We are excited to watch you showcase your hard work during the 2024 Buffalo County Fair!
Please call the Buffalo County Extension Office (308-236-1235) or email, buffalo-county@unl.edu, if you have specific questions.
Items will be continuously being updated to 2024 versions.
Schedule of Events - Buffalo County Fair July 23-29, 2024
- Buffalo County Fair Schedule
- Pending: 4-H Exhibitor Letter
- Livestock Ethics Affidavit
4-H Projects
- Projects provide the basis of the 4-H program by offering various educational experiences. Carrying out a project will help the member "learn by doing" as well as learn "why" things happen the way they do. For more on projects, visit https://4h.unl.edu/projects.
Buffalo County Fair Premium Book
General Rules
- Premier Science Award Application (docx) (PDF)
- How to fill out a Static Entry Tag
- Static Sample Entry Tag
- Static Exhibit Labels (docx)
- Static Exhibit Labels (PDF)
- New Changes for 2023 - Livestock
- New Changes for 2023 - Statics
Pre-Fair Contests
- 2023 Premier Communication Event
- 2023 Performing Arts
- 2023 Culinary Challenge
- 2023 Shooting Sports Contest
- 2023 Fashion Show
- 2023 Contests/Judging/ ID/Hippology
Animal Science
- 2023 Livestock Rules
- 2023 Beef
- 2023 Sheep
- 2023 Market Goat/Lottery Goat
- 2023 Swine/Lottery Pig
- 2023 Dairy
- 2023 Poultry
- 2023 Rabbits
- 2023 Horse
- 2023 Companion Animals (including Cats)
- 2023 Dog
- 2023 Herdsmanship
Foods and Nutrition
- 2023 Cooking 101
- 2023 Cooking 201
- 2023 Cooking 301
- 2023 Cooking 401
- 2023 Food Preservation (Please don't use Instant Pots)
- Food Preservation Info Cards (Fillable) (PDF)
- 2023 Culinary Challenge Exhibits
- 2023 Discovering Pies/Pie Auction
- 2023 Decorated Cakes
Health and Safety
Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Environmental and Earth Sciences
Citizenship and Civic Education
Communication and Expressive Arts
- 2023 Communications
- 2023 Theatre Arts
- 2023 Photography
How to Prepare Photographs for Exhibit at County Fair
- Data Tag Instructions
- Photography Unit I Data Tag (Word Document) (PDF)
- Photography Unit II Data Tag (Word Document) (PDF)
- Photography Unit III Data Tag (Word Document) (PDF)
Human Development
Clothing and Textiles
- Sewing Skills for STEAM 1, 2, and 3
- Clothing Design Data Card
- 2023 General Clothing
- 2023 STEAM Clothing: Beyond the Needle
- 2023 STEAM Clothing 1: Fundamentals
- STEAM 1 Sewing Pattern Possibilities
- STEAM 1 Wind Sock Instructions
- 2023 STEAM Clothing 2: Simply Sewing
- 2023 STEAM Clothing 3: A Stitch Further
- 2023 Knitting/Crochet
- 2023 Accessories
- 2023 Quilt Quest
Consumer Management
Home Environment
- 2023 Design My Place
- 2023 Design Decisions
- 2023 Preserving Heirlooms
- Home Environment Supporting Information Tag (PDF)
Visual Arts
Plant Science
Science, Engineering and Technology
- 2023 Veterinary Science
- 2023 Aerospace, Drones, Kites, Model Building
- 2023 Computers/Robotics
- 2023 Electricity/Geospatial
- 2023 Small Engines/Restored Vehicle/4-Wheelin'/Physics
- 2023 Woodworking/Welding