We're excitedly looking forward to the Pine County Fair, July 31 - Aug 4! Use the resources below, including the schedule of events, rules and other important information, to prepare and register your 4-H projects at the Pine County Fair.
If you have questions about fair registration or anything related to 4-H at the fair, please contact the Extension office at mnext-pine@umn.edu or 320-591-1650.
Registering for the fair
Premium book
The Pine County 4-H premium book contains contains descriptions, requirements, examples, and other important information for each of the classes (project areas) that you can enter a project. If you would like a printed copy of this book, please contact the Extension office at mnext-pine@umn.edu or 320-591-1650.
FairEntry registration
Visit FairEntry to start your fair registration. FairEntry opens Monday, June 3. You will sign in using your 4-H Online email and password login information.
Note: 4-H Online and FairEntry are different websites. Enrolling or ID'ing animals in 4-H Online does not mean you have registered for the fair.
The deadline to register your projects is Monday, July 1. Your registration must be submitted through FairEntry by 11:59 p.m., or a paper version must be either postmarked or dropped off at the office by 4:30 p.m. on July 1. Entries that are not submitted by the deadline will still be welcome at the fair, but will not be eligible for champion ribbons, or State Fair/state show trips.
If you do not have online access, you can request a paper form from the Extension office. Please make every effort to use the FairEntry system.
Resources to assist you in registering your exhibits
- Detailed instruction guide for families - A more detailed how-to guide that will take you through the entire process of registering exhibits in FairEntry.
- FairEntry for families, creating a fair exhibitor and adding entries YouTube video.
- FairEntry for families, logging back in YouTube video.
Important dates
- June 3: FairEntry registration opens
- July 1: FairEntry registration closes
- July 24: Pre-fair set-up and Food Stand Training
- July 28: Horse Barn set-up
- July 31-Aug 4: Pine County Fair
- August 3: Grilling Contest
- August 4: State Fair/State Horse/State Dog & NELS registration; Post-fair cleanup
For the full 4-H schedule, please see page 3 of the Pine County 4-H premium book.
Support 4-H at the Fair
Signup forms for food stand shifts, judges' assistants, and exhibit hall shifts will be available soon. Please check back for links and more information.