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Finney County

Finney County
501 South 9th St.
Garden City, KS 67846

620-272-3670
620-272-3576 fax

 Finney County Fair Schedule

 Finney County Fair - Fair Book

Hard copies of the fair book will be available at the Finney County Extension Office. For a digital copy, please click below.

Note: Fair Books are available for purchase of $5.00 payable to the "Finney County Fair Board"

Finney County Fair Entry Process

FairEntry Resources

  1. FairEntry Family Help Sheet
  2. Video - How to Enter with FairEntry

2022 FairEntry Tips

Entry Deadlines: 

Tuesday, July 5th is the deadline for entries for Fashion Revue, clothing construction and fiber arts.

Tuesday, July 12th is the deadline for entries for livestock and statics exhibits.

4-H Entry Process:

  1. Go to the following FairEntry website:https://finney-county.fairentry.com
  2. You should see the “2022 Finney County Fair” text and logo on the main page.
  3. Log-in using your 4-HOnline username and password. There will be a separate log-in screen for users who already have a 4-HOnline profile. (Contact the Finney County Extension Office if you forgot your password or need help logging in).
  4. Once successfully logged in, follow the steps on the screen to make your entries in each department. 
  5. If entering in both 4-H & Open Class, you can make all entries once you log-in.

Helpful Hints:

  1. “4-H Static” includes the following project areas: Cloverbuds, Demos/Talks, Educational Displays, Energy Management, Forestry, Geology, Entomology, Home Environment, Photography, Shooting Sports, Space Tech, Visual Arts & Crafts, and Woodworking.

  2. Enter only what you will be exhibiting.

Open Class Entry Process:

  1. Go to the following FairEntry website: https://finney-county.fairentry.com
  2. You should see the “2022 Finney County Fair” text and logo on the main page.
  3. Create a FairEntry profile. All exhibitors are required to enter the mandatory contact information. This profile can be re-used for future fairs, so please remember to write your username and password down.
  4. Once successfully logged in, follow the steps on the screen to make your entries in each department. 

Helpful Hints:

“Open Class Static” includes the following areas: Educational Displays, Photography, Shop Exhibits, Space Tech, Woodworking, and the Summer Reading Program.  Pre-entries are required for open class exhibitors for the 2022 Finney County Fair. You will not be able to enter exhibits at check-in.

 

Finney County Fair Contests & Events

  • Great American Foods Contest - "Fancy Fruit Pies or Fruit Pie Frenzy"
  • Nu Life Market Gluten Free Baking Contest
  • Wilton Decorated Cake and Decorated Cupcake Award
  • Table Setting Contest
  • Photo Sweepstakes Contests
    • Great American Photo Contest theme is "Our Home"
    • Friends of Sandsage Bison Range theme is "Insects or Amphibians"
    • Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo Photo Contest "Feathered Friends"

 

Fashion Revue

 

Finney County Fair 4-H Judging Schedules

  • 4-H Clothing Construction & Buymanship will have consultation judging on Tuesday, July 12th by appointment.
  • 4-H Demonstrations & Illustrated Talks judging will be Friday, July 15th
  • All 4-H Static entries will be judged on Monday, July 18th.  Schedule is as follows:
    • Consultation Judging-Foods, Photography, visual arts 8:00am
    • All other judging 1:00pm
  • Bucket Calf consultation will be Wednesday, July 20th between 1:00pm-4:00pm

Finney County Fair Livestock Premium Auction

We would like to invite you and/or your business to the 2022 4-H/FFA Livestock Premium Auction. It will be held on Saturday, July 23rd. Breakfast will be provided and served at 7:30am, the auction will begin at 8:15am. Come support our 4-H & Livestock Exhibitors! 

 

Thank you to the 2021 Auction Supporters!

 

Livestock Information:

Rabbit Showmanship Informational Packet

Bucket Calf Consultation

 

 

Finney County Fair Superintendents

 Needed: Adult Superintendents and Junior Superintendents

2022 Finney County Fair

July 18-24, 2022

 

Finney County Fairgrounds Garden City, KS

  Fair Logo

 

 Homemade, Home grown, Farm Fresh 2022