Day of entries will not be accepted. Entries must be made starting on Wednesday, May 1st, 2024. The entry deadline is Friday, June 28th, 2024. If you need assistance making entries, contact the Fair Office. To make entries in this department, exhibitors must purchase a 2024 Warren County Fair Membership ticket or season pass for $35. Youth 17 years and under may enter under a parent’s membership ticket or season pass. Warren County 4-H members are permitted and encouraged to make entries in this department. The purchase of a 4-H entry pass for the fair allows you to make entries in this open class department. Entries cannot be the same specimen as their Junior Fair entry. There will be youth (18 years and under as of January 1st, 2024) and adult divisions for each department and class listed except the Antique Tractors department. Other than purchasing a membership ticket or season pass, there is no cost for entering this department. Ribbons will be awarded to the top five in each class.
Antique Tractors
Department 150
Classes
Adult Only
1: Tractor, 1941 and older, wheel and crawler type, restored (Show Piece)
2: Tractor, 1941 and older, wheel and crawler type, unrestored
3: Tractor, 1942 to 1962, wheel and crawler type, restored (Show Piece)
4: Tractor, 1942 to 1962, wheel and crawler type, unrestored
Tractors may only be entered in one class. Multiple entries per class are permitted in this department. Cash awards will be provided to the top 3 in each class. (1st - $50; 2nd - $35; and 3rd - $15).
Farm Products
Departments 200 & 201
Classes
Adult and Youth
1: Mixed Hay – Any percentage of legume (alfalfa, clover, etc.) and grass.
2: Grass Hay – 100% grass, any grass permitted.
Exhibitors are permitted to enter one entry per class.
Vegetables
Departments 210 & 211
Classes
Adult and Youth
1: Largest & Best Cabbage
2: Largest & Best Tomato
3: Largest & Best Zucchini Squash
4: Largest & Best Squash (not Zucchini)
5: Largest & Best Cucumber
Largest & Best Class
Exhibitors are permitted to enter one vegetable per class which will be judged in both the largest and best class. Separate awards will be provided for the largest vegetable and best vegetable.
Market Basket Class
Best exhibit of vegetables. Must include three or more vegetables. Exhibits should reflect the total bounty of your garden. Vegetables will be displayed in your own basket. Total exhibit area must not exceed 18" x 18" and all vegetables must be displayed in the basket.
Baked Goods -
bread & rolls
Departments 400 & 401
Classes
Adult and Youth
1: Quick Breads
2: Yeast Breads
3: Cookies
4: Cakes
5: Frosted Cupcakes
6: Brownies
7: Pies
8: Cobblers
Exhibitors are permitted to make one entry in each class. Your name must be written on the paper plate/cardboard for identification/ownership purposes.
Entries in baked goods must be in wrap or bags and on paper plates/cardboard when submitted to the Committee for display and judging. No colored plastic wraps.
bee products
Departments 450 & 451
Classes
Adult and Youth
1: Extracted Honey: Light Honey - 3 full one-pound containers (standard glass jar)
2: Extracted Honey: Light Amber Honey - 3 full one-pound containers (standard glass jar)
3: Frame of Honey – any size frame permitted.
4: Beeswax Product – one piece, any product (candle, shapes, etc.)
Only one entry permitted per class per exhibitor.
needle arts & fashion
Departments 500 & 501
Classes
Adult and Youth
1: Quilting - Hand Quilted
2: Quilting- Machine Quilted
3: Machine Sewn Garment
4: Crochet
5: Knitting
6: Cross Stitch
7: Needlepoint
Only one entry permitted per class per exhibitor. Entries cannot have been exhibited previously at the Warren County Fair and must have been completed since last year's fair. Your name must be securely attached somewhere on your entry for identification/ownership purposes.
creative arts - photography
Departments 520 & 521
Classes
Adult and Youth
1: Portrait (head & shoulder or full length of person(s) posed or informal, but not candid)
2: Nature/scenic (i.e., landscapes, water, sunsets, flowers/plants, etc.)
3: Animals/Insects (i.e., any non-human living creature; pets, animals, fish, birds, insects, etc.)
4: Human Interest (candid, people interacting, action shots, events, storytelling, etc.)
Only one entry permitted per class per exhibitor. Entries cannot have been exhibited previously at the Warren County Fair and photographs must have been taken since last year's fair.
fine arts -
paintings, drawings & artwork
Departments 550 & 551
Classes
Adult and Youth
1: Painting – People and/or animals
2: Painting - Nature and/or scenic
3: Drawing - People and/or animals
4: Drawing - Nature and/or scenic
5: All other artwork (Must be less than 18" in all dimensions and must be self- supporting.)
Only one entry permitted per class per exhibitor. Entries cannot have been exhibited previously at the Warren County Fair and your entry must have been completed since last year's fair.
floriculture
Departments 700 & 701
Classes
Adult and Youth
Specimen Flowers & Foliage
1: Zinnia - One stem, up to two blooms, any color, any variety, disbudded, at least two sets of leaves
2: Marigold (Targetes erecta) - One bloom, disbudded.
3: Daylily (Hemerocallis) - One scape, any color.
4: Coneflower (Echinacea) - Any color, single flower, one bloom.
5: Rose - Any color, one bloom, disbudded.
6: Dahlia - One bloom, any color, disbudded, foliage attached.
7: Hosta - One leaf, any color, less than 6" at widest width.
8: Hosta - One leaf, any color, more than 6" at widest width.
9: Any other flower or foliage specimen not listed above.
Potted Plants
10: Foliage Potted Plants
11: Flowering Potted Plant
Amateur Floral Design
12: Traditional Floral Design
13: Themed Floral Design
Only one entry permitted per class per exhibitor.