Enter an Exhibit in the Harvest Fair at the Draft Horse Classic
Just for entering, exhibitors will receive free tickets to a Draft Horse Classic performance
Published on Sep 6, 2008 - 10:34:35 AM

By: Nevada County Fairgrounds

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - Entries are now being accepted for the Harvest Fair at the Draft Horse Classic, September 18 - 21, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. The deadline to enter exhibits in the Harvest Fair is 5 pm on Friday, September 12, for Nevada County residents who want to enter their vegetables, cobblers, harvest pies, fruit, cut flowers, photos, produce characters, a scarecrow or any one of the more than 100 available categories.

Although all divisions may be entered by adults, youth, and teens, this year there are some new specialty categories for youth and teens. These categories include decoupage, Halloween masks, painting, poetry, painted pumpkins, and wreaths - just to name a few.

Exhibitors must either submit paper entry forms at the Fair office or enter online at the Fair's website at www.nevadacountyfair.com. There is no entry fee for those who enter an exhibit in the Harvest Fair, and all Harvest Fair exhibitors will receive two free tickets to the Thursday evening performance of the Draft Horse Classic. Exhibitors can also win a ribbon and a little bit of cash.

Complete descriptions of all Harvest Fair divisions and categories are available online at the www.nevadacountyfair.com, at the Fair's Office on McCourtney Road, or by calling the Fairgrounds Office at (530) 273-6217.

The Draft Horse Classic and Harvest Fair runs September 18 - 21 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. There are six stunning performances featuring the magnificent Draft Horses - Thursday and Friday at 6:30 pm, Saturday at 10 am and 6:30 pm, and Sunday at 10 am and 4 pm. In addition to the Draft Horse performances, the Harvest Fair is going on during the four-day event, and features live entertainment, Art at the Classic, Treat Street goodies, a Dutch oven cook-off, a clogging jamboree, a lumberjack show, a live shoeing competition, special exhibits, visits to the barns and breed pavilion, and displays of community exhibits.

For Draft Horse performance tickets, call the Fair Office at (530) 273-6217.

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