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The FREE Got to Be NC Festival starts today, Friday, May 18 and runs through Sunday, May 20. It is free to get in to the festival and to see the exhibits. There is a charge for carnival rides. 

The FREE Got to Be NC Festival starts today, Friday, May 18 and runs through Sunday, May 20. It is free to get in to the festival and to see the exhibits. There is a charge for carnival rides, games, pony rides, the BBQ cookoff and food from vendors.

This year, you will find live animals, antique farm equipment, fireworks, a homegrown marketplace with food and drink samples and sales, a rodeo, tractor pull, music, magic shows, cooking shows, a trick pony and much more.

We have been to the event many times and it is fun, informative, tasty and entertaining.

Sarah at WRAL's Go Ask Mom put together a helpful article on things to know about the festival, including information about baby pigs!

<a href="https://www.wral.com/headed-to-the-got-to-be-nc-festival-here-are-5-things-you-need-to-know/17555610/">Click HERE for Go Ask Mom's article</a>

Festival Gate Hours

Building and Exhibit Hours

*May extend for one hour based on attendance

Carnival Wristbands ($20 each)

Friday: Purchase from Noon to 9 p.m.,

Sunday: Purchase from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,

For all the details on parking, tickets, entertainment and event schedules and more, see <a href="http://www.gottobencfestival.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gottobencfestival.com.</a>

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Got to Be NC Festival starts today, May 18

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Dorian Thomas is charged with the March 17 murder of Emily Christine Steinhoff, 44, who had accompanied her sister to Thomas' home for a custody exchange. 

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Former Duke head football coach Steve Sloan has passed away at the age of 79.

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From the ancient stadium in Olympia, a relay of torchbearers will carry the flame along a 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) route through Greece, including several islands, until the handover to Paris Games organizers in Athens on April 26.

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Caitlin Clark has been selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. The former Iowa star became a household name among basketball fans during her record-breaking college career. 

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