IMPORTANT: PLEASE ENTER ONLINE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE! Enter your exhibits online at https://laf.fairwire.com or mail to or drop off your entry forms at the Lebanon Area Fair Office, 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon, PA 17042. Paper entry forms MUST be received by July 3rd (the office is closed for the 4th of July holiday). Online entries will be accepted until 11:59 on July 4th.
RULES
The Lebanon Area Fair has thousands of exhibits each year – and we hope you’ll enter your own project this year! Classes range from truck pulling, demolition derby driving, livestock, dairy, horse, and small animal shows, to flowers, fruits, and vegetables. There are classes for every kind of craft – sewing, knitting, macrame, beading, painting, photography, woodworking, and more! Children 10 and under can enter the coloring contest at no charge. Exhibits must be pre-entered per the deadlines above. Online entries are preferred.
How to enter
Read the catalog and find a class(es) that interests you. Fill out a General Entry Form and return it to the Fair Office (either by mail or in person) by the entry deadline. You can also submit your entries online. If you’re entering an animal exhibit, you’ll also need an animal entry form (separate forms exist for livestock, dairy, rabbit, and poultry entries; horse entries are coordinated through the Extension Office) and a vet form. Be sure to also read and follow the health rules and regulations that apply to animal entries. ALL ANIMAL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE.
Indoor exhibits (non-animal) should be delivered in person to the fairgrounds (West Hall for most entries; flowers to Center Hall) on Friday, July 18 from 3-9 p.m. or Saturday, July 19 from 7-9 a.m. Quilt entries must be delivered Thursday, July 17 from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Please keep the claim tickets you receive at check in, because you’ll need them to pick up your projects at the end of the Fair. After delivering your exhibits, it’s time to be patient while the judges sort through the many entries. West Hall reopens to the public on Saturday, July 19 at 4 p.m., where you can find out if your project won a blue ribbon, or even better, a Best of Show!
Animal exhibits arrive on the Fairgrounds at different times depending on the species and breed. Please see the catalog for more information.
Entry Forms
Taking your exhibits home
All indoor exhibits must be picked up Saturday, July 26 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. You must have your claim tickets to pick your projects.
Animal exhibits leave the Fairgrounds at different times depending on the species and breed. Please see the catalog for more information.
Premium Checks
Premium checks will not be sent before August 15. All checks need to be cashed by December 15. Any un-cashed checks will be considered a donation to the Fair.
Exhibitor Admission & Parking Pass Policy *REVISED IN 2019*
Every youth-animal exhibitor family, sharing the same address, will receive 1 parking pass. Each exhibitor will receive an exhibitor wristband. Any exhibitor under 18 years of age will also receive two additional wristbands and one additional parking pass for parents/guardians. Open exhibitors will receive a parking pass and a wristband. Exhibitors must have the parking pass visible at all times. If not visible, vehicles will be towed at exhibitor’s expense.
Exhibitors must show a parking pass to be admitted to the exhibitor parking area. Please DO NOT park trailers at the Fairgrounds as exhibitor parking is limited. No additional parking passes may be purchased.