Competitions
Compete
Participate in the 2023 Alameda County Fair Competitions and receive a free general admission ticket to the Fair. The annual summer Fair is your chance to show off your creativity from baking, crafts, flowers, jewlery, painting, photgraphry to quilting and more. All submissions will be displayed during the Fair from June 16 through July 9, 2023.Click below to enter your best!
To enjoy seeing all the competitor’s work in this Fair’s Competition Exhibit Buildings during Fair, click here.
Adult & Youth Information
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Adult Forms
- Beef Is King & Dutch Oven Entry Guide
- Collection Gems & Mineral, Jewelry & Woodcarving Entry Guide
- Fine Arts Entry Guide
- Gardening Entry Guide
- Still Exhibit Entry Guide
Youth Forms
- Collections & Woodcarving Entry Guide
- Gardening Entry Guide
- Still Exhibit Entry Guide
- Education Entry Guide
Small Animals & Livestock Information
Coming Soon
Small Animals
- Youth Small Animal Entry
- Open Small Animal Entry
- Small Animal Schedule
- Open Class Small Animal Rules
- Youth Small Animal Rules
Youth Livestock
- Livestock Entry Guide
- Youth Schedule
- Youth Entry Form
- Youth Rules
- Auction Rules
- Master Showman Rules
- YQCA
Open Class Livestock
- Open Livestock Entry Guide
- Open Schedule
- Open Entry Information
- Open Rules
- Herdsmanship Rules
Livestock Departments
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Small Animal
Shows
- Dept. 1: Small Animal Contests
- Dept. 2: Small Animal Showmanship
- Dept. 3: Youth Rabbits
- Dept. 4: Small Market Animals
- Dept. 5: Youth Poultry Show
- Dept. 6: Youth Cavy Show
- Dept. 7: Youth Pet Show
- Dept. 8: Youth Dog Show
- Dept. 9: Youth Cat Show
- Dept. 10: Open Class Poultry Show
- Dept. 11: Open Class Pigeon Show
- Dept. 12: Open Class Rabbit Show
Youth Livestock Shows
- Dept. 13: Youth Educational Exhibits
- Dept. 14: Youth Breeding Beef Show
- Dept. 15: Youth Market Beef Show
- Dept. 16: Youth Dairy Cattle Show
- Dept. 17: Youth Dairy Goat Show
- Dept. 18: Youth Market Goat Show
- Dept. 19: Youth Boar Goat Show
- Dept. 20: Youth Breeding Sheep Show
- Dept. 21: Youth Market Sheep Show
- Dept. 22: Youth Breeding Swine Show
- Dept. 23: Youth Market Swine Show
- Dept. 24: Youth Horse Show
Open Class Livestock Show
- Dept. 25: Open Class Beef Show
- Dept. 26: Open Class Dairy Cattle Show
- Dept. 27: Open Class Sheep Show
- Dept. 28: Open Boer Goat Show
- Dept. 29: Open Dairy Goat Show
- Dept. 30: Open Angora Show
- Dept. 31: Fiber, Wool & Fleece
Homebrew Information
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Entry Forms
- Alameda County Entry Form
- Amateur Wine Entry Form
- Zin Challenge & Sauvignon Summit Entry Form
Entry Guides
- Amateur Wine Entry Guide
- Homebrew Entry Guide
More Information
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Try Out To Be In Nathan's National Hot Dog Eating Contest
June 17 | 3:30pm
Opening Saturday at 3:30pm, Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest will hold its only West Coast regional qualifier onsite at the Fair. Competitors must pre-register ahead of time here, and the top three male and female winners will be invited to compete in the Finals, taking place July 4th at Nathan’s Flagship store on Coney Island.
Coming Soon:
Youth Small Animal Entry
Open Small Animal Entry
Coming Soon:
Beef Is King & Dutch Oven Entry Guide
Collection Gems & Mineral, Jewelry & Woodcarving Entry Guide
Fine Arts Entry Guide
Gardening Entry Guide
Still Exhibit Entry Guide
Coming Soon:
Collections & Woodcarving Entry Guide
Gardening Entry Guide
Still Exhibit Entry Guide
Coming Soon:
Livestock Entry Guide
Open Livestock Entry Guide
Coming Soon:
Alameda County Entry Form
Amateur Wine Entry Guide
Amateur Wine Entry Form
Homebrew Entry Guide
Zin Challenge & Sauvignon Summit Entry Guide
Zin Challenge & Sauvignon Summit Entry Form