County Fair
Letters to Exhibitors
Livestock
- YQCA certification is required for 4th graders on up showing cattle, bunnies, birds, swine, sheep and goats.
- A new account will need to be created this year.
- Coupons for Winnebago County 4-H members will be available from your 4-H Club Leaders after June 1.
- Certification is due July 1st.
- Please send a copy of your certification to the extension office before July 1.
- Email can be sent to engstler@iastate.edu
- Drop off a copy during business hours at the Winnebago County Extension Office in Thompson M-Th 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Mail to: ISU Extension and Outreach Winnebago County 183 1st Avenue E Thompson, Iowa 50478
Animal Exhibits - Livestock ID & Exhibit Guidelines - 4-H 202
Open Show Forms
2023 Health Requirements
Livestock Identification
4-H Exhibitors:
Animal ID Forms:
Links to other fair resources
- Iowa State Fair
- Winnebago County Fair
- Enter for the Winnebago County Fair by 11:59pm July 1st
- 4-H Project Tip Sheet
- FairEntry Help Sheet for 4-H Members
- FairEntry Help Sheet for FFA Members
- FairEntry Exhibitor Login Flow Chart
- New for 2023! We have added a credit card payment option to Fair Entry. You can choose to pay by check, cash, or credit card.
- If paying by cash or check, please make all checks payable to “Winnebago County Fair Board” and send into the following address:
Winnebago County ISU Extension & Outreach
ATTN: Winnebago County Fair Board
PO Box 47
Thompson, IA 50478
Static Exhibits
2023 Exhibit Goat Sheet - Word
Static Exhibit Additional Forms
- Clothing Event Forms (Clothing Selection, Fashion Revue, $20 Challenge)
- Photography State Fair Exhibit Label 3HP 5220 (PDF) (Word)
Posters
- 2023 Poster Report Form (PDF) (Word)
- Educational Presentations Form
- Working Exhibits Form
- Share-The-Fun Form
Static Exhibit Tips:
- Animal Exhibits - Livestock ID & Exhibit Guidelines - 4-H 202
- Design - Exploring the Elements & Principles - 4-H 634
- Elements of Design
- Unraveling the Mystery of Design Elements and Principles in Clothing
- Color Wheel - 4-H 633
- Preparing Flowers & Plants for Exhibition - 4-H 464
- Harvesting and Preparing Vegetables for Exhibit
- Use of Copyright Materials - VI-010401-WB
- Inappropriate Food Exhibits - 4-H 3023
County Fair Updates
Static judging day has change!
Static judging will take place on Wednesday, July 12th from 4:00 to 7:00pm. ALL exhibits must be checked in by 6:30pm.
Horticulture judging will continue to take place Thursday, July 13th. Check in time is from 9:00 to 10:30am. Judging will start at 10:30am.
Ribbon Auction: All 4-H and FFA livestock exhibitors may sell one (1) ribbon per exhibitor per species, including horses. The ribbon can be your best ribbon for each species you show and can be a breeding or market animal ribbon.
Dairy Goat Class: See page 55 in the 2023 Winnebago County Fair Book for all rules, check-in and show times, class, and premiums.
Safe Frosting for Iowa 4-H Fairs
Along with the Foods for Iowa 4-H Fairs – Quick Reference Guide (2023), our colleagues at AnswerLine recently shared the blog post “Safe Frosting for Iowa 4-H Fairs”. Staff are encouraged to share this blog widely with 4-H members and families, as well as have printed copies available for Food and Nutrition judges at county fair.