N.C. State Fair Oct. 13-23, 2012
Competitions

 

How To Enter a Competition

 

Everything you need to enter a competition can be found Premium Book. Find your category below, open the file and find the rules for your competition.

 

FAQs

NEW! Frequently Asked Questions about entering general exhibits

NEW! Frequently Asked Questions about entering livestock competitions

 

Premium Books

The Premium Book is your resource for finding all the rules and deadlines for entering competitions at the N.C. State Fair. Click on the competition name to see the rules for that category. This year we have created a separate premium book for livestock categories.

General Premium Book Cover<-- NEW! Two books this year--> Livestock Premium Book Cover

 

General Rules

Deadlines
Judging Schedule
General Entry Form

 

 

Division I - General Exhibits
Deadline: Sept. 20 @ 5 p.m.

General Entry Form
Entry Form for Depts E & G

Register

 

Wine Competition Dept. A CLOSED
Beer Competition Dept. AB CLOSED
Cheese and Butter Dept. B CLOSED
Agronomy Dept. C CLOSED
Forage Crops Dept. D CLOSED
Flower Show Dept. E (Deadline Sept. 27)* The premium book has more complete category descriptions than the online version. Please refer to these pages during the registration process.
Horticulture Dept. G (Deadline Sept. 27)
Arts & Photography Dept. H CLOSED
Bees & Honey Dept. I CLOSED - Except for Display Cases, these are still accepted


Division IV - Family & Consumer Sciences
CLOSED

General Entry Form

Register

 

4-H Competitions Dept. V CLOSED
Culinary Dept. W CLOSED
Special Cooking Contests (Deadline Oct. 5)
Kids Kookie Dekorating Kontest
Clothing Dept. X CLOSED
Home Furnishings Dept. Y CLOSED

 

Division V - Special Exhibits
Deadline: Sept. 20 @ 5 p.m.

Register

 

Folk Festival Dept. AA (Deadline Sept. 24)
Apprentice Competitions Dept. BB
Horseshoe Pitching Contest Dept. DD CLOSED
Handicrafts & Hobbies Dept. EE CLOSED
Essay Contest Dept. FF CLOSED

 



Horses

All Breed Horse Show Prize List (pdf)
Hunter Jumper Prize List (pdf)

 
 
Division II - Livestock
Deadline: CLOSED

Livestock Rules
Livestock Entry Form

Register

 

Cattle
Open Dairy Cattle Dept. 001 (JA) CLOSED
Junior Dairy Cattle Dept 002 (JB) CLOSED
Dairy Cattle Special Show Dept 003 (JC) CLOSED
Open Beef Cattle Dept. 004 (KA) CLOSED
Feeder Calf Show Dept 005 (KB) CLOSED
Junior Market Steer Dept 006 (KC) CLOSED
Junior Beef Heifer Dept 007 (KD) CLOSED
Special Shows Dept. 008 (LA) CLOSED


Swine
Market Barrow Show Dept. 009 (MA) CLOSED
Market Gilt Dept 010 (MB) CLOSED
Commercial Gilt Dept 011 (MC) CLOSED
Junior Market Barrow Dept 012 (MD) CLOSED
Junior Commerical Gilt Dept 013 (ME) CLOSED
Performance Market Hog Dept 014 (MF) CLOSED

 

Sheep
Open Meat Breeds Sheep Dept. 015 (NA) CLOSED
Junior Ewe Meat Breeds Dept 016 (NB) CLOSED
Junior Market Lamb Dept 017 (NC) CLOSED
Open Wool Breeds Sheep Dept. 021 (SA) CLOSED
Junior Ewe Wool Breeds Dept 022 (SB) CLOSED

 

Goats
Open Dairy Goats Dept. 018 (OA) CLOSED
Youth Dairy Goats Dept 019 (OB) CLOSED
Open Pygmy Goats Dept. 020 (PA) CLOSED
Open Meat Goats Dept. 023 (TA) CLOSED
Open Meat Goats 2 Dept 024 (TB) CLOSED
Junior Market Wether Goats Dept 025 (TC) CLOSED
Junior Commercial Doe Meat Goats Dept 026 (TD) CLOSED
Junior Meat Goat Breeder Dept 027 (TE) CLOSED

 

2012 Sheep and Goat Tag in Locations

 

 

Division III - Poultry & Rabbits
Deadline: Sept. 15 @ 5 p.m.

Entry Form for Depts Q & R

Register

 

Poultry Dept. Q CLOSED
Domestic Rabbits Dept. R (Deadline Oct. 1st)
*Due to space limitations rabbit breeds are abbreviated on our online registration pages.  Please consult the premium book for complete descriptions, or this link for abbreviation descriptions.

 

 

 

 

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