Don’t Forget to Submit Your Competitive Exhibits Entries! Deadline Approaching Soon!

Competitive Exhibits - BBQ Pit Entry

Have you submitted your work of art into the 2022 Competitive Exhibits? What are you waiting for?! The deadline to submit hard entries is Friday, September 9 and online entries Monday, September 12. Submit today and showcase your talent at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair!

 

For more details on Competitive Exhibits, click here!

Submit Your Entries Into the 2022 Competitive Exhibits Program!

Competitive Exhibit - Fine Arts

Want to be featured in the 2022 Big Fresno Fair Competitive Exhibits? There’s still time to enter but the deadline is approaching fast! All hard entries are due Friday, September 9 and online entries by Monday, September 12. Help us showcase the best that Fresno County has to offer at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair! Reminder: Fine Arts & Photography entries must be submitted online only!

 

For more details, visit www.fresnofair.com/competitiveexhibits.

Dairy Heifer and Dairy Replacement Doe Inspections – NEW DATE!

Attention Dairy Cattle and Doe Exhibitors! The NEW date and times for the dairy heifer and replacement doe inspections has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 9 in the Livestock Pavilion.

 

– Dairy Heifer | 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

– Dairy Replacement Doe | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

 

Please notify the Livestock Office if there is a conflict at (559) 453-6890.

Submit Your Entries into the 2022 Competitive Exhibits!

Showcase your talent in our popular Competitive Exhibits Program at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair! All individuals desiring to participate competitively as a Fair exhibitor – such as 4-H and FFA members, craftsmen, cooks, gardeners, seamstresses, quilters, artists, photographers, potters and others – can download our 2022 Competitive Exhibits Handbook here!

 

The hard entry deadline is Friday, September 9 and the deadline for online entries is Monday, September 12! Reminder: Fine Arts and Photography entries must be submitted online only!

 

Questions? Please call our Exhibits Department at (559) 650-3247 (ext. 1110) or tcollins@fresnofair.com.

Capture A Photo of Mother Nature – It’s National Nature Photography Day!

Go out and capture a photo of nature for National Nature Photography Day! Take a small hike in the hills, travel to the beach, or even head to a local park here to capture the essence of the Central Valley.

 

If you’re a photographer and have some wonderful nature photos, we encourage you to submit into our 2022 Big Fresno Fair Competitive Exhibits! The Exhibits Handbook is available online NOW! Fine Arts and Photography entries must be submitted online! No hard copies will be accepted. Deadline for online entries is Monday, September 12 at 11:59 p.m. For more details, click here!

It’s National Agriculture Week!

It’s the beginning of National Ag Week and what better way to celebrate than to highlight our hard-working livestock exhibitors! Did you know that a total of 818 exhibitors from 26 different 4-H and FFA groups participated in the 2021 Big Fresno Fair Livestock Exhibits? Many of these members participated in the Jr. Livestock Auctions on October 9 and 16 at the 2021 Big Fresno Fair.

 

Fun Fair Fact: A total of 648 animals were sold at the 2021 Big Fresno Fair, generating a grand total of $1,169,256.93 in sales and add-ons!

 

Interested in showing livestock at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair? For more information, click here!

Livestock Exhibitor Update: YQCA Platform Transition

Attention Livestock Exhibitors! The YQCA program has recently updated their certification program and website platform. This new platform is expected to launch on March 23, 2022.

 

With this new transition, all YQCA users who plan to use their current and valid certification for the 2022 Big Fresno Fair will need to download their certification prior to the transition on March 23. YQCA users will no longer be able to access their existing accounts and past certification information after the March 23 deadline.

 

⚠IMPORTANT⚠YQCA users that do not retrieve their valid certification from the current YQCA platform before March 23 may be required to regain certification through the new platform.

 

For more details on YQCA requirements, click here.