The N.C. State Fair (food, animals, exhibits) runs Oct. 15-25 at the West Raleigh Fairgrounds. Admission charged.
Michal Jordan donated $10M to the UNC School of Social Work in honor of his mom.
Both N.C. U.S. Senators voted in favor of the Protect College Sports Act which passed 77-22 and is pending in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, backed by most college sports execs as well as all TV networks, faces an uncertain outcome in the House.
Chapel Hill’s Dia De Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration will have arts and music Sunday, Oct. 25, 12-4 at 140 W. Franklin downtown.
The Festifall Arts Market takes place Nov. 7, 12-5, in the city parking lot on East Rosemary at Columbia, downtown Chapel Hill.
Durham Bulls MiLB attendance for 2026 totaled 453,064 and averaged 6,122/game, down about 400 a night from last season. The Bulls didn’t make the postseason.
Carolina Hurricanes, the defending Stanley Cup winners, have five players in ESPN’s top 100. They were Aho 48, Slavin 62, Jarvis 74, Svechnikov 84, Ehlers 96.
ACC soccer championship semis are Nov. 12 and finals Nov. 15 for men and women at WakeMed SP, Cary. Women semis are Friday 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and finals 12 noon Sunday; men semis 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Friday and finals Sunday at 4. It’s the first time for both on the same day and location. Ticket books are $40 for each division. Email tickets@theacc.org. No walk-up tickets.
Triangle school athletic revenue: Duke $208.2M, UNC $195.7M, N.C. State $146.4M, for 2024, according to Dept. of Education data.