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2013
FAIR CONTESTS
The Fair offers many exciting contests where everyone can enter and show their
skills!!
Amateur Flowering Arranging Contest/Results
Veggie 500 Races
Invitational Amateur Cheese Carving Contest
Toilet Decorating Contest/Results
Coloring Contest
Hermit Crab Racing Contest
You Be The Judge
AMATEUR FLOWERING ARRANGING CONTEST
Sponsored by
Blossom and Basket Boutique
Sunday, August 11th, 10AM, Heritage - Garden
Room
RULES:
1. Limited to the first 25 registrants
2. To enter, you must call into the Fair Office at 301-926-3100
3. Flowers & supplies provides
4. Bring your own equipment
All arrangements will be used in the Garden Room of
the Heritage for luncheons.
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VEGGIE 500 RACES
Sponsored by Butler's Orchard
Saturday, August 10th, 2:30-4 pm, Community Square
BASIS OF COMPETITION:
Create and race a car made out of vegetables. Car base
provided. Vegetable provided or you may bring your own special
veggie.
RULES:
1. One entry per individual exhibitor. Groups (such as a
family) are also welcome to make a car.
2. Fair will supply car base. Vegetables provided or you may bring
your own, such as an ear of corn, potato, cucumber, zucchini or
squash.
3. All entries must be assembled on the spot.
4. Once entries are assembled, race heats will commence. The winners
of each heat compete against each other for an overall race winner.
5. Participants under the age of eight must have an adult assistant.
6. All participants to receive participation ribbons.
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INVITATIONAL AMATEUR CHEESE CARVING CONTEST
Tuesday, August 13th, 10:30 am, near the Cheese
Booth
Free art
sculpturing. With a 2 lb. block of cheese you have 30 minutes to
carve your masterpiece, come with your ideas. Awards are given out
for the most imaginative, finest art, most fair related, etc. -
everyone gets a ribbon.
RULES:
1. Number of participants is limited to 15
2. Must be an amateur carver
3. Fair will provide a block of cheese and some clay carving tools.
4. Entries will be displayed in the Butter House for the remainder
of the Fair.
5. If you would like to participate, call Debbie Malone at
301-972-0063 or e-mail dandrmalone@aol.com.
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TOILET DECORATING CONTEST
Friday, August 9th, near Building #3

RULES:
1. All toilets must be cleaned and sanitized.
2. Entries may be pre-registered, on the following form, and mailed
along with your entry fee of $5.00 to:
Montgomery County Agricultural Fair
Attn: Special Contest
16 Chestnut Street
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
3. All entries must be able to withstand the elements, as they
will be displayed outside.
4. Decorations are not to exceed the overall size of 4’wX4’dX6’h.
5. Judging will be based on creativity and originality.
6. All entries must be brought to the entry desk outside of Building
3 on Friday, August 10, 2012 from 2 pm-8 pm.
7. All entries must be picked up on Sunday, August 19 from
1 pm- 3pm, any entry not picked up by this time, becomes the property
of the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair.
8. All prize money will be mailed to the exhibitor following the
completion of the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair.
9. Entries are open to all residents of Montgomery County, and
Lifetime members.
10. The committee chairman reserves the right to refuse any
objectionable exhibit.
Click here to download a
Toilet
Decorating Contest Application.
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COLORING CONTEST
August 9th - 17th
RULES:
1. Use your imagination and color the pictures.
2. Fill in the form above.
3. Take your completed picture to the Fair Office at the Montgomery
County Fairgrounds during the annual Montgomery County Agricultural
Fair.
4. Entries will not be accepted after the last day of the fair. A
winner will be selected in each of the following age categories and
will receive a $25 cash prize.
Click here for Coloring Contest page and rules
HERMIT CRAB RACING CONTEST
Wednesday, August 14th, 3:30 pm, Racing Park
Bring
your own crab, or rent a crab the day of the race for $1. $1 crab
fee is donated to Second Chance Wildlife. No pre-registration
needed, just be at Racing Park at 3:00pm on Wednesday and
be ready to race your crab. If you have any questions please
contact Ruth at Animal Exchange 301-424-7387.

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YOU BE
THE JUDGE
BABY HATS FOR NEWBORN BABIES
In celebration of the 65th fair, the Montgomery
County Agricultural Fair invites all Montgomery County Residents to
enter a special contest.
RULES TO ENTER THE CONTEST
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New born baby hats must be made by the exhibitor.
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Hats can be Crocheted, Knitted, or Sewn.
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Do not use decorations that could become a choking hazard to the
Baby.
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Hat circumferences should be no smaller than 9 inches and no
larger than 13 inches.
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If you have any questions please contact Karen Gillis at
301-869-0766.
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All entries become the property of the Montgomery County
Agricultural Fair and will be donated to the local FCE and Care
Wear Programs.
ENTRY TIMES Bring your items to the
Home Arts Building (top of Building 6) during normal fair
registration hours. Thursday, August 8 from 2 pm -
8 pm or Friday, August 9 from 2 pm - 8 pm.
VOTING AND JUDGING
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General Public voting will be held from Sunday,
August 11 until Wednesday, August 14 from 10 am - 9 pm.
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Winners will be notified by phone by the end of
the day on Friday, August 16.
A special awards presentation will be held in the
Home Arts Building on Saturday, August 17 at 7 pm.
A SPECIAL AWARD IS DONATED BY A FRIEND OF THE FAIR
TO THE EXHIBITOR WHO DONATES THE MOST PLACEMATS TO THE CONTEST.
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