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Thurston County Fair Calls for Foods, Art, Hobbies, and Craft Entries

July 16, 2024
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The Thurston County Fair is proud to display local artists and makers at the fair each year! Entries are accepted July 22 through July 29 at the Thurston County Fairgrounds. Categories include open class photography, foods, hobbies and crafts, art, and flowers.

Open Class Photography: Friday, July 26 from 4–7 p.m. and Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Whether you prefer landscapes or portraits, people or animals, black and white or full color, there’s an open class photography contest that has you framed perfectly. 

Open Class Hobbies and Crafts: Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Quality and craftsmanship are alive and well in workshops and craft rooms throughout Thurston County. Enter your woodworking, jewelry, ceramics, dolls, models, and countless other handicrafts in dozens of hobby and craft contests.

Open Class Art: Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday, July 28 from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. There’s a contest for every age and almost every medium. Bring your paintings, sketches and drawings, miniatures and sculptures ready for display. 

Open Class Baking: Monday, July 29 from 12-6 p.m. Enter your favorite yeast or quick breads, cakes, cookies, candies, or pies. 

Open Class Preserved Foods: Monday, July 29 from 12-6 p.m. Enter your canned fruits and vegetables, pickles, sauces, jams and jellies, vinegars, meats, and dehydrated foods, plus many more preserved foods, including honey. 

Open Class Floral: Monday, July 29 from 3–7 p.m.  

From asters to zinnias and everything in between, there are dozens of floral contests for cut flowers, herbs, trees and shrubs, bulbs, container gardens—the list is nearly endless. 

All the information and details you need to compete in open class home arts contests and hundreds of other open class and club contests are included in the 2024 Exhibitor's Guide. The guide also includes information on entry forms, camping, and this year’s calendar of events from July 31-August 4. Learn more at www.ThurstonCountyFair.org

For more information contact the Thurston County Fair Office at (360) 786-5453 or visit www.ThurstonCountyFair.org. 

“Buzz on Down to the Thurston County Fair!”

July 31 – August 4, 2024