Florida State Fair
Specialty Events
Specialty Events
All You Need To Know
In this section, we have assembled all the information you will need for entering the specialty events & contests at the fair. We are thrilled that you are interested in the 2024 Florida State Fair.
Event & Show Information
Hay Bale Decorating Contest
Hay Bale Decorating Contest Rules
**Online Registration must be submitted on or before December 1, 2023.
Oh Say Can You Sing.... The National Anthem!
The Florida State Fair is searching for talented Florida FFA, 4-H and YLPA members to sing the National Anthem during the 2024 Florida State Fair!
Deadline – January 11, 2024
Oh Say Can You Sing.. The National Anthem Information and Rules
**Online Registration must be submitted on or before January 11, 2024.
Show Pals Livestock Show
The 2024 Show Pals Livestock Show will in conjunction with the Youth Dairy Goat Show and the Youth Registered Sheep Show
2024 Show Pals Livestock Show Rules
Show Pals Livestock Show Online Registration Form
A Special Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor Suncoast Credit Union
Quilt-Topia Barn Quilt Challenge
2024 Quilt-Topia Barn Quilt Challenge Rules
Open to Florida FFA Chapters, 4-H Clubs, YLPA Clubs and their Individual Members.
**Online Registration has been extended until on or before November 9, 2023.
AG Mechanics Show
Open to Florida FFA, 4-H and YLPA Members.
**Online Registration must be submitted on or before January 11, 2024.
Creative Living Competitions
Creative competitions are woven into the history of the Florida State Fair. Since our start in 1904, competitors from every corner of the state have pushed the boundaries of innovation as they battled it out for the blue-ribbon prize in quilting, baking, painting, or other skills. That tradition continues today as our youth and adult artists & crafters, bakers, woodworkers, horticulturalists, needle artists, photographers, and more bring their best work to be judged at the fair. Whether you’re a classically trained fine artist or a Lego sculpting expert, there’s room for your creativity to shine at the Florida State Fair.
Consult each handbook for entry application & delivery deadlines.
FFA and 4-H Judging Contests
2024 Judging Contest Rules – Contact the specific Youth Organization for details