The Monroe County Fair at Northampton Park opens Thursday, August 6 at 1 p.m. and runs through Sunday, August 9.
As in the past, there are many opportunities to enter homemade items to be judged with ribbons awarded in all categories. There is still time to enter items in these categories:
•Homearts – knitted, crocheted, sewn, quilted, beaded; received Monday, August 3, 9 a.m. to noon; judged 1 p.m.
•Photography – black and white photos, color photos, photo groupings, themed photos; received Tuesday, August 4, 9 a.m. to noon; judged 1 p.m.
•Fine arts – jewelry, paintings, drawings, pen and ink, multimedia creations; received Tuesday, August 4, 9 a.m. to noon; judged 1 p.m.
•Woodworking – any wooden item; from toys to tables; received Monday, August 3 9 a.m. to noon; judged 1 p.m.
•Food – jellies and jams, pies, cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies, breads and muffins; received Thursday, August 6, 9 a.m. to noon; judged 1 p.m.
•Flowers and vegetables – received Wednesday, August 5, 8 to 11 a.m.; and judged immediately.
Visit www.mcfair.com to look up the requirements/rules for the items to be entered, to fill out an entry form online or to print one.
Anyone who wants to enter an item in the 2015 NYS Fair must have won a ribbon at a county fair first. For rules and regulations for the NYS Fair visit www.nysfair.orghttp://www.nysfair.org or http://www.nysfair.org
To judge a particular category, or for other information call Elaine at 293-1672.
