SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR POSTPONED TO 2021 AMID COVID-19 CONCERNS
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Home & Hobby Contests

The information below is from a previous Fair.

Cook or craft your way to a blue ribbon!

If you like to cook, knit, quilt or craft, our one-day Home & Hobby contests are for you! Make something, then take it to the Fair on contest day, where your entry form, recipe (for the cooking contests) and your entry will admit you to the Fair for free! Open to adults 18 and older.

Similar contests for kids and teens are on the Creative Youth Contests page.

The Fine Print

Got questions about these contests? We have the answers! For more details, see the Contest Info.

The Fair awards ribbons for first through fifth place, unless otherwise stated in the entry materials. Please see the contest materials for specifics.

Participants bring their entry, entry form and recipe form (for cooking contests) to the Fair on contest day. Participants will receive free admission. Please see the contest information for additional details.

There is no entry fee; in fact, participants get free Fair admission!

One entry per class, unless otherwise stated. Most contests have more than one class, and you may enter one item in each class.

See the Competitive Exhibits section for information on entering your cooking, baking, crafts, collections, table settings and more in the Fair’s Home & Hobby exhibit.

Get in touch online or call us at (858) 792-4207.

Fair Postponement Info

This contest will return in 2021. Please check this page in the spring of 2021 for updated contest dates and details.  We look forward to seeing you at the 2021 Fair.

Entry Information

The Contest Information will give you an idea of what to expect in 2021. New information will be posted sometime in the spring.

Contest dates: Each Tuesday in June, 2020.
Registration deadline: Register the day of the contest by bringing your entry, the entry form and recipe form (for cooking contests) to the Fair. Contest judging starts promptly at 1:30pm in the Home & Hobby Exhibit, 2nd floor, West Grandstand.

Contest Information
Contest Entry Form (hidden)
Contest Recipe Form (hidden)

2019 Results

Baking Contest
Salsa/Guacamole Contest
Queso Diego’s Say Cheese Contest
Yarn Block Contest
Ozsome Upcycled Apron Contest
San Diego Cake Club Chocolate Contest
Kombucha Contest
Quilt Of Valor Block Contest

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