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EXHIBIT YOUR HOBBY OR CRAFT AT THE STANISLAUS COUNTY
FAIR
Turlock – Plan now to show off
your hobby or craft at the Stanislaus County Fair.
Do you bake, decorate, can, preserve, or
make a homemade brew? How about sew, crochet,
weave, knit, quilt or needlework? Or, does your
hobby include
 gardening, planting or arranging?
Then hula down to the Stanislaus County Fair and
join thousands of your neighbors and friends who
exhibit their creative talents. But, act now
because entry deadlines are as early as May 27.
“Last year we received more than 25,500
individual entries at the Stanislaus County Fair,”
said Tony Leo, chief executive officer of the
Stanislaus County Fair. “The exhibit program is the
heart of our fair and it is what sets a fair apart
from a traditional amusement park.”
The theme of
this year’s fair is “Tropical Nights and Midway
Lights” and several of the exhibit divisions are
going tropical. One of the Lego contests
challenges kids to build something tropical—like a
palm tree or a surf board. Plus, there’s a
photography division especially for photos of one’s
best comical beach outfit or activity. There’s even
a Floriculture division that invites exhibitors to
design a tropical mini garden.
There are special food contests for
cookies, fudge, BBQ ribs, apple and sweet potato
pies, jam, homemade ice-cream and fresh-made salsa.
Exhibit opportunities are endless--there’s something
for everybody and every age exhibitor.
The following dates are the deadlines
for submitting your entry form to the fair office,
all forms must be submitted by 5 p.m. on the day
they are due.
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Thursday, June 2:
4H & FFA – All areas including livestock, horse,
rabbits and still exhibits - except for
Floriculture, Ag. Horticulture
(fruits/vegetables) and FFA Ag. Mechanics.
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Thursday, June
16: 4H & FFA – Floriculture, Ag Horticulture
(fruits and vegetables) and FFA Ag. Mechanics.
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Thursday, June
16: Open Junior and Senior – All areas
including open livestock, open poultry,
scarecrows and still exhibits - except for
Floriculture, Ag Horticulture, open horse, wine
and beer.
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Thursday, June
30: Open Junior and Senior – Floriculture, Ag
Horticulture, open horse, wine and beer.
For a complete listing
please visit the Stanislaus County Fair website at
www.stancofair.com and click on the exhibits link to
download the entire Exhibitor Handbook and
individual entry forms beginning May 6.
Handbooks and entry forms will be
available in outlet locations after May 12 on the
fair’s website at www.stancofair.com or at the
following locations: Turlock, Cloth &
Quilts, Stanislaus County Fair, Turlock Library,
Valley Distributors, Jaureguy’s Paint & Decorating,
Turlock Livestock Auction, Western Valley Insurance;
Ceres, Suszanne’s Ceramics, Ceres Library;
Crows Landing, Mt. View Feed & Seed; Hilmar,
Hilmar Cheese; Oakdale, Oakdale Feed, Oakdale
Library; Riverbank, Morris Nursery;
Waterford, City of Waterford; Patterson,
Patterson Library. Exhibitor handbooks and entry
forms are also available at the following Modesto
locations Nasco West, Scenic Nursery, Stanislaus
County Free Library, Edwards Cake & Candy and JS
West Milling.
The Stanislaus County
Fair is now in its 94th year. The
2005 fair opens Friday, July 29 for a 10-day run.
Last year more than 225,000 people enjoyed the
fair. In 2002 and again in 2003, Modesto Bee
readers voted the Stanislaus County Fair their
“Favorite All-Around Event” in the Bee’s
Reader’s Choice Awards.
The mission of the Stanislaus County
Fair is to provide a family and community oriented
experience promoting agriculture, entertainment and
technology. For more information about the
Stanislaus County Fair log onto www.stancofair.com.
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