Last chance to get discounted tickets to Cape Fear Fair & Expo

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It’s that time again. All your friends are there, or maybe they will be Friday, as the Cape Fear Fair & Expo kicks off another year.

Some final preparations were underway Thursday, as workers put the finishing touches on rides, cleaned up food booths, and brought in livestock.

Discount tickets are being sold at Scotchman stores and online for $17 dollars until midnight. Tickets at the gate are $22 unless you print a coupon from the Fair’s official website.

Fair President Debbie Carter says she hopes this will help people to let loose and have some fun after dealing with Hurricane Florence and its aftermath.

“A lot of the artwork and arts and crafts seem to, especially the recyclables that came in from debris that was left from the hurricane, and a lot of the art that came from the middle schools and high schools depict what the children saw during the aftermath of the storm,” said Carter.

Carter says although the fair is supposed to open to the public Friday, bad weather could delay that opening.

She says that decision will be made by noon on Friday.