Wayne County Fair Entry Instructions

Check the list of 4-H projects that you are enrolled in. You are encouraged to be enrolled in the project you intend to exhibit in. Youth that participated in the 4-H workshops will be enrolled in the project, but you must make an entry in ShoWorks for the fair exhibit. 

• Organizational Leaders: Please contact the Extension Office on or before June 30 if your club wants to have a Theme Booth so space can be reserved.
• Workshop Participants: Enter the class recommended in the instructions that were included with your project.
• Favorite Foods Contestwill be held on Contest Day, July 16
  • Entries Due June 30– make the entry in ShoWorks at https://wayne.fairwire.com
  • Favorite Foods Contest Information
• Entries judged on Contest Day, July 16, include Photography, General Clothing, Clothing Construction, Crocheting, Knitting, Beyond the Needle, Quilt Quest, Fashion Show, Shopping in Style (SIS), and $20 Clothing Challenge. 
  • You may only make entries in one level of Photography.
  • You may only make entries in one level of clothing between STEAM Clothing 1, 2, or 3.
  • Consumer Management Fashion Show Participants.
    • DueJune 30 to the Extension Office 
      • Shopping in Style Written Report with Narration
      • $20 Clothing Challenge Record
  • Fashion Show 
    • New for 2026 - Fabric swatches are not needed. 
• 4-H Floriculture/Horticulture Entry Form (green) – complete & bring with exhibit(s) on July 22. You may make one entry per class number (no limits). Please see Letter G under Vegetables, Herbs, & Fruits in the Fair Book for more information.
• Animal Entries 
  • Each 4-H/FFA animal exhibitor will indicate the number of animal(s) to be exhibited in 
    4-H/FFA and to sign up for the Bonus Auction in ShoWorks. Pens for feed will be allotted per club, so it is not necessary to request tack space. 
  • Bonus Auction – sign-up is now on the Exhibitor Information page within ShoWorks. Youth will choose the type of market animal they will take through the Bonus Auction from a drop-down menu. This is a required field. There is a “Not Exhibiting a Market Animal” choice for those who need it. Reminder, you must be present on Sunday at the Bonus Auction.
  • Stalls/Pens – Beef, Bucket Calf, Dairy, and Swine entries will determine stall/pen count. The following will have stalling/pen information within each class entry:
    • Baby Breeding Heifers - indicate if part of a Cow/Calf pair or bringing day of show
    • Feeder Calves - indicate if part of a Cow/Calf pair or bringing day of show
    • Cow/Calf Pairs - indicate if stalling in the Beef Barn or the Cow/Calf Barn
    • Goat - indicate if need a pen or if penning with another goat*
    • Horse - one exhibited horse must stall at the Fair. Indicate yes or no if stalling
    • Poultry - indicate if need a pen or if penning with another bird*
    • Rabbit - indicate if need a pen or if penning with another rabbit*
    • Sheep - indicate if need a pen or if penning with another sheep*
      • *Must be your animal or an immediate family member’s animal
  • Showmanship - The Extension Office will enter everyone in Showmanship and the exhibitor can scratch if they choose. 
  • Number of Entries – Please refer to the Fair Book or check under Department tab for the number of entries allowed. Refer to your ID sheets for animal tag/tattoo numbers/names.  
  • Bucket Calf Records - Due June 30 to the Extension Office
                 Available at the Extension Office
  • Cat, Dog & Ferret Exhibitors 
    • Proof of current vaccinations Due June 30 to the Extension Office

Go to https://wayne.fairwire.com

Step 1. Register

Click on Sign In at top right. Choose a login type and follow instructions:

• All families are “new” families. ShoWorks does not save log in information from previous years. 
• To register one exhibitor in a family, choose Exhibitor, set up profile. Go to Step 2.
• To register multiple exhibitors, choose Quick Group.

Quick Group users only: Quick Groups are useful for families with multiple exhibitors.

To create a Quick Group, enter a username and password for your group. Write them down so that you can log in again later to add exhibitors or entries or to view your registration history. You may choose a Default Club. The default club will automatically appear for each exhibitor and entry on later screens. Please note that as you add exhibitors and entries, you may need to change from the default club if registering for more than one club or both FFA and 4-H exhibits. Proceed to Step 2 for each exhibitor in your Quick Group. In the future, you may enter the site again with either your Quick Group name and password or the login information for any individual exhibitor in your group. 

Step 2. Entries

• Choose a Department (see next page for a list of projects under each Department) * 
• Then choose a Division for the entry
• Then choose a Class and complete other required boxes
• You must select a Club for each entry
  • If an animal entry & the animal will show as FFA – please select your FFA Chapter as the club
• Click the Add Entry to Cart button
• You may now add another entry
  • Add Different Entry is for adding another entry in a different Department
  • Add Similar Entry is an easy way to add another exhibit in the same Department
• Repeat the steps above for each entry. Note that you may add many types of entries without logging off. Remember that if you are using the Quick Groups option, you may need to change from the default club as you add entries. 
• Once all entries have been completed, click Continue

Step 3. Review

Review your entries and additional items for accuracy. Before checking out, you may add more entries or save this cart and log in to add more entries later. Note that your cart and login information are not saved until you click Save This Cart. Your exhibits are not entered until you click Check-out.

Quick Group users: You may now click the button Add Entries for a different Exhibitor. This will take you back to Step 1 to create a new exhibitor within your Quick Group. You may choose the Auto-fill from others button to autofill contact information. Note: Please make sure the birthdate is correct for the new exhibitor if you use this feature. Once you are done entering all group members, you can click Check-out to check out for all your exhibitors at once. Remember that if you are using the Quick Groups option, you may need to change from the default club as you add entries.

Step 4. Confirm

Type “Yes” in the red dashed box to indicate that you agree with 4-H, FFA, and Nebraska State Fair rules and regulations. See the links below for this information. Click Submit.

Review your summary of entries and additional items. You may print and request an e-mail of the receipt. It is recommended that you print a copy of your entries for your reference. If everything is correct, click Finish. 

You may review your previous transactions and view your profile by clicking on your name in the top right corner of the page. Congratulations! You have made your entries for the 2026 Wayne County Fair.

Animal Departments 

• Beef - Breeding Beef – may show 3
• Beef - Market Beef – may show 3
• Beef - Feeder Calf – may show 2 
• Beef - Cow/Calf Pairs – may show 2 pair
• Beef - Cow/Calf Pairs Renee’s Herd Builder – may show 2 pair
• Bucket Calf – may show 1. Send record book to Extension Office
• Dairy Cattle – may show 6 + 1 herd
• Goats – may show 7 total 
  • Dairy – may show 4 does & 1 wether
  • Pygmy – may show 2
  • Meat Goat – may show 4
• Sheep – may show 3 breeding sheep, may show 3 feeder lambs and 3 market lambs (enter all under market lambs and classes are split after weigh-in at the Fair) may show 1 pen of 3 lambs
• Swine – may show 4 individuals and 2 pens of 2
• Horses – may show 4 (2 performance horses – see Fair Book for specific rules)
• Companion Animal: Cats – may show 2, but must be in different classes, Household Pets – may show 1 per entry number
• Dogs – may show 2 obedience dogs, but must be in different classes
• Rabbits – may show 2 per entry number
• Poultry/Waterfowl/Turkeys – may show 2 per entry number

Citizenship and Civic Education: Citizenship, Citizenship i2i, Heritage Level I & II

Clover Kids: Cat, Household Pets, Poultry, and Rabbit.  

Communications and Expressive Arts: Photography Levels 1, 2, & 3

Consumer and Family Science: Crocheting, Design Decisions, Design My Place, Fashion Show, General Clothing, Home Antique Restoration (previously Heirloom Treasures), Human Development, Knitting, My Financial Future, Quilt Quest, Shopping in Style, STEAM Clothing 1, 2, and 3, Beyond the Needle, Visual Arts Mediums, Visual Arts Themes

Environmental and Earth Sciences: Entomology, Forestry, Harvesting Equipment, Other Natural Resources, Outdoor Adventures, Shooting Sports, Taxidermy, Wildlife and How They Live, Wildlife Habitat

Healthy Lifestyle Education: Cooking 101, 201, 301, 401, Disaster Recovery & Response, Favorite Foods Contest, Fire Safety, Food Preservation 1, 2, 3, & 4, General Foods, Safety

Personal Development & Leadership: Club Entries (Secretary Book, News Reporter), ESI: Entrepreneurship Investigation, Judging Contests, Leadership

Plants: Field Crops, Range Management, Weed ID

Science and Technology: STEM Computers, STEM Electricity, STEM Energy, STEM Geospatial, STEM Robotics, STEM Rockets, STEM Welding, STEM Woodworking, Veterinary Science

Wayne County: Miscellaneous Project