dixie Classic Fair Winston Salem is generally held at the beginning of October. It is a ten-day event. The Dixie Classic Fair is an annual fair held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The fair takes place every autumn on the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds (formerly known as the Forsyth County Fairgrounds), which is part of the Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex; the grounds are located adjacent to the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. 371,219 attended the 2007 Dixie Classic Fair, which was a new attendance record. This attendance record elevated the Dixie Classic Fair to the 50th largest attended Fair in North America.
Joe White and Jim Dalrymple, at left, examine heads for the baldest man contest at the Dixie Classic Fair, 1967.
The fair began in the former town of Salem as a grain exposition in 1882 (2007 was the 125th anniversary). In 1897, the Piedmont Tobacco Fair was started and shortly thereafter the two events merged to form the Winston-Salem Fair. The fair moved to its current fairgrounds in 1952 and changed its name to the “Dixie Classic Fair for Northwest North Carolina” in 1956. Today, the event is most commonly known as just the Dixie Classic Fair.
There is a wide variety of entertainment and activities that are suitable for the entire family. Rides, games, livestock competitions, wine tasting, and arts and crafts workshops are just a few of the reasons why Dixie Fair 2014 will be better than ever. ~Scott Ray
2014 Dixie Classic Fair Schedule
Every day is a brand new day at the fair. A Tradition of Food, Competition and Fun!
Promotions and events you don’t want to miss.
Friday, October 3
Saturday, October 4
Sunday, October 5
Monday, October 6
Tuesday, October 7
Wednesday, October 8
Thursday, October 9
Friday, October 10
Saturday, October 11
Sunday, October 12
Grandstand Events
Featuring one heart-racing, toe-tapping event after another.
All Grandstand events are FREE with paid Gate Admission to the Fair.
All seats are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Our 2014 Grandstand Entertainment Schedule has been finalized! Can’t wait to see all these amazing events!
Friday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 pm:
FOX 8 Demolition Derby
Saturday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 pm:
FOX 8 Figure 8 Racing
Sunday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 pm:
Rodeo
Monday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 pm:
Concert: Parmalee sponsored by WPAW 93.1 The Wolf
Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 pm:
Concert: Craig Campbell presented by Q104.1 New Country
Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 pm:
Concert: Jamie Grace and Colton Dixon sponsored by WBFJ Your Family Station
Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 pm:
FOX 8 Demolition Derby
Friday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 pm:
FOX 8 Figure 8 Racing
Saturday, Oct. 11 at 2:00 pm:
OTTPA Tractor Pull
Sunday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 pm:
Rodeo
Top Spin Fun at the Dixie Classic Fair
Top Spin rated the best ride at the Dixie Classic fair. Scary!
Dixie Classic Fair Official Website: www.dcfair.com
Dixie Classic Fair on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dcfair
