INDOOR EXHIBITS

INDOOR EXHIBITS - 2024 Information

REGISTRATION

2024 Talbot County Fair

Schedule of Indoor Exhibits and Animal Shows

(Dates/Times are Subject to Change)

ENTRIES DUE June 7, 2024

To register, go online to www.fairentry.com.
Click: Find Your Fair, select Maryland, and click Talbot County Fair. Talbot 4-H families sign in using 4-H Online
accounts and open exhibitors sign in directly through FairEntry

Tuesday, July 9
4:30–6:30 p.m. Entry of NON-PERISHABLE Indoor Exhibits: 4-H/FFA Dept. C–O

Wednesday, July 10
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Non-Perishable Indoor Exhibits Judging and Display Setup
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Talbot 4-H Dinner and Ambassador Program (Collier Pavilion)
6:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Talbot 4-H Olympics
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Talbot 4-H Campfire

Thursday, July 11 Public fair day (beginning at 4:00 p.m.)
8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Entry of 4-H and Open Market Hogs
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. 4-H Fashion Show Interview Judging
4:00 p.m. Talbot County Fair Opening Ceremony
4:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Midway Games and Vendors Open
5:00 p.m. Pork Barbecue Dinner by Talbot County Young Farmers
5:00 p.m. Market Hog Show (Swine Barn)
5:30 p.m. 4-H Fashion Show (Collier Pavilion)
8:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Evening Drop-Off of PERISHABLE Indoor Exhibits (vegetables and fruits, baked goods, flowers, and plants)—entries must come in with entry tags attached because they will be checked in Friday morning by department workers.

Friday, July 12 Public fair day
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Morning Entry of PERISHABLE Indoor Exhibits (vegetables and fruits, baked goods, flowers and plants)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon Children’s Day
8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Entry of 4-H and Open Dairy Cattle
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Entry of 4-H and Open Meat/Pygmy Goats
3:00 p.m. Entry of Dog Show participants
4:00 p.m. Dog Show (Main Pavilion)
time to be determined Baked Goods Silent Auction
4:00 p.m. Fair Opens to the Public
4:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Midway Games and Vendors Open
5:00 p.m. Beef Barbecue Dinner by Fairview Church of the Brethren
5:00 p.m. Meat and Pygmy Goat Show (Swine Barn)
6:00 p.m. Dairy Show (Main Pavilion)

Saturday, July 13 Public fair day
7:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Entry of 4-H and Open Beef and Sheep
8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Entry of Open Rabbits and Cavies
9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Midway Games and Vendors Open
10:00 a.m. Fair Opens to the Public
10:00 a.m. Rabbit and Cavy Show (Main Pavilion)
10:00 a.m. Poultry Show (Main Pavilion)
10:00 a.m. Beef Show (Main Pavilion)
12:00 noon Joust by Eastern Shore Jousting Association
2:00 p.m. Watermelon-Eating Contest (Midway)
2:00 p.m. Sheep Show (Main Pavilion)
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. 4-H Members Marketplace
6:00 p.m. Fair Indoor Exhibits Awards/4-H Olympics Awards
7:00 p.m. Livestock Auction (Swine Barn)