The 2024 Marin County Fair Wants Your Entries!
The Marin County Fair is back for summer 2024, with the theme "Make a Splash", and now is the time to start thinking about your entries for the fair's many competitions. The entry application opens on Wednesday, April 17, and the deadline for entry to most competitions is on or before Monday, June 9, 2024. (Clothing & Textiles entries must be submitted by Monday, June 3.)
Children ages 5–18 can enter any number of Junior Division competitions, including arts and crafts, hobbies, cartoon art, performing arts, photography, poetry, and creative writing, not to mention traditional preserved food, horticulture, and floral categories. Do you have a prize-winning cow, goat, or chicken in the backyard? Kids can enter all sorts of livestock in the fair. Don't have a farm animal? Don't worry — kids can also enter their furry friends in the Guinea Pig, Rabbit, or Pocket Pet (mice, rats, hamsters, turtles, and other critters) competitions.
There's bound to be something for everyone in the family to enter. My kids always love entering something in the fair, and it's thrilling to see what kind of ribbon you've won! This year, the fair has "right sized" its competitions by reducing the number of adult categories and emphasizing opportunities for children and youth.
There is a small entry fee, usually $2 to $6, for junior and family competitions and special fair theme categories like Surfboards, Driftwood Designs, and Miniature Sailboats. Submissions open on Wednesday, April 17.
This year the Marin County Fair takes place July 3–7 at the Marin County Fairgrounds near the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael. Visit www.marinfair.org for more information and to download brochures and access online entry forms for your fair entries.
