The 2019 Nebraska State Fair will be Friday, Aug. 23–Monday, Sept. 2 at Fonner Park in Grand Island! For a schedule of 4-H activities at the state fair and more, go to http://4h.unl.edu/state-fair
STATIC EXHIBIT ENTRIES
At the Super Fair, 4-H static exhibits will be selected for the Nebraska State Fair by the judges in the respective areas. A state fair sticker will be placed on all exhibits selected for State Fair along with a detailed State Fair instruction sheet.
ANIMAL ENTRIES DUE AUG. 10
Animal exhibitors (4-H ages 10–18, FFA ages 10–21) are eligible to participate at the Nebraska State Fair regardless of county fair placing. 4-H/FFA youth or their families must submit their animal entries in ShoWorks online before Saturday, Aug. 10, 8 p.m. Information, instructions and link to register are at https://4h.unl.edu/state-fair/live-animal-exhibitor. Lancaster County Extension staff will NOT collect State Fair animal entries or entry fees.
4-H EXHIBITOR TICKETS
New in 2019: 4-H youth exhibiting static exhibits at the Nebraska State Fair will order advance discount tickets directly from the Nebraska State Fair. Discount tickets will no longer be available through the county offices. Details on ordering tickets will be available soon.
All livestock exhibitors and in-person event exhibitors (contests, fashion show, presentations) will still be able to order discounted tickets when they enter in ShoWorks for State Fair. Additional information is available in the State Fair Operations Handbook at https://go.unl.edu/sfohb.
Join the Fun As a Volunteer!
Nebraska 4-H is looking for volunteers to help with exhibit entry day, judging and serving as 4-H exhibit building hosts. Volunteers will be needed for assisting with all 4-H contests and events, as well as in the livestock office. State Fair 4-H volunteers will receive a fair pass for the day(s) they volunteer. Sign up by Aug. 9 at http://4h.unl.edu/state-fair/volunteer. If you have questions, call 402-472-1762.