Prepare for Fair!

2020 Lee County Fair: July 8-12

2020 Iowa State Fair: August 13-23

Getting ready for fair means working with your animals, going to weigh-ins and trainings, planting your veggies, taking your photos, practicing your recipes, sewing up those curtains and sooooooooo much more! Get the rules, put the deadlines on your calendar and check out the great new categories here!

Now is a great time to check out our Projects Page to get ideas and start preparing for this year!

Important Forms:

2020 Sheep/Meat Goat Tag Pick-Up Form

FairEntry: http://lee-county.fairentry.com

Livestock Entry Deadline- June 25
Static Entry Deadline- June 25
Communications/Fashions Entry Deadline- June 1
Fair Entry how-to video https://vimeo.com/209918998 3 minutes
Fair Entry Help Sheet for 4-H Families
Fair Entry Help Sheet for FFA Families

Important Dates:

September 1- New 4-H Year
December 7- Beef Weigh-In
February 1- Market Beef 4-H Online Verification Deadline
March 15- Swine Weigh-in and Competitive Swine Pick-Up
January through June (specific dates TBA) - Dog Classes Begin
April- Sheep/Meat Goat Weigh In (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
June 1 - Deadline to ID all livestock in 4-H Online
June 1- Deadline for State Fair Market Broiler entry
June 1 - T-Shirt Orders Due
June 1- Communications/Fashion FairEntry Deadline
June 25 - All county entries must be made online this year. (Livestock AND Art Hall). Livestock entries are due no later than 4:30 P.M. on June 25, 2020
June 17 - Communications and Clothing Event Judging
July 7 - Art Hall Judging
July 8-12 Lee County Fair
July 13 Livestock Auction
August 13-23- Iowa State Fair