Schedule and Event Information
2018 General Rules & Regulations
Livestock Arrival & Release Schedule
Open Class Dairy Cattle
Open Class Beef Cattle
Open Class Sheep
Open Class Swine
Open Class Goat
Open Class Poultry
Boer Goat
Draft Horse and Mule
Horse Pull & Model Horse Show
Horse Standardbred
Harness Racing
4-H/FFA
**4-H/FFA Exhibitor Release Form
Farm & Garden Building Activity Schedule
Farm and Garden Building
Farm and Garden & Household Entries WILL Be accepted the day entries are due.
(Pre-registration online was not required).
Farm & Garden – Beer, Wines, Cider & Mead will be received 6 – 8 p.m.
Farm & Garden – Beer, Wines, Cider & Mead will be received 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Household – Photography, Fine Arts, Children, Middle/High School, Afghans/Quilts, Multi Media will be received 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Farm & Garden – All Other Entries will be received 3 – 8 p.m.
Household – Food Preservation, Clothing, Home Furnishings (No Afghans/Quilts), Needle Arts, Arts & Crafts will be received 2 – 8 p.m.
Farm & Garden – All Other Entries will be received 3 – 8 p.m.
Household – ALL Baked Goods, Food Preservation, Needle Arts, Home Furnishings (No Afghans/Quilts), Clothing, Arts & Crafts will be received 2 – 8 p.m.
4-H/FFA Livestock and Building Entries are due ONLINE by August 13th at 4 p.m.
Open Class Livestock Entries are due ONLINE by August 13th at 4 p.m.
Building Entries for Open Class can be registered ONLINE or brought the dates/times entries are accepted
Exhibitor forms for the many shows held at The Great Frederick Fair.
You can still enter in the Farm and Garen & Household Building by bringing your items the day they are received.
Household & Farm and Garden Building Entries DO NOT require pre-registration online, however we strongly encourage it. (Makes process go faster on day of entries/express lane!) We invite and encourage all participants to bring entries the day they are received.
Exhibitor: An individual exhibitor.
Quick Group = Individual exhibitors registering as a “quick group” create individual logins and are able to check out with one cart, at one time. After check out, these entries separate and show up as transactions under the individual login.
Team/Company = This allows you to register as a farm name/team/company instead of a “First, Last.”
Club/School = These are preset in the system with passwords, issued by the fair admin office. It enters items as a club and the premium check is cut to the club, as a whole. For FFA teachers registering entire class entries, the students name will be placed in the description.
****HELPFUL TIP: “Add Similar Entry” allows you to enter an item and click “add similar entry” to copy the exact same item again, enabling you to change the division, class it falls under. (This will make it easier to register the same animal for both 4-H/FFA and Open. Also a useful tool for FFA advisors entering 30 children for the same item.)
****IF a required field does not apply to you, please place “N/A” in the box. If you think the required field is an error, please email Karen, entries@thegreatfrederickfair.com so we can take a look and make the correction.
For assistance you may email your questions to Entries@thegreatfrederickfair.com, subject line “help!,” and we will respond as quickly as possible.
Sponsored By: Ruppert Landscape
The Great Frederick Fair is featuring its twenty third annual Ruppert’s Landscape Contest as another way to show the diversity of agriculture in Frederick County. This program is dedicated to educating the public about landscaping within the agriculture industry as well as to promote the landscaping industry before an audience of 250,000 spectators. Various sites on the grounds have been designated to be temporarily beautified with landscape designs by both students and professional landscapers. Not only will these areas be greatly enhanced but, they will also provide ideas and educational information to spectators.
Landscapers are encouraged to use the theme when designing their areas. The contest has two divisions–one for students and one for professionals. In addition to improving the grounds, the landscapers have the opportunity to earn cash prizes. This is an excellent way for landscaping companies to advertise in front of a captive audience.
Contest Brochure
Attend the auction and bid on your favorite one. Proceeds benefit agricultural education programs! Sunday, September 16 at 3pm in the Beef Barn (building 18)