The PA Fair Queen Program invites member fairs of the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs to conduct a fair queen contest at their 2026 event.
Winners become eligible to advance to the 2027 State Competition at next year’s PSACF Convention. The new PA Fair Queen and her Alternate both receive a scholarship as well as the opportunity to travel PA gathering memories, forging new relationships, and enhancing skills and abilities…all while promoting PA Fairs and agriculture.
It has been exciting to watch the Program grow from just 14 Fairs in 1987 to as many as 65 contestants! Fairs are seeing how the fair queen experience helps many of these young women to build confidence, further their education, and open doors to meaningful careers in agriculture, management, education, science, healthcare, law, politics, public relations, marketing, foreign exchange, and administration.
Being part of the Fair Queen Program is a great way for your Fair to invest in the future generation of Pennsylvania’s young women.
File the Contest Intent Form either ONLINE or using the OFFICIAL FORM - The PA Fair Queen Program requires each fair interested in conducting a fair queen contest in the 2026 Fair season to complete and submit this form by FEB 28. The information will be collected EACH YEAR to update the Program's database and ensure that the fair receives contest news and updates. There is no obligation. This request form simply puts the fair on the list of potential contestants for planning and notification purposes by the PA Fair Queen Program.
Contest Rules, Judging Criteria and Obligations – a link will be sent to the Fair once the Contest Intent Form is received
Request Form for the PA Fair Queen – Having the PA Fair Queen at your Fair is a great way to publicize your special events. And there is little cost to the Fair! (see Form for details).
Requests are to be made ONLINE or using the OFFICIAL FORM and should be submitted at least 8 weeks prior to your event. They are handled in the order they are received and based on the PA Fair Queen’s availability.
We hope that your Fair will be part of our PA Fair Queen family in 2026!
Contact:
Karen Dobson, State Contest Coordinator
Phone: 610-212-6180 Email: pastatefairqueen@gmail.com