The Carolina Classic Fair will return Oct. 1-10, after being canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Planning for the fair has already started and city officials hope that restrictions on gatherings will be relaxed enough for the fair to go on, Assistant City Manager Ben Rowe said Friday. "It takes several months for us to plan the Carolina Classic Fair," Rowe said. City officials are lining up entertainers and food vendors and talking with Strates Shows Inc., which operates the midway, he said. In July 2020, city canceled the fair because of the pandemic and limits on gatherings in North Carolina.