Online
registration has begun for the scores of competitions that take place
at the Great New York State Fair, Acting Director Troy Waffner said
today.
Last year, more than 4,500 exhibitors submitted more than
22,000 entries to one of 49 competition categories.
"There's
something for everyone in our competitions," Waffner said. "Some of these are as old
as the fair itself and carry forward our state's proud agricultural
heritage. Others are more modern. I encourage everyone to check our
list of competitions and take part in them."
Most
fairgoers are familiar with the fair's animal competitions, from the
daily horse shows in the Toyota Coliseum to the judging events involving
cattle, goats, swine, poultry, rabbits and more. They are also likely
to have seen the flower and table setting competitions in the
Horticulture Building, or the talent competition on the fair's west end
stage.
There are also the professional competitions for wines, dairy
products, and Christmas trees.
Less
well known are the fair's competitions in culinary arts, amateur
winemaking and fine arts. The fair also holds some offbeat
competitions, such as the daily rooster crowing contest, the Bucket of
Junk competition that challenges contestants to turn a collection of
parts into something useful, and the poetry competition, which
culminates with a public reading of winning poems.
To learn more about fair competitions, or to enter, visit http://nysfair.ny.gov/competitions/how-to-enter.
This year's New York State Fair, operated by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets, runs from Aug. 25 to Sept. 5, 2016.
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