SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR

PREMIUM GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Entry Registration Period is Closed. The Premium Guide and Related Links are being edited for the 2008 SC State Fair. Please check back on July 1.

Related Links

Online Entry System (OES)

OES Tutorial

Entry Form Index (Print Forms)

Delivery Dates and Judging Schedule for Building Exhibits

Livestock Scholarships

Beef Cattle Judging Schedule

Dairy Cattle Judging Schedule

Blanchard Machinery Horse Shows Pocket Schedule

Release Schedule for Building Exhibits

Judging Results Archive

Fine Art		Student Art
Agriculture		Flowers
Home & Craft		Cattle
Dairy Goat		Sheep
Small Stock		Swine
Youth/Open Horse		Youth Wether Goat

Show your "stuff" at The Fair and you could be a WINNER! The competitions at the South Carolina State Fair are a great way to showcase your talents in the arts, agriculture, food, livestock, 4-H and FFA. Click on a department link listed above to view the Department Index page and easily navigate the department using the provided links.

Various links & schedules may be found in the Related Links box. Some of the documents are in .pdf format and require Adobe Reader. Download the latest free version here...

REGISTER ONLINE...Click on the OES Tutorial (located in the Related Links box  above right) to walk you through the Online Entry process.

Pre-Fair Entry Registration is required in all departments during the month of August. Entries must be received during the Open Entry Registration Period to avoid late fees.

To register during the Open Entry Registration Period, use either the (1) Online Entry System or (2) print an official entry registration form for the appropriate department and mail to the address on the entry form or (3) deliver in person to the SC State Fair Dowling Administrative Building during regular office hours (Monday-Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM). Late entries received must include any Late Fees as indicated in the schedule below.

2008 ENTRY REGISTRATION PERIODS
Please note the Late Fees applicable for each late entry registration period as follows:

DEPARTMENT	OPEN - Regular Exhibitor & Entry Fees	LATE   -   + $25 Late Fee
Fine Art	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 4
Student Art	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 4
Agriculture	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 11
Flowers	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 11
Home & Craft	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 11
Beef Cattle	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 18
Dairy Cattle	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 18
Dairy Goat	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 18
Sheep	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 18
Small Stock	August 1 - 15 Regular Entry Fees Apply August 16-31 Double Entry Fees Apply	Not Applicable
Swine	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 18
Youth & Open Horse	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 18
Youth Wether Goat	August 1 - 31	Aug. 31 - Sept. 18

HISTORY OF SC STATE FAIR COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS

The first South Carolina State Fair was held in 1869 on a tract of land on Elmwood Avenue conveyed to the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina by the City of Columbia for the purpose of holding an annual Fair to promote the material, educational, agricultural and industrial interest of the State. When this area became too small, the Society moved the Fair to its present location in 1904. To enhance the State Fair's exhibits, competitions were developed in a variety of categories to determine which entries were the best in the Palmetto State. With that same pioneering spirit, the South Carolina State Fair continues to host unique competitions showcasing a variety of industries, including those that extend far beyond agriculture.

The Society has six exhibit buildings, totaling more than 125,000 square feet of exhibit space, and offers in excess of $215,000 in premiums annually in categories such as fine arts, home arts, culinary, agriculture, horticulture, and livestock.