Parke County Fair Open Class Department.

07/13/2024

Parke County Fair Open Class (youth and adult) check-in is tomorrow morning, Saturday, July 13th from 8-11am. Judging at 1pm.

*Crafts and Hobbies
-ceramics, metal crafts, paper, jewelry, woodworking, diamond art, rock painting, Legos, collections, basketry, vintage
*Fancy Work
-cross stitch, crochet, knitting, sewing, weaving, embroidery, vintage
*Farm Crops and Garden Produce
-farm crops, eggs, veggies, fruits, unusual growth form, largest vegetable, smallest pumpkin, tallest corn stalk and sunflower
*Fine Arts
-acrylics, oils, watercolor, sketching, wood intarsia, sculpture
*Food Preservation
-jelly, jams, preserves, dehydrated, fruits, veggies, syrups, frozen dessert, jerky
*Photography
-b & w, color, sepia, trail cam, drone photos, collages, digitally enhanced
*Quilts
-hand made, machine, group entries, t-shirt quilts, embroidery

Monday: Baking/Culinary and the Pretty/Ugly Contest (table settings, gift wrapping, crazy hats, garden goose, porch pals, ugly Christmas sweaters, ugly table lamps, ugly neck ties)

Tuesday: Flowers, Plants, Herbs, & Arranging and Bakers Best Competion (vegetables and garden fruits) Container gardening with Tom Cummings of the Apple House

06/02/2024

2024 Open Class Entry Book

07/05/2023

Just a reminder that early bird check-in is available this Friday, 2-5pm ( before the Queen Contest).

*Saturday (NEW DAY) 8-11am is regular check-in for the following:
Fine Arts (Adult and Student)
Crafts and Hobbies
Fancy Work
Farm Crops and Garden Produce
Food Preservation
Honey and Special Syrups
Metal and More
Photography
Quilts

Judging at 1pm.

Monday, will be:
Baking/Culinary
Flowers, Plants, and Herbs (NEW DAY)
Potpourri: Creative Table Settings, Gift Wrapping, Ugly Table Lamps

Check out all the new categories in the book below.

05/18/2023

Printed version will be available at the Parke County Extension Office next week.

Click the following link to view the 2023 Open Class Fair Book!
https://extension.purdue.edu/county/parke/

03/04/2023

We are gearing up for the 2023 Parke County Fair! BIGFOOT IS COMING! Full Throttle Monster Trucks will be back! Follow Parke County Fairground Events for details to come.

01/06/2023

Dates for the 2023 fair are July 7-14.
New check-in days, times, judging, and categories. Entry book coming soon!

01/06/2023

This page is for Open Class information. Current Entry Book, past fair pictures, new categories, sneak peeks into upcoming competitions.