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Got to Be NC Festival Coverage

Whether you're in the mood for music, shopping, food, camping, fitness or arts and crafts, festivals in NC offer something for all ages and interests.

2024 North Carolina Festivals guide: State Fair, BBQ and lots of music ahead this year

2024 North Carolina Festivals guide

The Got to Be NC Festival is happening this weekend. The annual event serves as a precursor to the N.C. State Fair, which happens every fall. 

Chicks, piglets and more highlight Got to Be NC festival

Got To Be NC 2013

The annual Got To Be NC Festival begins Friday and runs through Sunday at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. One of the restaurants featured is the County Squire Restaurant from Warsaw, which is said to be haunted.

>> IT WAS A LOVELY WEEKEND, CERTAINLY FOR MOTHER'S DAY BLUE PEEKING THROUGH. I LIKE SO THIS WEEK IS THAT GOT TO BE NC FESTIVAL BEGINNING FRIDAY IN RALEIGH N IT'S EXPECTED TO DRAW HER OUT. IT ALWAYS DOES. WHILE HIGHLIGHTING HOMEGROWN PRODUCTS. AND TONIGHT WE FIND OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER RESTAURANT, WHICH WILL SHOWCASE ITS WINE AT THE FESTIVAL. BUT THERE'S MORE TO THE STORY. SCOTT MASON IS IN WARSAW AT THE COUNTY SCORE. >> AND HERE IN WARSAW, IT IS SAID THAT A GHOST RESIDES AT THE COUNTRY SQUIRE RESTAURANT WHICH ACCENTUATES ITS COLORFUL HISTORY. THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS FROM THE JOE WEST. IT WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER WAS A DREAM OF OWNING HIS OWN RESTAURANT. AND SO HE BUILT THE COUNTRY SQUIRE IN DUPLIN COUNTY IN 1961. EVEN STILL KNOW THAT PEOPLE COME INTO. YEAH. >> TOLD HIM HE WAS CRAZY. BUT HE BUILT IN AND LOOK, I DIDN'T I LISTEN TO IT NOW, THE SCOTTISH, BUT IT WILL SURE HELP SET A SCOTTISH OWNER IN AN OLD ENGLISH SETTING. SOME PEOPLE TO REMAIN TAKE MANY CALL IT HAUNTED AS A DOT OF BLOOD ON THE WALL OVER THE R ONE SET OF THE NIGHT, THERE WERE SEVERAL GUEST SITTING AROUND ENJOYING DINNER, CDOT SITTING IN THE DOCK BOARD TONIGHT, THE BOARD AND WENT ACROSS TO 6, 7 FEET FROM THE BOARD. SO OF COURSE, WE'LL KIND WELL, THE GHOSTS BUSY TONIGHT. GUESTS ENJOY THE 72 OUNCE STEAK THAT KILLED BUSTER AND MAYBE THE GHOST DOES TOO. IN ADDITION TO THE RESTAURANT, YOU'RE ALSO AN IN YES, I HAVE A MOTEL JUST TO THE RIGHT TO STERN AND THE GUEST HOST TO THE LIST OF THE BEST JOB. I MEAN, YOU COULDN'T HEAR DOORS OPENING AND CLOSING 2 YEARS GOING ACROSS THE ROOM. CHAINS RATTLING FOR NO REASON. NO CHAINS WERE DOING THIS. THIS SECTION OF THE COUNTRY SQUIRE IS MORE THAN 200 YEARS OLD. IT WAS AN OLD HOUSE, SEE MILES AND UNDERWOOD AND GROWTH TOPPING 90 DON'T. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AS YOU CAN SEE BEFORE. AND YOU'RE INNOVATIONS FOR MADE. A WOMAN DIED IN THAT HOUSE WILL WAS FELT IT WAS HER GHOST, A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR CAPTURED THIS IMAGE. HE HAS DOCUMENTED QUITE A LOT. WE'VE HAD GUESTS COME UP AND SPEAK TO ME AND SAY, DO YOU HAVE GHOST HERE? I JUST HAD SOMEBODY FOLLOW ME INTO THE LEE DISTRICT. THE WAITING GUEST WHO TURNS SUDDENLY JUST AS THE PICTURE SNAPPED. >> I MOVIES IN THE LEAGUE TO TURN THEIR HEAD WAS BECAUSE THAT WE GET ALL WAS STANDING BESIDE ACT. >> THE WEE LITTLE GHOST RIGHT HERE. >> AND IT'S VERY MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SEE. BUT THERE'S A WEE GOALS PAGES PEEPING OUT. THE WEE LITTLE GIRL. AGAIN, SHE'S LIKE, OK, THIS IS MY NEW ABOARD. WHAT'S GOING TO BE LIKE THE COUNTRY SQUIRE. DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THERE IS A GHOST? REALLY BELIEVE. >> IT'S A KIND OF FUN HAVING GHOSTS AT THE COUNTRY. SQUIRE. OH, DEFINITELY. >> I MEAN, THINK WARNING THAT LIKE THE IF YOU'VE GOT SWEPT THE FLYING ACROSS THE BAJA Y. THAT IS TO BE CAREFUL. NOBLE. TELL ME DIFFERENT. >> OKAY. MISS CYRUS. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF HAHA WIRE AND DOZENS OF OTHER VENDORS WILL BE AT THE GOT OBESE NC FESTIVAL THIS WEEK. AGAIN FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN RALEIGH, THE COUNTRY SQUIRE WILL BRING

Tar Heel Traveler: Country Squire

It's a big weekend for festivals, shows and fun in the Triangle.



Weekend best bets: Artsplosure, Hamilton, Got to Be NC Festival

Artsplosure 2016

The event, held each spring, was set to take place at May 14-16 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds.

2021 Got to Be NC Festival canceled

Got to be NC Festival features North Carolina-made products

For the first time since its creation, the annual Got to Be NC Festival will not be held. 

Got to Be NC Festival is canceled

The Got to Be NC Festival in Raleigh allowed farmers, many of whom are struggling after a stormy fall and a wet winter, to show off their products to people looking for local goods and fun times.

Got to Be NC celebrates agriculture industry despite struggles 

Lots of festivals happening this weekend, plus a chance to help out those affected by last month's explosion in Durham. 

Weekend best bets: Got to Be NC, Artsplosure, Spring Fling

The Got to Be NC Festival is this weekend, May 17-19. Here are 5 things to know if you plan to go to the "mini state fair."

Got to Be NC Festival: 5 things to know

Got to Be NC Festival 2012

The annual event, which I like to call a mini-State Fair, features everything from a daily tractor parade to rides and lots of food. It all takes place at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in west Raleigh.

Headed to the Got to Be NC Festival: Here are 5 things you need to know

The festival took place in historic downtown Wilson on Saturday. 

The Whirligig Festival 

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. 

Got to Be NC Festival starts today, May 18

Got to Be NC Festival 2018 (courtesy gottobencfestival.com)

Moogfest, Artsplosure and a Beer and Bacon Fest are just a few of the festivals in town this weekend! Plan a fun weekend here.


Weekend best bets: Moogfest, Artsplosure

Moogfest 2017

From the Got to Be NC Festival and Artplosure in Raleigh to Bimbe in Durham to the Wheels on Academy in Cary, we have a busy weekend of family fun ahead of us.