4-H at the Deerfield Fair 2024

The 2024 Deerfield Fair is Thursday, September 26th through Sunday, September 29th. At Deerfield Fair, our 4-H youth and Volunteer leaders get to showcase their hard work from the year. Exhibits in the 4-H Building, livestock barns, and show rings emphasize the practical life skills gained through a broad variety of 4-H projects and activities.

Animal Exhibits: Many 4-H members work on projects related to agriculture and animal husbandry. 4-H members from across New Hampshire show their animals and practice their skills, not only as they pursue ribbons and fair premiums, but also as they work to educate other fairgoers about responsible agricultural practices.

Building Exhibits: Exhibits in the 4-H Building at Deerfield Fair include individual and club/program displays on cooking, rocketry, shooting sports, gardening, sewing and textiles, GPS navigation, communications skills, wind power, hiking and environmental stewardship, service learning, and much more!

4-H Animal Exhibitors

4-H Animal Shows (subject to change)

• Working Steer Show - Saturday, 9:00am
• Dairy Goat Show - Saturday, 9:00am
• Rabbit and Cavy Show - Saturday 9:00 am
• Dairy Cattle Show - Saturday, 9:30am
• Sheep Show - Saturday 12:00pm & Sunday 9:00am
• Dog Show - Sunday, 8:30am
• Beef Cattle Show - Sunday, 9:30am
• Swine Show - Sunday, 10:00am

Premium Book (coming soon)

The 2024 4-H Animal Premium book provides a list of guidelines and classes for each animal show:

Deadline to enter animals : September 1 ,2024

 4-H Animal Project Forms, Fact Sheets, and Resources

4-H Building Exhibitors

Premium Book (coming soon)

Deadline to enter projects in the 4-H Building: August 8 ,2024

Contact us with any questions about guidelines or class selections. 

How to Enter

All entries for 4-H building exhibits must be completed through FairEntry at http://deerfieldfair.fairentry.com/.

Submit Entries via FairEntry

Download FairEntry help sheet

Deadline to enter: September 1st, 2024 (no exceptions)

King Arthur Flour Baking Contests

This year King Arthur Flour recipe for Youth is (tbd) and Adult recipe is (tbd). Prizes are provided by King Arthur Baking Company

How to Enter: Youth sign up in FairEntry for 4-H Building Project Exhibits, Division 110. Choose Class 11008 for youth entries and Class 11009 for adult entries.

Scarecrow Competition

Clubs and families may enter a scarecrow for the Scarecrow Competition. Scarecrows must be a minimum of two feet tall and not be more than six feet tall. Scarecrow should be decorated and have at least one prominent 4-H Clover. Register through FairEntry, Division 118, Class 11803, Large Decorated Scarecrow. One entry per club or family.