September: State Fair of Virginia

Schedule of Events

9/29-10/2 State Youth Livestock Show and Sale

9/30 Sale of Champions

Contest Resources
Native Trees of Virginia Guide
Jr Foresters ID List
Crops ID List
Horticulture Demonstration Rubric
Lawn Tractor Operators Guide
Career Applications in Horticulture: Hazards in the Greenhouse
Career Applications in Horticulture: 2023 Practicum Description
Career Applications in Horticulture: 2023 Practicum Rubric

Tickets

Purchase tickets online.

NOTE: Ticket prices are $6 (this includes all fees/taxes).

Purchasing and Reserving Tickets to the Fair:

In order to enter the fair, teachers will need to purchase or reserve tickets for each day that they plan to attend.

Option 1 (Recommended): Purchase tickets online with a credit card. Tickets will be sent automatically and electronically.

Option 2: Reserve tickets online and pay with check onsite. Tickets will be sent to the teacher prior to the fair if reserved before 9/15. Please understand that when you reserve tickets you are responsible for payment, whether you attend or not. No returns. Adjustments can be made to contest registrations if a substitution is needed.

Current State Fair Scholarship Program
The State Fair of Virginia offers several scholarships through the many youth competitions of the Fair. Scholarship funds are held in a State Fair of Virginia, Inc. interest-bearing custody account. Annually, you will receive notice of your current balance. In future years, the balance will include the pro-rated interest that has been earned on your account balance.

When you have enrolled in an accredited college, university, or trade program, the earnings will be paid directly to your student account at your educational institution. To access scholarship funds, after enrolling in school, you will complete the Scholarship Payment Request Form (a copy is enclosed) and submit the form to the school’s registrar’s office. The registrar’s office will then forward the request to the State Fair of Virginia for payment.

Scholarships not used by your 24th birthday will revert from your name back into the State Fair of Virginia Scholarship Fund. You may not request that funds be transferred to another student.

Please visit the state fair website, www.statefairva.org, and click on ‘State Fair Scholarship Program’ (https://www.statefairva.org/p/other/state-fair-of-virginia-scholarship-program) for general scholarship information.