Entry Deadlines
Entry information for the 2021 Iowa State Fair will be available April 1.
New for 2021: All open class livestock and horse entries must be submitted online.
ENTRY DEADLINES
May 28 (no late entries accepted)
- Fine Art * - entries must be submitted online at https://iowastatefair.artcall.org
June 12 & 13 (no late entries accepted)
- Photography - delivery of photos and entry form/fee to the Fairgrounds
- Mailed Photography entries must be postmarked May 17 – June 5
July 1 (late entries accepted until July 8 – must pay a late fee)
- Ag. & Hort. Crops *
- Beef Cattle
- Boer Goat
- Creative Arts & Crafts *
- Dairy Cattle
- Dairy Goat
- Doll Houses & Miniature Rooms *
- Fabric & Threads *
- Floriculture
- Food *
- Heritage *
- Horse
- Llama
- Oenology - Amateur Wine & Beer Making
- Sheep
- Swine
- Wood Projects
July 1 (no late entries accepted)
- 4-H (entry made through 4hOnline & County Extension Office) (Iowa 4-H members only)
- FFA (entry made through FFA Ag Instructor) (Iowa FFA members only)
- Iowa Commercial Wine *
July 14 (no late entries accepted unless noted)
- Apiary - Beekeeping
- Cowgirl Queen *
- Dog
- Iowa Quality Dairy Products *
- Poultry
- Rabbit
- Sheep Shearing (late entry accepted until August 1 with a late fee)
- Stock Dog Trials
- Wool Show
* must be a resident of Iowa to enter