Showcase Your Green Thumb at the 2024 Clay County Fair
Spencer, Iowa — Calling all skilled gardeners and floriculture enthusiasts! Showcase your award-worthy entries in the Fields & Gardens and Floriculture Departments at the 2024 Clay County Fair, presented by SMU, September 7-15.
Fields & Gardens
Whether you’re passionate about growing the largest pumpkin or creating the best scarecrow, the Fields & Gardens Department at the 2024 Clay County Fair offers a perfect platform to showcase your talents. Exhibitors can enter their blue-ribbon best in over fifteen diverse divisions. Highlights include the Largest Pumpkin Contest, the Best 10 Ears of Corn Contest, and the Scarecrow Contest.
Gardeners of all levels have abundant opportunities to exhibit fruits and vegetables at the Fair. With classes ranging from tomatoes to potatoes, there’s a category for every type of green thumb.
If gardening isn’t your forte, don’t worry – the Fields & Gardens Department still has plenty of creative avenues for you to explore. You can decorate a pumpkin using black felt markers or paint, craft a birdhouse from a gourd, or create art with corn and its husks.
No matter your skill level or creative flair, the Fields & Gardens Department at the Clay County Fair invites everyone to participate and celebrate the joys of gardening and creativity. Join us from September 7 – 15, and let your green thumb shine!
Floriculture
In addition to the Fields & Gardens Department, the Floriculture Department offers another fantastic opportunity to showcase your green thumb. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just starting out, there’s a category for you.
This year, the Floriculture Department will feature over 100 different divisions, including a wide variety of roses, vibrant annuals and perennials, and captivating design competitions. Participants can look forward to special categories like container gardening, themed floral arrangements, and unique plant displays.
Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the Floriculture Department during the 2024 Clay County Fair. Start preparing your entries now, and let your garden shine!
Open class entries are open to anyone from any county or state. Exhibitors are encouraged to check out the 2024 Exhibitor Handbooks for each Department to find the rules and guidelines for their entries. These handbooks can be found online at www.claycountyfair.com or picked up in the Fair Administrative Office. Pre-registration for all Fields & Gardens and Floriculture entries is encouraged and can be completed online, by mail, or in person by Monday, August 19. Exhibitors also have the option to register their entries before judging. Fields & Gardens entries will be accepted at Fields & Gardens Building on Wednesday, September 4 (5:00 pm-8:00 pm) or Thursday, September 5 (9:00 am-5:00 pm). Floriculture exhibitors should review the Floriculture Exhibitor Handbook to see when entries will be received during the Clay County Fair.
About The Clay County Fair & Events Center Rooted in Tradition, the Clay County Fair and Events Center is a year-round facility that annually hosts more than 300 events, including its signature event, the Clay County Fair, powered by SMU. Known as “The World’s Greatest County Fair” since 1917, the Clay County Fair attracts more than 300,000 guests each September for nine days of world-class entertainment, competition, food, fun, and the largest farm machinery show at any fair in the United States. Additional information can be found at claycountyfair.com.
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