Florida State Fair
Specialty Events
Specialty Events
All You Need To Know
In this section, we have assembled all the information you will need for entering the specialty events & contests at the fair. We are thrilled that you are interested in the 2026 Florida State Fair.
PLEASE NOTE: We are in the process of formulating rules for the 2026 Fair.
Livestock Schedule of Events
Event & Show Information
Pullet Project Show and Silent Auction - Entry Submission Opens - June 4th at 12 noon
The Florida State Fair Pullet Project Show and Silent Auction is open to ALL Florida FFA Chapters, 4-H Clubs and YLPA Clubs. One (1) entry per Chapter or Club.
Pullet Project Show and Silent Auction Information and Rules
Registration will open at 12 noon on Wednesday, June 4th.
Click Here for On-Line Registration
Bidding will begin at 11:00 AM on February 11, 2026, and will run through 7:00 PM on February 14, 2026
Trio of Red Sex-Link Pullets
Hay Bale Decorating Contest
Hay Bale Decorating Contest Rules
Online Registration
**Online Registration must be submitted on or before December 5, 2025.
Show Pals Livestock Show
The 2026 Show Pals Livestock Show will in conjunction with the Youth Dairy Goat Show and the Youth Registered Sheep Show
2026 Show Pals Livestock Show Rules
Show Pals Livestock Show Online Registration Form
A Special Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor Suncoast Credit Union
Quilt-Topia Barn Quilt Challenge
2026 Quilt-Topia Barn Quilt Challenge Rules
Open to Florida FFA Chapters, 4-H Clubs, YLPA Clubs and their Individual Members.
Online Registration Form
**Online Registration must be submitted on or before November 1, 2025.
AG Mechanics Show
AG Mechanics Show Rules
Open to Florida FFA, 4-H and YLPA Members.
Online Registration Form
**Online Registration must be submitted on or before January 12, 2026.
AG Mechanics Project Record Book
*** Project Record Books will be collected during delivery process
Creative Living Competitions
Creative competitions are woven into the history of the Florida State Fair. Since our start in 1904, competitors from every corner of the state have pushed the boundaries of innovation as they battled it out for the blue-ribbon prize in quilting, baking, painting, or other skills. That tradition continues today as our youth and adult artists & crafters, bakers, woodworkers, horticulturalists, needle artists, photographers, and more bring their best work to be judged at the fair. Whether you’re a classically trained fine artist or a Lego sculpting expert, there’s room for your creativity to shine at the Florida State Fair.
Consult each handbook for entry application & delivery deadlines.
2026 Handbooks are NOW posted
Creative Living Department Information and Entry Forms
FFA and 4-H Judging Contests
2026 Judging Contest Schedule
2026 Judging Contest Rules – Contact the specific Youth Organization for details