Fair Book Section:
2026 Meat Goat Fair Book Section
IMPORTANT PAPERWORK:
County Born Market Goat Registration Form
Goat Poster Contest Requirements
1) Open to any youth enrolled in a goat project.
2) Posters must be entered on the fair entry form.
3) Posters must be submitted at fair goat check-in, on Sunday, July 19th.
4) Posters must be made using 22” x 28” poster board, displayed horizontally (no foam board).
5) Each poster must be clearly labeled in the lower right corner, in a space no larger than 3” x 5” with the exhibitor’s name, 4-H club and age as of January 1, 2026
6) Posters will be judged on educational content (50 points), neatness & appearance (30 points) and originality (20 points).
7) Posters will be displayed in the Goat Barn.
8) Unclaimed posters will be discarded following the fair.
Age Classes
1) Senior (15 years and older)
2) Intermediate (12 to 14 years of age)
3) Junior (11 years and under)
Important Paperwork:
4-H Online Animal Upload Directions
Important Dates:
April 1, 2026, 4-H membership deadline to be eligible to exhibit at the 2026 Warren County Fair.
May 1, 2026, Ownership, complete possession & continual care deadline for all goat projects.
May 1, 2026, Deadline to register your market goats using the 4-H Online system. A front view and side view pictures are required.
May 1, 2026, County-born market goat registration papers are due at the OSU Extension office by 4:30 p.m.
June 15, 2026, Online fair entry deadline. Online registration is required and is available at warrencounty4hfairohio.fairentry.com. No paper copies will be accepted.
June 27, 2026, Mandatory 4-H Livestock Interviews.
August 31, 2026, Deadline to have buyer thank you notes written and brought to the OSU Extension office in a stamped envelope or you will be ineligible to sell at the 2027 Warren County Fair.
Fair Schedule:
Friday, July 17, 12:00 Noon Stall assignments are available, and fair set-up may begin.
Saturday, July 18, 6:00 p.m. All goat projects may begin arriving at the fair.
Sunday, July 19, 10:00 a.m. The deadline for all goat projects is to be in place on the fairgrounds.
Sunday, July 19, 10:00 a.m. A veterinary inspection of all goat projects. Goats must be in their assigned pens.
Sunday, July 19, 12:00 Noon Market goat weigh-in
Monday, July 20, 9:00 a.m. Beef, hog, sheep, dairy & meat goat exhibitor meeting (Building E)
Tuesday, July 21, 1:00 p.m. Dairy, Pygmy, Fiber, Pack & Cart Goat Show (Building E)
Tuesday, July 21, 5:00 p.m. Meat Goat Showmanship & Market Goat Show
Wednesday, July 22, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Meat Goat Skillathon (Building I)
Wednesday, July 22, 12:00 Noon Deadline to scratch market goats from the sale.
Wednesday, July 16, 5:00 p.m. Goat Fun Show (Building C)
Thursday, July 23, 9:00 a.m. County-Born Market Goats and Boer Breeding Show
Friday, July 24, 7:00 p.m. Announcement of Meat Goat Premier Exhibitor (Intermission before awards are announced for the Grand Showman of Showmen Contest)
Saturday, July 25, 10:00 a.m. Junior Fair Livestock Sale (Building E)
Saturday, July 25, 11:00 p.m. Goat projects released