Fair Rules & Regulations of the Fair - Please Read Carefully! (For the rules & regulations of specific departments, please click on the links above)
Exhibitors agree to be bound by the rules and regulations of the Unionville Community Fair, Inc. The Executive Board reserves the right to amend or add to these rules and regulation as its judgment may determine. Rules conform to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture guidelines. Reasonable care will be taken to protect all exhibits on display from all injury and damage, but the Fair is not, in any way, to be held responsible for accidents, loss or damage by water, fire, theft or otherwise, whatever may be cause or extent of damage or loss.
Read all rules and regulations carefully!
Exhibitors may be disqualified if entries are not in compliance. Entries will be accepted only in listed categories.
All products must have been made or grown by the exhibitor unless otherwise stated. Only one entry per class, per exhibitor will be accepted in all departments. Contests in the following departments are open to Unionville-Chadds Ford School District resident, employees and families and retired employees ONLY. Exceptions: Commercial, Livestock & Invitational.
Apple Pie, Angel Food Cake and Hershey’s Contests are open to any Southern Chester County Pennsylvania resident. Winners may compete at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in January 2011.
General Exhibit Entries
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
2:00 pm – 9:00 pm Fair is opened to the public
Friday 9:00 am -- 9:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am -- 9:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am -- 5:30 pm
Optional 2nd Chance Entry for Commercial Exhibits and General Baked Goods Entries.
Thursday, September 30, 2010, 8:00am-10am
*Not for PA State Sponsored Baking Contests, which are held on Saturday.
Apple Pie, Hershey’s Cocoa & Baking Chips and Angel Food Cake Contests
Saturday, October 2, 2010 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm entries | 2:00 pm Judging Adult Group Exhibit Entry
Thursday, September 30, 2010 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit area will be closed Thursday, September 30th. No entries will be accepted after judging begins. No exhibitors are permitted in the judging area after the judging begins. No information will be given before all judging is completed.
Youth age 18 and under should enter classes in Department 011. If no class is offered, youth may enter classes in other departments but will compete against adult exhibitors. Youth exhibitors must include their age as of September 30, 2010 on their entry form.
Premiums (cash prizes), as listed unless otherwise noted in individual departments are:
First Place $3 Second Place $2 Third Place $1 Fourth Place – Ribbon only
A Best of Show (Rosette) may be awarded in some departments.
Exhibit Entries
State regulations require that all entries must remain in their place on the fairgrounds until 4:30 pm Sunday,
October 3, 2010. Otherwise, the Fair is at risk of losing State funding.
Exhibitors are responsible for picking up their exhibits between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm Sunday, October 3, 2010. If not claimed at that time, the premiums and exhibits become the property of the Unionville Community Fair, Inc. Premiums can be picked up Saturday from 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm and Sunday from 4:00 - 5:00pm.
If you wish to donate your Premium checks to the fair, PLEASE pick up, endorse and return to Fair office, otherwise, the Fair is unable to use.
Awards The Youth Award and Adult Awards will be given to the individual with the highest number of quality points, provided that the exhibitor has won awards in six departments and no more than 50% of his/her quality points have come from any one department. The Robert G. Struble Award will be given to the youth exhibitor who excels in two of the following: Agriculture, Education and Conservation. The David J. Whenry Award will be given to the adult exhibitor who excels in Vegetables and Specimen Flowers. The Family Award may be given to the family group with the highest number of Quality points and showing versatility with multiple entries in a variety of categories. The family must register by 9:00 am Friday.
Quality Points are given as follows:
First place – 3 points; Second place – 2 points; Third place – 1 point; Best of Show – 5 points.
