Static Competitions

General Rules and Regulations 

1. Entries are welcome from Dinwiddie and adjacent Virginia counties and cities. 

2. Registration will be done online this year and will be accepted through October 6. Cutoff for entries to arrive at fairgrounds for judging is 10:00 a.m. on October 17, 2025. Judging will follow. 

3. Exhibitors may enter only one article per class but may enter as many classes as desired. 

4. No article will be accepted unless it has a class listed for it in the rules/regulations. Articles entered in Oddity or Exhibitor's Choice classes must not fit in any class listed. (Give a description of these classes on the registration) 

5. The exhibitors are solely responsible for deciding the proper class for their entry; entries improperly classified will not be changed or judged. We reserve the right to accept or refuse an exhibit. 

6. Exhibits must be made or grown in the last 12 months by the person entering the exhibit. 

7. Where any conflict occurs between these general rules and the special rules governing the different departments, the department rules will take precedence. 

8. The Dinwiddie County Fair will not be responsible for any accident or injury to the person or property of any exhibitor, spectator, attendant, or any other person from any cause whatsoever. The Agency will provide sufficient security from Thursday, October 16, 2025, starting at 4 p.m. through Monday, October 20, 2025, until 10 a.m. 

9. The exhibitor agrees to indemnify the Dinwiddie Extension Office and Dinwiddie Parks & Recreation against any claim or liability for damage to his/her animal or equipment. Any insurance desired on any entry or animal must be acquired by the exhibitor. 

10. All articles received will be entirely under the control and authority of the management of the Fair. No exhibitor will be allowed to remove, handle, or rearrange the exhibit. 

11. Entries will be accepted in each department on a first come basis. The exhibitor will be advised if all space has been assigned prior to the receipt of an entry. Space will be assigned by the chairperson in charge. 

12. If it is ascertained that an exhibitor or person associated with an exhibitor has made or caused to make a false statement regarding any animal or articles exhibited, or if exhibitor shall attempt to interfere with the judges in the performance of their duties, the exhibitor shall be excluded from competing or from exhibition on the grounds of the Fair

Judging and Department Rules

1. The decision of the judges will be final. 

2. Competition is open to all interested parties. Youth is 18 or younger and Adults 19 and older. 

3. Awards (youth only): 1st – Blue Ribbon, $4.00; 2nd – Red Ribbon, $3.00; 3rd – White Ribbon, $2.00 

4. Contest items may be removed at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 19, 2025, or 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 20, 2025. Any items not removed on Monday will be properly disposed of. 

5. Ribbons will be posted on all exhibits before the fair opens on Friday at 6 p.m., October 6, 2023. 

6. The stub from the exhibit tag must be presented to redeem the ribbon.  

7. Ribbons/items not picked up by 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 20, 2025, will be moved to the Dinwiddie Extension Office, Dinwiddie

8. The right is reserved by the Fair to withhold the prizes awarded in every case in which it shall appear the regulations have not been complied with, or that fraud or deception has been attempted, or where the article is not worthy. Its decision shall be final and binding on all parties.  

Exhibit Check In Times

Exhibits can be dropped off on Thursday, October 16 from 4-6PM or Friday, October 17 from 8-10AM.