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Calling All Kids: Get Your 2016 Marin County Fair Entries in This Week!

Marin County FairSummer is almost here, and that means the 2016 Marin County Fair will be here soon, too. One of the things we love about the fair is the wide variety of competitions they have for kids of all ages. If your kids want to enter some of their handiwork into the fair, they'll need to act soon; the deadline for entry to all competitions is this Thursday, May 12 at 5 pm.

Children ages 5–18 can enter any number of Junior Division competitions, including arts and crafts, hobbies, cartoon art, performing arts, photography, 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.

Special theme categories for 2016 include merry-go-rounds, treasure chests, time capsules, Fair Memories collages or assemblages, decorated parasols, selfies, carnival rides, Etch-A Sketch art, and more. 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 when you finally find your exhibit on display.

This year the Marin County Fair theme is "What a Ride," and it takes place June 30 to July 4 at the Marin County Fairgrounds near the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael.

Visit www.marinfair.org for more information and to download an exhibitor's guide, applications, and entry forms for your fair entries.