County Fair

All 2020 Larimer County Fair Entries are due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2020.

No registration fees this year—it’s FREE to enter!

All fair participants must complete an informed consent form and upload it to 4HOnline as part of registration. This must be done by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 13. The form for youth is here and the form for leaders is here.

General Projects, Family Consumer Science Projects, and Dog Projects

• All information can be found here, including the schedule and rules.
• To complete your fair entry, click here.
• Instructions about how to register can be found here.
• Fashion Revue information can also be found here.
• Record books must be turned in, but judges will be aware that many of you were not able to get a leader’s signature, complete your demonstration, or volunteer for community service. If you are unable to do these before the fair you will not be penalized. However, we encourage you to try to complete these requirements if feasible and within the guidelines of no face-to-face contact. Please talk to your club leaders to see if this is possible. Leader signatures will not be required. 

Livestock and Horse Projects

• Information can be found here, including the schedule and rules.
• To complete your fair entry, click here.
• You must put the class number on your entry form 
  • To find class numbers look on the class offerings list or in the premium book.
    • There are class, division, and species limitations be sure to only register for the allotted amount for your species.
  • Each class should be on a separate line on the registration form.
• Only market animals shown at the 2020 Larimer County Fair are eligible to be sold at the Larimer County Junior Livestock Sale on August 5 and August 7. 
• Virtual Rabbit Show information was sent out to rabbit members earlier this week.

Changes are highlighted in Red text.

We are excited to announce the schedule, classes, and some general rules for the 2020 Larimer County Fair! In an effort to get information to you as soon as possible, we’re posting this information even though some items continue to be a work in progress. See the Schedule of Events (Updated July 17, 2020) for specific class opportunities. 

Download the complete Premium Book for Family Consumer Science, General Projects, and Livestock by clicking here.

The 2020 Larimer County Fair will include the following opportunities:

• 4-H static display judging for all Family Consumer Science and General Projects (Judging with no interviews),
• 4-H in-person Model Rocketry competition,
• 4-H in-person Shooting Sports county shoot competitions,
• 4-H virtual Fashion Revue,
• 4-H Dog Contest (dependent on the progress of State 4-H competitions, to be determined),
• Larimer County limited in-person Livestock Show including Horse in partnership with 4-H,
• Larimer County virtual Rabbit Show in partnership with 4-H,
• Larimer County Junior Livestock Sale, led by the Junior Livestock Sale subcommittee of the Larimer County Fair Board.

Portions canceled this year:

• Open Class competitions,
• 4-H in-person Cat Contest (opportunities for educational static displays to be submitted).

Fair Entry registration information:

• The fair entry registration deadline for all projects is Monday, July 13. 
• No registration fees this year—it is FREE to enter!
• Registration for fairy entry for Family Consumer Science and General Project displays, Model Rocketry, and Fashion Revue will be through Fair Entry at http://larimercountyfair.fairentry.com. (Registration help will be provided live via Zoom, and help is also posted here.)
• Registration for fair entry for Livestock will be through this link: http://forms.logiforms.com/formdata/user_forms/74846_2296047/378893/page1.html?cachebust=3934  
• Informed Consent Waivers must be signed by each member and leader and uploaded to 4HOnline as part of the registration process and are also due July 13. Download the member form here and the leader form here.
• Information about the deadlines for Shooting Sports for county shoots will be provided to those in the 4-H Shooting Sports project as more information is confirmed. Visit the Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports website at lc4hss.org for more information.

Awards:

• There will be no special awards or premiums for competitions.
• The limited livestock show will not pin any champions.
• Family Consumer Science and General Projects static displays will be awarded by the usual Danish system.

Format changes for shows:

• Spectators will be limited to 1 adult per 4-H youth.
• There will be slotted show times based on each individual’s last name. Please see the Schedule of Events. 
• Record books will be required for Family Consumer Science and General Projects. Record books will NOT be checked for Livestock at the fair. 
• Livestock will be a “show off of the trailer” format for all species. You will have to show up with your animal prepared to show (clipped, washed, etc.).
• While you can show all species, the number of animals that you will be able to show is limited. Please find the details here.
• For species with both breeding and/or market classes and showmanship, classes will be shown simultaneously. Please click here for details.
• Livestock weights will be self-reported before the fair. 

Important rules of the Larimer County Fair:

(These rules are subject to change or event cancellation per health orders at the time of fair.)

We are working to provide a safe event and to comply with the public health orders in place. Precautions like face masks are what allow us to hold these events with larger groups of people involved. If you or members of your family cannot abide by these public health rules for any reason, you should not attend the county fair this year. It is imperative for the safety of all that we follow the rules or people will be sent home, or the event could be canceled. Our success depends on you!

• If you are feeling sick, ill, have a temperature, or are experiencing any of the signs of COVID-19, do not come to the fairgrounds. Additionally, if you have been around someone in the last 14 days who has or is suspected of having COVID-19, do not come to the fairgrounds. 
• Face Masks: ALL participants, members, volunteers, and their families MUST wear face masks at all times unless directed by a show official while showing.
• 6′ social distancing between family groups must be followed. Only 1 guardian and/or adult will be permitted per contestant.

Lastly, we realize the fair experience will be different this year. A large number of people, including staff and volunteers at both Larimer County and CSU, have worked very hard to be able to bring you this fair under the current health orders. We listened to your feedback that as many live competitions as possible were preferred and we are proud of what we are able to offer given the circumstances. We hope you are, too! Please bring your positive attitude and patience to fair this year! We are all trying something new and different. And always remember the 4-H Code of Conduct that guides us. We look forward to seeing you.

Thank you, 

Your 2020 County Fair team at CSU Extension and The Ranch