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Click here to view The Hartford Fair Website: www.hartfordfair.com

 

Animal Adventures!

Animal Adventures is part of a statewide, 4-H initiative to connect young people with disabilities, who also have a love for animals, with
opportunities to get involved with local 4-H programs. Through Animal Adventures, participants with disabilities will be paired with 4 H and FFA mentors to learn about an animal of their choice. After a meet and greet, they will work together to exhibit or “show" the animal at the 2026 Hartford Independent Fair. The show will be held at 6:30 p m on Sunday, August 9th at the B Carr Pavillion on the Hartford Fairgrounds. Animal Adventures welcomes youth between the ages of 8 and 19. Participants do not have to be supported by the Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities, but must reside within the Hartford Fair District: Licking County, Knox County (Hilliar, Milford, Miller Townships), or Delaware County (Berkshire, Harlem, Porter, Trenton Townships).

EXHIBITOR (youth ages 8-19)

MENTOR (Junior Fair Exhibitor Dairy Feeder / Dairy Heifer / Goat / Poultry / Rabbit / Sheep)

ADULT VOLUNTEER
•Email Lisa McCutcheon (mccutcheon.46@osu.edu) to be placed on a contact list!

 

Jr. Fair Dress Code for Shows & Sale Ring

  • A button/snap and collared shirt closed within one button/snap from top. (ie: western or polo)
  • Shirts may be long or short sleeve. No sleeveless shirts.
  • Shirts must be tucked in all the way around waist.
  • No logo’s or advertisements on shirts other than 4-H Club,FFA chapter, or family farm name.
  • Long pants, no shorts. Must be neat and clean. No rips or tears.

 

Fair Entry Information

All fair entries will be made through the FairEntry Portal. Please follow the Hartford Fair Entry Instructions when making your entries.

Please note:

  • The Hartford Fair Entry Portal can be found by visiting: http://hartfordfair.fairentry.com
  • All 4-H families must use their 4-HOnline Credentials to log into FairEntry. If a member creates a new account in FairEntry, they will be unable to make entries in Junior Fair Departments.
  • All FFA members will make their one livestock entries in FairEntry and their exhibits in the FFA building through their FFA advisor.
  • Please make sure that you add all entries to each exhbitor in your family before you submit the entries and continue to the payment portal.
  • Please reach out to us if you run into an issue, and please have patience as we work through any issues.

 

Livestock Quality Assurance

  • Any Hartford Fair youth exhibitor who has not attended one approved Junior Fair Livestock Quality Assurance training will be ineligible to exhibit livestock (in the areas requiring QA training) during the 2024 Hartford Independent Fair if they are unable to complete a Quality Assurance training by June 1, 2026. To view more information, please review the Hartford Fair Junior Fair Livestock Quality Assurance and Equine Guidelines.

  • YQCA Training Option: If you are not able to attend one of the county Quality Assurance trainings, you can complete your Quality Assurance requirement by completing the YQCA Training.

  • Equine Safety, Training and Education Program (EquiSTEP) is an annual statewide requirement for all youth participating in Ohio 4-H Horse Program activities. EquiSTEP replaces the statewide requirement of reading the Horses, Safety, and You (191R) resource and viewing the Every Time, Every Ride and Horses, Kids, and Ethics videos for youth and their families who are new to the 4-H horse program. Please review the 4-H EquiSTEP requirements and how to complete this requirement by clicking HERE. Deadline to complete this requirement is June 1st.

 

Hartford Fair Livestock Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF) and Livestock Exhibition Producer Form Information

The Livestock Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF) and Livestock Exhibition Producer Form are REQUIRED for many of the species showing at the Hartford Fair. Please review the list HERE or below to ensure that you complete the appropriate forms for the species that you will be bringing to the fair. Exhibitors are NOT eligible to weigh-in or show their animal(s) if they have not submitted the DUNF and Producer Form (when applicable). Please be sure to complete all forms by 11:59pm on Friday, August 7, 2026. 

Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF): link will be available on August 1, 2026

Exhibition Livestock Producer Form: link will be available on August 1, 2026

 

Forms and Information

 

General Livestock and Junior Fair Information:

Beef and Dairy:

Dog:

Horse:

Goat and Sheep:

Rabbit and Poultry:

Swine:

  • Swine Tagging Form - Due May 15, 2025 to th Hartford Fairgrounds - this form must be completed by ALL junior fair swine exhibitors. Exhibitors must also submit the appropriate photos through the Animal ID process in FairEntry. See instructions below.
  • Swine Housing Form - Due May 15, 2025 to the Hartford Fairgrounds - this form is for 4-H/FFA exhibtors who will house their projects on property other than where they reside, or house their animals in facilities that their parents or guardians do not own.
  • Market Hog Photo Submission Instructions for FairEntry - Due May 15, 2025

 

Neal & Mary Ann Ramsey Family

4-H Center/Booth Information:

2025 4-H Fair Booth Theme:

"Beyond Ready With 4-H"

 

2024 4-H Booth Judging Results:

BEST OF SHOW: Buttons & Bakers

  • Large Club Booths: 1st: Buttons & Bakers; 2nd: National Roaders; 3rd: Farm Life; Honorable Mentions: 4-Ever Friends, No Limits
  • Small Club Booths: 1st: Purity Anti-Can't; 2nd: Boots & Country Roots; 3rd: Gadors; Honorable Mention: Pups & Pals

 

Junior Fair Board

Interested in joining the Hartford Fair Junior Fair Board? The application can be found on the Teen Opportunities page.

The 2025 Hartford Junior Fair Board Committee Members

Ashley Allerton Callie Baker Camryn Baker Elisabeth Baker
Riley Baker Morgan Beaver Sophia BeVier Emmie Burgess
Austin Chapman Gracie Cyphers Ava Debolt Sierra Dolan
Lola Dorsey Quin Dorsey Kinsey Duzan Autumn Elie
Alyssa Evans Elena Evans Karson Ewing Kayden Ewing
Holton Forman Lauren Heimerl Mackenzie Holland Kylie Holman
Erin Hoover Cassie Lahrmer Julie Lahrmer Ava Lycans
Natalie Lyon Lucy MacLaren Austin Mauger-Albright Anna Morris
Colin Morrison Ryan Orr Nyah Painter Sam Raaker
Amelia Savage Mary Schwartz Averi Smith Madison Smith
Gracie Stoltz Hannah Stoltz Avery Suver Ali Thoman
Haydn Tinsley Jorja Valentine Autumn Wampler Lane Wampler
Adison Wise Haylan Jo Wise