The Doddridge County Fair

The Doddridge County Fair will be held August 15-19, 2023, at the Doddridge County Park. 4-H project books with exhibits are due that week. Drop off will be in the main building of the park on Monday, August 14 from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, August 15 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Please to be sure to review your project’s score sheet to know what all should be turned in. Activity Records are worth 20 points, so be sure to turn them in as well. Each exhibitor will receive a 1-day fair riding pass.
With project exhibits comes the need for volunteers to watch exhibits through the week, 2 per shift.
Each volunteer will receive a 1-day non-riding pass. Call the office to sign up today!
Home Economic Exhibits
We look forward to all the wonderful exhibits at the Doddridge County Fair! There will be adult and youth (14 and under) divisions for most categories.
Classes for exhibit are as follows:
Crafts – Painting & Drawing – Freehand, Photography, Weaving, Woodworking
Canned & Dried Foods
Canned Fruits, Jams, Jellies, Preserves & Fruit Butter, Pickled Goods & Relishes, Meats, Vegetables
Dried Foods
Baked Goods & Candy – Breads, Cakes & Pies, Candy, Cookies & Brownies
Flowers & Plants – Cut Flowers, Dried Flowers, Foliage Plants, Flowering Potted Plants
Crochet & Knitting – Crochet Work, Knitting Work
Sewing, Misc. Needlework and other Hand Work – Sewing, Other Needlework
Quilting – Baby Quilts, Quilts, Wall Hangings, Other Quilted Items
Cricut/Silhouette Designs
Agriculture & Horticulture – Vegetables, Fruit, Forage, Eggs, Products (Honey, Syrup, Molasses), Basket Load of Blue Ribbon Veggies, Novelty
All pre-completed registration forms will be entered into a $50 gift card drawing.
Photo Contest
Entry fee is $5. There are both youth (14 and under as of August 1) and adult contests for each category. Pictures must be at least a 5”x7” and no bigger than an 8”x10”. No professional photographers may enter.
Categories include:
Animals Nature
People Special Effects
Still Life Buildings and Structures
Black and White Action Sport
Drone Photo West Virginia Scenery
Scenery other than West Virginia Doddridge County Park
Fair Theme – “Walk on the Wild Side”
Crafts -000’s
Handicrafts
Beadwork
Card Making
Ceramics
Fleece Tied Items
Glass Jar Craft
Holiday Crafts
Jewelry
Macramé & Paracord
String Art
Pottery
Recycled Articles
Rubber Stamping
Sand Art (Youth Only)
Scrapbooking
Soap Making
Stained Glass
Tie Dye
Toys
Wreaths
Yard Art
Any Other Handicraft
Painting & Drawing – Freehand
Acrylic Painting
Charcoal Drawing
Color Pencil or Pen Drawing
Crayon Drawing (Youth Only)
Decorative Painting
Oil Painting
Paint-by-Number Painting (not freehand)
Painted Rock
Pencil Drawing
Stencil Painting
Watercolor Painting
Any Other Painting or Drawng
Photography
Photography Black & White
Photography Color
Weaving
Basketry
Rugs
Loom Weaving
Any Other Weaving
Woodworking
Furniture
Upcycled Items (Pallets, old furniture, etc.)
Wood Burning
Wood Carving
Any Other Woodworking
CANNED & DRIED FOODS – 100’s
Canned Fruit
Applesauce
Berries
Cherries
Fruit Pie Filling
Peaches
Pears
Rhubarb
Any Other Fruit
Canned Jams
Blackberry Jam
Blueberry Jam
Grape Jam
Peach Jam
Raspberry Jam
Strawberry Jam
Any Other Jam
Canned Jellies
Apple Jelly
Blackberry Jelly
Elderberry Jelly
Grape Jelly
Peach Jelly
Pepper Jelly
Raspberry Jelly
Rhubarb Jelly
Any Other Jelly
Canned Preserves & Fruit Butter
Apple Butter
Marmalade
127.Raspberry Preserves
Strawberry Preserves
Any Other Items
Pickled Goods & Relishes
Beans
Beets
Bread & Butter
Chow Chow
Corn
Dill Pickles
Horseradish Pickles
Hot Pepper Relish
Peppers
Relish
Sweet Pickles
Any Other Item
Canned Meats
Beef
Deer
Pork
Mince Meat
Any Other Meat
Canned Vegetables
Beets
Carrots
Corn
Green Beans
Lima Beans
Mixed Vegetables
Peas
Peppers
Peppers in Sauce
Potatoes
Salsa
Sauerkraut
Soups
Spaghetti Sauce
Succotash
Tomato diced/stewed
Tomato Juice
Tomato Sauce
Tomato Whole
Vegetable Juice
Any Other Vegetable
Dried Foods
Dried Fruits
Dried Herbs
Dried Meats
Dried Veggies
Seeds
Any other Dried Food
BAKED GOODS & CANDY – 200’s
Breads
Biscuits, 3
Cornbread, 3
Plain Dinner Rolls, 3
Pepperoni Rolls, 2
Quick Bread, not yeast, ½ loaf (zucchini, banana, etc.)
Sweet Rolls, 3
Yeast Bread, Other Flour, ½ loaf
Yeast Bread, White Flour, ½ loaf
Yeast Bread, Wheat Flour, ½ loaf
Any Other Bread
Cakes & Pies
Cake
Cupcakes, 3
Decorated Specialty, 3
Fruit Pie
Muffins, 3
Any Other Cake
Any Other Pie
Candy
Candy Assortment
Fudge
Hand Dipped Candy
Hard Candy
Molded Candy
Any Other Candy
Cookies & Brownies
Brownies, 3
Cookies, 3
Fancy/Unique Cookies, 3
Filled Cookies, 3
No Bake Cookies, 3
FLOWERS & PLANTS – 300’s
Cut Flowers
Cut Flower Arrangement
Cut Wildflowers
Dahlias, 1 large
Dahlias, 3 small
Daisies, 3
Gladiolus, 3
Hydrangea, 1
Marigolds, 3
Petunias, 3
Roses, 3
Sunflowers, 3
Zinnias, 3
Other Cut Flowers
Dried Flowers
Dried Flower Arrangement
Any Other Dried Flowers
Foliage Plants
Ferns
Mixed Variety
Vining Plant
Any Other Foliage Plant
Flowering Potted Plants
African Violet
Begonias
Cactus
Fairy Garden
Geraniums
Impatiens
Mixed Variety
Orchid
Petunias
Succulents
Any Other Flowering Potted Plant
CROCHET & KNITTING 400’s
Crochet Work
Afghan
Baby Articles
Clothing, Adult
Clothing, Child
Dish Cloth
Doily
Dressed Doll
Pillow
Placemats
Pot Holder
Rug
Tablecloth
Toy or Animal
Any Other Crochet Work
Knitting Work
Afghan
Baby Afghan
Baby Articles
Clothing, Adult
Clothing, Child
Dish Cloth
Any Other Knitting Work
SEWING, MISC. NEEDLEWORK and other HAND WORK – 500’s
Sewing
Accessories
Bags/Purses
Clothes, Baby
Clothes, Child
Clothes, Men’s
Clothes, Women’s
Doll Outfit
Hand Sewing
Pillow
Scarf
Stuffed Doll or Animal
Any Other Item
Other Needlework
513.Applique Needlework 514. Chicken Scratch Embroidery
Cross Stitch, Counted 516. Cross Stitch, Stamped
Hand Towel
Needlepoint
Rug Hook
Wool Applique
Any Other Embroidery 522. Any Other Needlepoint
QUILTING – 600’s
Baby Quilts
Hand Appliqued
Machine Appliqued
Hand Pieced, Hand Quilted
Hand Pieced, Machine Quilted
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Any Other Techniques, Hand Quilted
Any Other Techniques, Machine Quilted
Quilts
Hand Pieced, Hand Quilted
Hand Pieced, Machine Quilted
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Appliqued, Hand
Appliqued, Machine
Hand Embroidered Quilts
Machine Embroidered Quilts
Miniature Quilts (24” x 24” maximum with reduced block size)
Paper Piecing
Pre-Printed Quilts, Hand Quilted
Pre-Printed Quilts, Machine Quilted
Tie Knotted Quilts
Quilts with Trapunto
Whole Cloth Quilts, Hand Quilted
Any Other Techniques, Hand Quilted
Any Other Techniques, Machine QuiltedWall Hangings
Pieced, Hand Quilted
Pieced, Machine Quilted
Pre-Printed, Hand Quilted
Pre-Printed, Machine Quilted
Any Other Techniques, Hand Quilted
Any Other Techniques, Machine Quilted
Other Quilted Items
Centerpieces, Table Runners, Tablecloths, Placemats, Hand Quilted
Centerpieces, Table Runners, Tablecloths, Placemats, Machine Quilted
Any Other Quilted Items
CRICUT/SILHOUETTE DESIGNS – 700’s
This is a new category for our Exhibit Hall! We invite you to bring your crafts and collectibles made, designed and executed by you utilizing your at home Cricut or Silhouette vinyl cutters.
Paper Craft
Jewelry
Clothing Item
Dinnerware/Mugs
Wall Art
Any Other Cricut/Silhouette Designs
Agriculture and Horticulture Exhibits
Snap Beans (Bunch) 12 pods
Snap Beans (Corn) 12 pods
Snap Beans (Pole) 12 pods
Beans, Half Runners 12 pods
Lima Beans 12 pods
Dried Beans 12 beans
Brussel Sprouts 6 sprouts
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Red Tomatoes (Slicing) 3 uniform
911.Red Tomatoes (Canning) 3 uniform
Yellow Tomatoes 3 uniform
Italian/paste Tomatoes 5 uniform
Cherry Tomatoes 6 uniform
Slicing Cucumbers 3 uniform
Pickling Cucumber 3 uniform
Sweet Bell Peppers 3 uniform
Other Sweet Peppers 3 uniform
Hungarian Wax Peppers 3 uniform
Banana Hot Peppers 3 uniform
Jalapeno Peppers 3 uniform
Other Hot Peppers 3 uniform
Sweet Corn (Husked & Covered) 3 ears
Yellow Summer Squash 3 uniform
Zucchini Squash 3 uniform
Other Summer Squash 3 uniform
Winter Squash 1
Gourds 3 small/1 large
Okra 3
Greens (Swiss Chard, Collards, etc.) plate full
931 Cabbage 1 head
Rhubarb (No Leaves) 5 stocks
Onions 3 uniform
Garlic 1 head
Carrots 5 uniform
Beets 5 uniform
Radish 5 uniform
White Potatoes (unwashed, brushed) 5 uniform
Red Potatoes (unwashed, brushed) 5 uniform
Sweet Potatoes 3 uniform
Forage Corn (husked) 3 ears
Popcorn 3 ears
Herbs (To Be Displayed in Water in a Glass Container)3 sprigs (same variety)
Any other Vegetable
Basket Load of Blue Ribbon Veggies
(5 or more judged for quality)
Apples, Summer Varieties 3 uniform
Berries plateful
Cantaloupe 1 melon
Grapes 1 pod
Honeydew 1 melon
Peaches 3 uniform
Pears 3 uniform
Plums 3 uniform
Pumpkin 1
Watermelon 1
Any Other Fruits
Alfalfa Hay – 1st Cutting 1 flake
Alfalfa Hay – 2nd Cutting 1 flake
Clover Hay – 1st Cutting 1 flake
Clover Hay – 2nd Cutting 1 flake
Grass Hay – 1st Cutting 1 flake
Grass Hay – 2nd Cutting 1 flake
Mixed Hay – 1st Cutting 1 flake
Mixed Hay – 2nd Cutting 1 flake
Eggs (brown) 1 dozen
Eggs (white) 1 dozen
Eggs (other) 1 dozen
Honey – comb 1 container
Honey – strained 1 container
Maple Syrup 1 pint
Molasses 1 pint
Largest Head of Cabbage 1
Largest Potato 1
Largest Pumpkin 1
Largest Squash 1
Largest Tomato 1
Largest Zucchini 1
Longest Cucumber 1
Sunflower Head (diameter)
Tallest Stalk of Forage Corn (exclude roots) 1
Tallest Sunflower (excluding roots) 1
Best Decorated Potato
Best Decorated Vegetable Showing Fair’s Theme
Biggest Egg
Most Unusual Vegetable
(Odd shape or seldom seen)