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Open Class Culinary Arts, Creative Hobbies, and Horticulture

The Open Class Culinary Arts, Creative Hobbies, and Horticulture competitions are returning to the Fair this year with some changes from the years in the past in both the competition categories, and how the entries will be judged. The "Danish System" of judging will now be utilized at the Washington County Fair. Under this system an entry is judged based upon established criteria of quality for each type of product and each exhibit is judged according to how well it meets the criteria rather than how well it compares with the other exhibits that were entered. The Danish System of judging does not compare one person's work to that of another. Be sure to thoroughly read the 2022 Open Class Handbook for Culinary Arts, Creative Hobbies, and Horticulture (posted in the link on the right) before entering. Online registration opens Monday, May 2, 2022 at 9 a.m.

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Quick Tips for entering a competition at the Fair:

Don’t wait till the last minute to enter. Online entries for Culinary Arts and Creative Hobbies will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2022. Online entries for Horticulture will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2022. Don’t procrastinate, enter early!

Print and/or read all the entry information provided before entering online. This information will aid you with the entry process and help to ensure you are entering the correct classes. Remember when you click “submit” at the end of the entry process, you are agreeing that you have read, understand, and will abide by all rules and regulations found in the entry information.

Take your time with the entry process. Double-check your typing to confirm that all the information you have entered is correct before moving on to the next step. The information entered will be printed on the entry tags that will go on your work during the Fair. Please make sure your name, address, and email address are correct.

Please don’t hit “Check Out” until you are done with all of your entries and ready for the Fair to receive them. Once you check out you won’t be able to make changes. Hit “Save Cart” to come back and enter or edit your entries later.

2022 Open Class Handbook for Culinary Arts, Creative Hobbies, and Horticulture

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