General Livestock and Junior Fair Information:
2025 Hartford Fair Entry Instructions – please follow these instructions when making entries in FairEntry
2025 Hartford Junior Fair Board Application Packet – Fillable PDF – Due November 15, 2024 to the Licking County Extension Office at 771 East Main Street, Suite 103, Newark, Ohio 43055
2025 Hartford Fair Quality Assurance Guidelines
2025 Junior Fair Livestock Sales Brochure
2025 Hartford Junior Fair Livestock/Animal Requirement Summary – updated 3.24.25 – Exhibitor information regarding exhibit limits, dates of possession, pre-fair weigh-in/tagging dates, clinics, entry deadline, and various animal and health requirements.
2025 Hartford Fair Youth Scholarship Application – Due March 31, 2025
2025 Hartford Fair King and Queen Contest – Application Entry Deadline: Friday, June 27, 2025 by 5:00pm – The Hartford Fair, 14028 Fairgrounds Road, Croton, OH 43013. No late entries will be accepted.
Hartford Fair Princess & Prince for a Day Program – registrations due by 4:00pm on July 16th, 2025. Participants must be enrolled as a 4-H Cloverbud in the Hartford Fair District.
2025 4-H / FFA Project Skillathon & Interview Judging Schedule – Livestock Project Judging Interviews Brochure
Farm Chore Olympics Registration Form – Due by Wednesday, August 6, 2025 to the Junior Fair Board Office
Quality Assurance Materials:
2025 Beef and Dairy Quality Assurance Packet – updated 3.24.25
2025 Dairy and Dairy Feeder Quality Assurance Packet – updated 3.24.25
2025 Goat Quality Assurance Packet – updated 3.24.25
2025 Poultry Quality Assurance Packet – updated 3.24.25
2025 Rabbit Quality Assurance Packet – updated 3.24.25
2025 Sheep Quality Assurance Packet – updated 3.24.25
2025 Swine Quality Assurance Packet – updated 3.24.25
Beef & Dairy:
Dairy Feeder Steer Project Guidelines
Breeding Beef Photo ID Instructions – Due May 15, 2025
Dog:
2025 Dog Identification and Vaccination Form
Equine:
2025 Hartford Fair Horse ID Form for KNOX and DELAWARE Exhibitors ONLY
Goat & Sheep:
2025 Hartford Fair Lamb Pool – Registration form must be returned to the address listed on the application by Sunday, April 6, 2025.
2025 Market Lamb Pre-Registration Form – Due May 15, 2025 by noon: Complete one registration form per animal. May tag up to 6 market lambs.
2025 Market GOAT Pre-Registration Form – Due May 15, 2025 by noon: Complete one registration form per animal. May tag up to 6 market goats.
2025 Shepherds Lead Contest Form – Tuesday, August 5, 2025 in Grubb Arena, East
2025 Lamb Cookoff Form – Monday, August 4, 2025 in B. Carr Arena
Rabbit & Poultry:
2025 Meat Chicken Pool Order Form
2025 Meat Duck Pool Order Form
2025 Rabbit Department Update Page
2025 Rabbit Project Guidelines
2025 Bred and Raised Market Rabbit ID Form – Rule and regulations for the bred and raised class at the Hartford Fair. ID form must be returned to the fairgrounds with signatures and appropriate photos by May 17, 2025.
Swine:
Swine Tagging Form – Due May 15, 2025 to the Hartford Fairgrounds – this form must be completed by ALL junior fair swine exhibitors. Exhibitors must also submit the appropriate photos through the Animal ID process in FairEntry. See instructions below.
Swine Housing Form – Due May 15, 2025 to the Hartford Fairgrounds – this form is for 4-H/FFA exhibtors who will house their projects on property other than where they reside, or house their animals in facilities that their parents or guardians do not own.
Market Hog Photo Submission Instructions for FairEntry – Due May 15, 2025