Okay, it’s that time of year yaw. Deep Fried. NC State Fair. Triangle Tweetup. It’s a fun tradition and I’m here to share a handy checklist for this week’s must attend social event at the Fair.

  1. Day and time. Thursday during Preview Day. Gates open at 3pm. Tweetup at 7.
  2. Tickets. Get your fair tickets online for the #DeepFried discount price of just $5. You can’t attend the tweetup without admission to the fair.
  3. Arrive at the Folk Festival Tent around 7PM for the start of the tweetup social. You’ll find it between Gate 10 and the Kerr Scott Building. Social is done around 8:30ish so that you can continue the hunt around the fair.
  4. Scavenger Hunt.
    • The app. What we started last year with the QR Code Mystery themed hunt is now expanded into a Plan Your Own Adventure style free form Trek with the SCVNGR app. Download SCVNGR now for your smartphone from any app store for free. Create a profile and connect your app to twitter. (note: no smartphone? no problem. You can use SMS to interact with SCVNGR treks.)
    • The teams. Form one or cheer for another. Form teams from friends or even ad hoc from people you meet at the tweetup. Tweet your team name and members to @ncstatefair.
    • The rules. Teams have from 3pm Oct 13 to Midnight to complete as many tasks as you can with your team. Winners will be posted on Oct 14 once we tally the points earned from SCVNGR challenges.
    • The challenges. Challenges will be posted in a new “Trek” in the SCVNGR app by the NC State Fair profile on Thursday. Be sure to post your tasks to twitter  with SCVNGR and use the hashtag #Deepfried.
    • The points. Teams earn points by completing more challenges. The team with the most points at the end of the night will be crowned “Deep Fried” Champions. Teams and points are posted on the Leader Board blog post.
    • The smack talk. Get all up in the grill as it were of those other teams. Tag your tweets with #DFsmacktalk.
    • The point. Discover fair stuff. See the sights. Have fun. Good luck!
  5. Download or update your official NC State Fair app. Pro-tip: It has a handy map that may be of use in your hunting or otherwise exploring of the fairgrounds this week and next.
  6. Charge up your phone!! Happy tweeting.
  7. Enjoy free goodies and food from Deep Fried vendors. It’s all about Food, Fun and Friends. Enjoy old favorites and new surprises at the Tweetup. Read the Deep Fried blog for more info.
  8. Mingle with the Deep Fried Fair Ambassador blogger finalists, cool entertainers and exhibitors. Create some origami. Discuss your favorite fried food options. Get social with people IRL.
  9. Post photos and tweets from the social with hashtag #deepfried or #triangletweetup.
  10. Follow @NCStateFair and @TriangleTweetup for news and interesting content.
  11. Have fun, socialize, enjoy some good eats.

See you Thursday,
@theRab