It's Fair Week
It's Fair Week! Read on for Schedule, Reminders, and More
Static Entries: There are 2 cards per item!
One card stays with the item and one card is needed for results. If you only attach one card, we are unable to easily record your premium. Please double check that you attach both cards!
Static Entry Days
- Sunday entry is Clothing, Crochet, Knitting, and other sewing-related items (1-4 pm)
- Tuesday entry are Communications and Expressive Arts, Consumer and Family Science, Environment Education & Earth Science, Leadership/Citizenship/Personal Development, and STEM (3-6 pm)
- Wednesday entry are items that wilt or melt: Plants and Foods (3-6 pm)
- All Clover Kid items are entered on Tuesday at the Fair Center (3-6 pm)
Livestock Entry Times - Thursday
9 - 11 am: Swine
11 am: Goats and Sheep
12 - 1 pm: Beef
4 - 6 pm: Poultry and Rabbit
5 - 6 pm: Horses
4-H Fun Night!
Come to the Otoe Co Fair Arena Thursday Evening July 30th to kick off the Otoe County Fair with a 4-H family picnic followed by Water Balloon Warz and the Static Award ceremony (Kimmel). You don't want to miss the fun! Bring your lawn chairs and yard games and see your fair friends (both old and new)!
Adult Showmanship Contest
Exploration Center
Hey neighbors! The county fair is just around the corner and we are preparing the Exploration Center to be a 4-H Common Room. This year, we are taking inspiration from "Once Upon a Fair" and focusing on 4-H projects with a literary and writing focus. We want to feature the incredible creativity of our community. If you or your kiddos have 4-H projects that fit the theme—or any standout educational exhibits—we would love to showcase them as inspiration. Tell us you can contribute at:
https://forms.gle/qTVGx5jqZGjDJxEY6
To keep it running smoothly, we could also use a little help from our friends. We are looking for volunteers to sign up for short shifts to stop in and help keep things tidy and welcoming. It’s a great way to be the hospitable heart of the fair. If you’d like to do so, sign up at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DAEA82EA5F4C61-64772616-4hexploration
Thanks and see you soon!
New Otoe County 4-H Show T-shirts are now available
The 2026 Otoe County Fair Show Shirts are now available for pickup! Thanks to our sponsors, these shirts are free for exhibitors and registered volunteers. These are the required shirts for competing in livestock and contests at this year's fair.
REMINDER - Livestock on grounds during the fair
Once livestock are checked in at the Otoe County fairgrounds, they must stay until the 9:00am Monday release. Any livestock that leave early will forfeit their premium. Please refer to the general 4-H rules and regulations in the fairbook for more details.
Costume Contest
Important Livestock County Fair Change
*Notice additional changes
All registered BEEF & SWINE animals planning to be entered in PUREBRED BREEDING and MARKET classes must present their registration papers at county fair check-in.
Registered BREEDING SHEEP planning to compete in a PUREBRED BREEDING class must also present their registration papers at county fair check-in.
If registration papers cannot be presented, the animal will still be eligible to show, but only in a crossbred or commercial class.
Nebraska Extension in Otoe County
Tracy Ensor, 4-H Youth Development Associate Extension Educator, tensor2@unl.edu
Ben Jewell, Rural Prosperity Nebraska Associate Extension Educator, bmcshane-jewell2@unl.edu
Nathan Roth, 4-H Extension Assistant, nroth14@unl.edu
Megan Anderson, Office Manager, manderson230@unl.edu
Emily Van Meter, 4-H Summer Intern
Website: www.otoe.unl.edu
Location: 620 1st Street, Syracuse, NE, USA
Phone: (402) 269-2301
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nebraska-Extension-in-Otoe-County