The 130th Annual Humboldt County Fair
Humboldt is home to artists and skilled tradespeople, a community built on creativity, craftsmanship, and local pride. The Humboldt County Fair is your chance to showcase your talents—whether you're crafting, cooking, growing, sculpting, or breeding! Take pride in your work and share your passion in our Exhibit Halls, where the community gathers to celebrate skill and dedication. Entering the Fair is easy, and winning a ribbon is a bragging right in itself! Plus, local businesses sponsor Special Awards, offering extra prizes to honor outstanding craftsmanship.
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Entry Deadlines:
Youth Livestock Large Market Animals - Monday, June 15, 2026
All Remaining Youth Livestock Divisions - Monday, July 13, 2026
Static Exhibits: Fine Arts, Floriculture, Home Arts & Horticulture Departments - Monday, July 27, 2026
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Still Exhibits Information
We hope you'll join us and participate in the Humboldt County Fair exhibits program! The annual summer Fair is your chance to show off your creativity from baking, crafts, flowers, jewelry, painting, photography to quilting and more. All submissions will be displayed during the Fair from August 12 through August 16, 2026.
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As listed below, many of our Static Exhibits count towards the Open and Youth Exhibitor of the Year awards, don't forget to work towards them!​
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Businesses and members of our community contribute toward special awards for those who enter exhibits at the Humboldt County Fair. These are constantly being updated - those who notified us of their intent to grant special awards early were also added to the guidebook.
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Please view the exhibitor guidebook for the respective entry drop off dates and times for your entries!
Fine Arts Department
Department includes: Amateur Arts, Advanced Amateur/Professional Arts, Photography, Poetry, and our Juried Show
Department includes: Fine Art, Photography, and Poetry
Floriculture and Horticulture Department
Department includes: Cut Flower Sweepstakes, Container Grown, Displays, 1st and 2nd Cut Flower Shows, Horticulture, and Scarecrows
Department includes: Floriculture, Horticulture, Scarecrows, and the Jim Gupton Veggie Auction
Home Arts Department
Department includes: Baked Foods, Barn Quilts, Collections, Crafts, Crocheting, Decorated Potato, Decorative Painting, Feature Exhibit, Fleece Show, Hand Spun Yarn, Handcrafted Natural Fiber, Knitting, Miniature Arts, Needle Art, Preserved Foods, Quilts, Rugs, Sewn Items, Special Divisions, Spinning Contest, Table Setting, Woodworking AND we're excited to bring back the Homebrew Competition!
Department includes: Baked Foods, Clothing, Collections, Decorated Potato, Feature Exhibit, Handcrafts & Needle, Miniature Arts, Preserved Foods, Table Setting, and Woodworking
Livestock Exhibit Information
We hope you'll join us and participate in the Humboldt County Fair exhibits program! The annual summer Fair is your chance to show off your creativity from baking, crafts, flowers, jewelry, painting, photography to quilting and more. All submissions will be displayed during the Fair from August 12 through August 16, 2026.​
Youth Livestock Department
Department includes: Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Meat Goats, Dairy Goats, Pygmy & Pet Goats, PeeWee, Poultry, Rabbit & Cavy, Sheep, Swine, and Tractor Driving!
Youth Livestock Exhibitors must submit a completed Code of Conduct and Code of Excellence along with a current YQCA Certificate valid through the last day of the Fair.
Livestock Exhibitor Passes are pre-sale only through the online entry site. Wristbands, camping, and additional parking passes must be purchased by July 27th.
Bill of Sale is required for all Market entries. All Large Market Animals must be tagged with an approved HCFA Livestock Tag and photos uploaded at the time of entry.
NEW THIS YEAR: All Market Animals will need to submit a Medication Declaration Form at Vet Check
Open Livestock Department - Pending for 2026
At this time we are exploring the opportunity to host a 2026 Open Show - the website will be updated as information becomes available. Thank you for your interest in participating in our Fair!
Open Fine Arts
Overall Fine Arts Special Awards:
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TBA
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Advanced Amateur & Professional Art:
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Rodoni Family: “Best Depiction of What Makes Humboldt Great” - $50 Cash Award
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Juried Show:
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Ferndale Arts: “Best of Show” - $100 Gift Certificate to Ferndale Arts Gallery
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Photography:
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Fortuna Camera Club: “Photo That Makes You Laugh” - $25 Cash Award
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Kenneth Rasmussen Auxiliary – VFW: “Best Patriotic Photo” - $25 Cash Award
Youth Fine Arts
Overall Fine Arts Special Awards:
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TBA
Open Home Arts
Overall Home Arts Special Awards:
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TBA
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Baked Foods:
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Susan Combes: “Best Lemon Meringue Pie in Memory of Lucky Ambrose” - $10 Cash Award​
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Woodworking:​
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Valley Lumber: “Judge’s Choice Awards”
Youth Home Arts
Overall Home Arts Special Awards:
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Open Livestock
Pending
Youth Livestock
Overall Youth Livestock Special Award Sponsors:
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Hindley Ranch: Special Award for Adult Volunteer of the Year
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Susan Combes: Small Animal Round Robin "Chuck Memorial Award" - $50 Cash Prize
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Lawrence A. Ford & Son Ranch Co.: FFA Large Animal Round Robin "Lawrence A. Ford Memorial Award" - $100 Cash Prize
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Jim Van Duzer Family: Large Animal Round Robin "Jim Van Duzer Memorial Award" - $500 Cash Prize
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Large Animal Round Robin 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash Prize
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Fortuna Sunrise Rotary: Large Animal 4-H & FFA Round Robin Belt Buckles
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Chalk Mt Ranch, LLC: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Ferndale Farms: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Ferndale Lions Club: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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3B Farms: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Cornerstone Realty: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Fresh Freeze Supply Inc: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Fortuna Sunrise Rotary: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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North Coast Chimney Sweep: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Six Rivers Property Management: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Thomas R. Bess Inc.: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Tritchler Logging: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Zabel Enterprises: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
Youth Beef Cattle​
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Lawrence A. Ford & Son Ranch Co.: 4-H Champion Market Beef - Buckle
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Humboldt Del Norte Cattlemen’s Association: Supreme Champion Market Beef - $250 Cash Prize
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Rudy Mora Family: Rudy Mora Born and Bred Market Steer – Buckle
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Soldiers Grove Ranch: Hunt’s Herdsman Award for Outstanding Beef Exhibitor - $200 Cash Prize
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Soldiers Grove Ranch: Best Overall Cow-Calf Pair – Special Award
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McCullough Ranch: Special Awards for Youth Beef Cattle
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The Buckeye: Youth Peewee Special Awards
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Youth Dairy Cattle
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Alexandre Family Farm: Special Awards for Youth Dairy
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Kathy Harnden & Sandy Hanks: Special Award for 1st Place Junior Dairy Showman
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Dave & Mary Ann Renner: Additional Premiums for Youth Dairy Cows
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Youth Dairy Goats
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Windy Gap Toggenburgs: Special Award for Youth Dairy Goat
Youth Market Goats
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TBA
Youth Pygmy Goats
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Trone Family: Special Awards for Youth Pygmy Goats
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Youth Poultry
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Hindley Ranch: Special Awards for Youth PeeWee Poultry in Memory of Richard Conway
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Youth Sheep
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Delta Mattress: Supreme Grand Champion Market Lamb - $250 Cash Prize and Buckle
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Ferndale Farms: Humboldt Born and Bred Market Lamb - $250 Cash Prize
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Lawrence A. Ford & Son Ranch Co.: 4-H Champion Market Sheep - Buckle
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Youth Swine
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Lawrence A. Ford & Son Ranch Co.: 4-H Champion Market Swine - Buckle
Tractor Driving
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Hindley Ranch: 1st Place - $5 Cash Prize; 2nd Place - $3 Cash Prize; 3rd Place - $2 Cash Prize
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Renner Ranches: 1st Place - $25 Cash Prize; 2nd Place - $15 Cash Prize; 3rd Place - $10 Cash Prize
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Dave & Mary Ann Renner: Special Awards for Youth Tractor Driving
Open Floriculture and Horticulture
Overall Floriculture & Horiculture Special Awards:
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Floriculture:
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Dave and MaryAnn Renner: Cut Flower Sweepstakes - $50 Cash Award and silver platter
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Miller Farms Nursery: Best of 1st Cut Flower Show - $20 Cash Award
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Miller Farms Nursery: Best of 2nd Cut Flower Show - $20 Cash Award
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Miller Farms Nursery: Cut Flower Judge's Choice Awards
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Horticulture:
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Miller Farms Nursery: Horticulture 2nd Place Sweepstakes Award - $50 Cash Award
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Hindley Ranch: “Best Oversized Vegetable” - $20 Cash Award
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Biggest Overall Oversized Zucchini - $50 Cash Award
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Youth Floriculture and Horticulture
Floriculture:
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Bonnie Austin: Special Awards for Youth Floriculture
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Horticulture:
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Biggest Overall Oversized Zucchini - $50 Cash Award
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Premium Sponsor Awards come in all the way through the Fair - stay tuned to see updates here!