Below include general reminders and updates related to the 2025 Ohio State Fair:
- Exhibitors MUST be enrolled in the project they want to exhibit at the state fair, even if the county doesn’t offer it at fair (i.e., swine breeding).
- Recommend QA be completed (for species that require it) by JUNE 1st
- All Junior Exhibitors must enter their projects online.
- No late market or breeding (new 2025) entries
- Once updated:
- Livestock schedule can be found at: https://ohiostatefair.com/agriculture-livestock/livestock-schedule/
- Department rules, entry info, etc.: https://www.ohiostatefair.com/p/get-involved/livestock/livestock-competitions
- Skillathon information will be found at: https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/ohio-4-h-skillathons
- Livestock Judging Contest information will be found at: https://ohio4h.org/events/ohio-state-fair-4-h-livestock-judging-contest
- Save the date: Sunday, July 20th, 2025
- Ownership deadlines:
- MARKET ANIMALS –
- Market beef – January 1
- Market swine – May 23
- Market lambs – May 23
- Market goats – May 1
- Dairy feeders – June 1
- Market rabbits – June 1
- Market poultry – within 5 days of hatch
- BREEDING ANIMALS
- Breeding Beef – May 22
- Breeding Swine – May 22
- Breeding Sheep – May 22
- Breeding Goats – May 16
- Breeding Poultry – May 31
- Breeding rabbits – May 31
- Dairy Cattle (ownership means date of record) – May 22
- MARKET ANIMALS –
