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.

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: Friday, Sept. 20 @ 5 p.m.

General Entry Form
Entry Form for Depts E & G

Wine Competition Dept. A (Deadline Sept. 7)
Beer Competition Dept. AB (Deadline Sept. 7)
Cheese and Butter Dept. B
Agronomy Dept. C
Forage Crops Dept. D
Flower Show Dept. E (Deadline Sept. 27)
Horticulture Dept. G (Deadline Sept. 27)
Arts & Photography Dept. H
Bees & Honey Dept. I

Division IV - Family & Consumer Sciences
Deadline: Sept. 20 @ 5 p.m.

General Entry Form

4-H Competitions Dept. V
Culinary Dept. W
Special Cooking Contests (deadline Oct. 7)
Kids Kookie Dekorating Kontest
Clothing Dept. X
Home Furnishings Dept. Y

 

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

Folk Festival Dept. AA (Deadline Sept. 24)
Apprentice Competitions Dept. BB (Deadline Sept. 7)
Horseshoe Pitching Contest Dept. DD
Handicrafts & Hobbies Dept. EE
Essay Contest Dept. FF

 



Division II - Livestock
Deadline: Sept. 15 @ 5 p.m.

Livestock Rules
Livestock Entry Form

Cattle
Open Dairy Cattle Dept. 001 (JA)

Junior Dairy Cattle Dept 002 (JB)
Dairy Cattle Special Show
Dept 003 (JC)
Open Beef Cattle Dept. 004 (KA)
Feeder Calf Show Dept 005 (KB)
Junior Market Steer Dept 006 (KC)

Junior Beef Heifer Dept 007 (KD)
Special Shows Dept. 008 (LA)

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

Sheep
Open Meat Breeds Sheep Dept. 015 (NA)
Junior Ewe Meat Breeds Dept 016 (NB)
Junior Market Lamb Dept 017 (NC)

Open Wool Breeds Sheep Dept. 028 (SA)
Junior Ewe Wool Breeds
Dept 029 (SB)

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

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

Entry Form for Depts Q & R

Poultry Dept. Q
Domestic Rabbits Dept. R

 

Horses (coming soon!)

All Breed Horse Show Prize List
Hunter Jumper Prize List

 

 

 

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