ALL PROJECTS NEED TO BE PRE-ENTERED! We are printing entry tags for any projects that are pre-entered this year. Please pre-enter 4-H exhibits (except for livestock/animal projects, Fashion Revue and Shootings Sports) by July 8th! You will pick up your entry tags when you enter your exhibits for judging at the 2022 Miami County Fair. Enter all you might want to exhibit as you can delete or change items at the fair. Entering any open class that you might bring will help streamline your open class entries as well.
Once you are on this website, please select the 4Honline sign-in option and use your 4honline family account to sign in.
Correction to Dog Show Times in Newsletter
The Miami County Fair Dog Show on Sunday, July 24th will start at 10am with entry from 9am to 10am. If you are not able to check in that morning due to religious events, please be there before 12:30pm to check in.
You can check in earlier if it works into your schedule.
Miami County Fashion Revue
Fashion Revue Judging will be Monday, July 18, 2022 starting at 9am at the Lighthouse church in Paola.
Public Fashion Revue will be on July 25th at 7:00pm in Building #4.
Miami County Fair Booth and Banners
To enter a booth or banner, when you are on the FairEntry website add an exhibitor. Use your club name as
the exhibitor and then enter in the booth and/or banner exhibit. All Clubs must pre-register their banners and booths ahead of time. If you know of someone who is planning on having a open class booth, please have them pre-enter on the FairEntry website.
Miami County Fair Premium Checks
Please leave a stamped, self addressed envelope in the Fair Office to have your ribbon premium checks mailed the week after fair. We request one envelope per exhibitor to make it easier to figure out. If you do include more than one exhibitor in the same envelope, please write each name on the envelope. We are not sure if we will have checks available on Saturday, July 30th, with the new system.
Miami County Fair Set-up: Saturday, July 23rd
4-H’ers and Adult Volunteers are needed to come and help set-up for the fair on Saturday, July 23. Set-up will start about 9 am and go until we are done. We will be getting the displays and judging areas set up in the Buildings as well as cleaning and preparing the barns for animals. We will also be stocking the Food Stand and setting up for Public Fashion Revue in Building #4.
Miami County Fair Clean-up Assignments
During the Saturday. July 30, Fair Clean Up , you need to pick up trash, help put away equipment, and sweep floors. Fair tear down will start about 9am in Building #2 & #4. We ask that all 4-H’ers pick up their exhibits between 7:30-9am and before starting cleanup. Fair Board asks clubs to empty trash containers in their areas at least once a day during the week of fair.
Building #2 (9 am)- Progressive & New Horizons
Building #3- Busy Beavers & Shooting Sports
Poultry & Rabbit Barns & Parking Area (North)- Trailblazers, Pathfinders & Spring Hill Rangers
Building #4 - Explorers & Twin Valley
Tie Barn & Wash Rack & Drain Stock Tank- Franklin, Mound Builders & Bull Creek Wranglers
Show Arena & Rodeo Arena—Trash from Bleachers- Happy-Go-Getters & Hillsdale Hustlers
Miami County Barnyard Olympics
The Miami County 4-H Ambassadors will be hosting the annual Barnyard Olympics on Saturday, July 23rd, at 5:00pm in the Show Arena. Sign-up is online at:
If you do not have a team, you can go ahead and sign-up so that the Ambassadors can help find a team.
Miami County Sheep and Goat Inspection and Check in:
Those of you that will be bringing sheep and goats must have your animal at the fairgrounds and ready to be inspected and checked in on Monday July 25 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. When coming to the fairground please enter through the north entry and make a line starting at the poultry barn. Inspection will happen before you can unload your trailer. Reminder: Please have sheep/goat clipped before coming to fairgrounds and scrapie tags in the ear, if scrapie tags weren't in at spring tag-in. As well as please have any sheep/goat blankets off of your animal before inspection. The inspection point is located at the east end of the Poultry Barn. Then you can pull down and unload your trailer. Please wait to pull down and unload until the vehicle in front of you has left, this will greatly help with traffic. All sheep and goats will need also need to be weighed in at that time (6 to 7:30pm)
Miami County Beef & Bucket Calf Check in:
Those of you that will be bringing Beef &/or Bucket Calves to the fair may bring those animals anytime on Monday July 25 EXCEPT between the times of 6pm and 8pm because that is when we will be inspecting sheep and goats. Your cattle must be on the fairgrounds and in place on Tuesday July 26 by 9 am. When coming to the fairgrounds please enter through the north entrance and make a line starting at the poultry barn.
Miami County Swine Check in:
Those of you that will be bringing swine to the fair may bring those animals anytime on Monday July 25 EXCEPT between the times of 6pm and 8pm because that is when we will be inspecting sheep and goats. Your swine must be on the fairgrounds and in place on Tuesday, July 26 by 7:00 am. When coming to the fairgrounds please enter through the north entrance and make a line starting at the poultry barn.
Miami County Herdsmanship Award:
The Herdsmanship Award will be given to the 4-H/FFA club which has the cleanest livestock pens (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Bucket Calves, Goats) and surrounding area, including the alleyways, during the fair. Important considerations include: clean floor in alleyway; tack picked up; no trash in area; feed stored in a neat, clean manner; water down pen and alleyway to reduce dust; stall cards in place; alleyways free of feed and tack; and overall appearance of area. Remember, this is a club effort. Clubs may want to decorate their areas with banners or signs signifying your club. If we cannot identify the club, you will receive zero points.
The judge(s) is anonymous and makes random visits to the livestock barns. Points will be given by species by club. At the end of the fair, an overall club award will be presented. Total points will be divided by the number of species each club has. The winning club’s name will be added to the special plaque that is on display at the fair grounds and receive a $50.00 award.
Miami County Ag Challenge of Champions
This contest is open to all 4-H & FFA members. The top individual (16-18 years of age as of 01/01/19) will have the opportunity to compete at the Kansas State Fair for one of two - $2,000 scholarships. The county contest will be held on Friday, July 29th, at 10:30am in the Show Arena at the Fairgrounds.
Miami County Fair Back Numbers for Animal Shows
4-H members will receive a number that will be used during all livestock shows. The number and program listing provide spectators with your name and club. This helps parents, grandparents and visitors know 4-H members showing and competing. Please pick up your numbers in the fair office prior to your show.
Miami County Fair Hours Of Operation
The fair grounds are open to the general public from 7:30 a.m. to 12 midnight. Authorized personnel may be on the fair grounds from Midnight to 7:30 am. Buildings will be locked at 10 p.m. No Unauthorized person(s) may be on the Fair Grounds from midnight to 7:30 am. Please observe quiet hours in the camp ground of Midnight to 7:30am as well to be a considerate neighbor to everyone.
