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SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR
PREMIUM
GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The 2008 Open Entry Registration Period is August 1 - 31.
NEW IN 2008
Persons wishing to participate in Competitive Exhibits without disclosing their Social Security number may do so by indicating REFUSED in the Social Security field on entry form; thereby, the exhibitor will be eligible for ribbons, rosettes, etc., but any prize monies will be forfeited.
IMPORTANT...
Please be aware that August 31, 2008 falls on a Sunday. Mailed entries must be received in the Fair Office by Friday, August 29 to avoid Late Fee.
Also, there will be no access to the Fair Office on Thursday, August 28 due to a USC football game and parking on the fairgrounds.
Register early in August and avoid the late rush.
 Fine
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 Student
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 Agriculture |
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 Flowers |
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 Home
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 Cattle |
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 Dairy
Goat |
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 Sheep |
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 Small
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 Swine |
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 Youth/Open
Horse |
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 Youth
Wether Goat |
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Competitions at the SC
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 are found in the Related Links box above. 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 (begin at 12:01 am and end at 12 midnight)
Please note the Late Fees applicable for each late entry
registration period as follows:
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.
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Delivery
Dates and Judging Schedule for Building Exhibits
Tickets
Commercial Exhibitors & Concessionaires
Competitive Exhibits Online Premium Guide
Daily Schedule of Events & Entertainment 
Directions to Fair, Lodgings & Campgrounds
Fair Food
FAQ's
(Frequently Asked Questions)
General Rules & Regulations
Grandstand Entertainment 
History of the SC State Fair
Kiddie & Major Rides
Map of the Fair
Sponsorship Opportunities
