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Welcome to FairEntry for the 2024 Kanabec County Fair!

FairEntry allows you to register for your 4-H fair projects online without having to send a paper copy of your fair registration to the Extension Office. Registration must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2024.

As you are registering your projects, please keep in mind that it is easier to drop entries at fair time, but adding entries late can mean loss of premiums as well as negates your opportunity to earn higher than a blue ribbon or advance to further shows.

Example: If you aren't sure if you are going to bring 1 or 2 indoor gardening projects, be sure to sign up for 2.

Information about the classes available is in the 2024 Premium Book. The Premium Book has been revamped this year, be sure to look through the first several pages (they aren't just for filler) and use the navigation tool on the side to jump to your division. Classes are now listed under the division they are judged in, they are not all just listed on their own in the book anymore. This will make it much easier for signing up for classes if you can utilize it properly. Since this is a new system this year, I have also made a cheat sheet with the project areas listed alphabetically.

If you are showing a Livestock Animal (beef, dairy, swine, sheep, meat goat, dairy goat, rabbit, poultry) you will need to enter your size for a Livestock Show Shirt. This shirt will be required to wear in all livestock classes. This year's shirts are sponsored by Paul's Auction Service.

Fair requires a lot of volunteer assistance to happen successfully. Every 4-H family is asked to contribute to the fair experience by being present at Fair Set Up (Monday, July 22nd) and Fair Clean Up (Monday, July 29).

Families are also asked to sign up for a shift at the 4-H Food Stand and/or the Malt Stand. These are our biggest fundraisers during the year and source of the majority of our income. This money is used for State Fair Scholarships, day camps, afterschool programs, project development, and much more.

Please send any questions about fair registration to the Nikki Priebe at oste0270@umn.edu