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:
All Remaining Youth Livestock Divisions - Monday, July 13, 2026
Static Exhibits: Fine Arts, Floriculture, Home Arts & Horticulture Departments - Monday, July 27, 2026
Youth Livestock Large Market Animals - Monday, June 15, 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 - Not offered for 2026
We are hoping to explore the possibility of Sanctioned Open Shows for 2027, please check back around June 1st. Thank you for your interest in participating in our Fair!
Special Awards
View the first page of each Department Guidebook to see the Special Awards that have been graciously provided by the community for each department!