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Roaring 20s - August 22-24, 2025

Get ready for a zoot suit riot, we are celebrating Roaring 20s at the fair August 22 -24th 2025. Not only are we in the heart of the 20s for this decade but we have been at the Clayton Fairgrounds for 20 years already. Let’s celebrate in style so get out your flappers outfit and pin curls, look up some old recipes and let’s make this year one to remember!

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Recent Updates

Clayton Farmers Markets Return June 1st

While the temps are cold, our Farmers Market vendors are busy expanding their inventory and planting seeds to set your summer up great with a visit to the Clayton Farmers Market. Come out Sundays from 11 - 4 starting June 1st to get your locally grown produce, plants, household goods, gifts, get recipe ideas and sometimes we even have some small animals. We have a vendor that creates great sandwiches or soups and don't leave without a scoop of ice cream! The shopping is great but the conversations are a refreshing break from your normal day. Don't forget to pick up a punch card, every time you make a purchase you are working toward a reward.

Junior Livestock Sale August 23rd 3:30 PM

Mark your calendars and be ready to support our local youth as they sell off their market livestock. This is your opportunity to buy directly from the kids purchasing goats, ducks, turkeys, rabbits, sheep or beef to fill your freezer. If you don’t have freezer space, you can always support our youth directly via a supporters offering. All you need to do is get the form at the livestock sale, fill in the name of the youth you want to support and the dollar amount. Then pay the fair the dollar amount and they will give your entire donation to the youths indicated on the form. Every dollar helps the kids afford to raise and show their animal, there is no minimum amount to...

When To Get Livestock

As a reminder to our hooved livestock exhibitors, market steers must be owned by you 120 days before the fair (April 23rd) all other hooved livestock must be owned 90 days prior to the fair which is May 23rd. Start making contact with your suppliers now to ensure you own your livestock before that date.

Youth FSA Loans

Need a little help purchasing your livestock project, tack, or feed for your project? Did you know the FSA has Youth Loans available? You can get more information at https://www.fsa.usda.gov/resources/farm-loan-programs/youth-loans

Youth Quality Care of Animals

Did you know that anyone showing a market animal that is not a member of 4H or FFA is required to obtain the YQCA certification? Anyone wishing to sell their animal during the Junior Livestock Sale on Aug 23rd must complete the YQCA. While the days are cold and you are stuck in the house, its the perfect time to snuggle up with some hot chocolate and login to complete your certificate https://yqcaprogram.org/login/index.php

Important Dates To Remember

Online Entry is now available! Enter online and once we review your entry, you will be charged. There is a $2 processing fee. You can also print the entry form from the Fair Book or pick up a copy of the Fair Book at the fairgrounds, fill out the entry form and mail it to us. Remember those that postmark your entries before July 31st will be entered to win a free fair t-shirt.

Tuesday, August 5th
Entry Forms DUE!

Tuesday, August 12th
Receiving time for the following departments (unless otherwise specified): Sewing, Craft, Specialized Projects, Canned and Dried Culinary, Art & Photography, Educational Posters.

Sunday, August 17th
Pen Set Up for livestock: Swine, Goats, Sheep, Beef, Rabbit, Poultry, Dog.

Tuesday, August 19th
ALL BAKING ENTRIES ARRIVE

Wednesday, August 20th
Bring in Floral, Vegetables, and Horticulture (unless otherwise stated).
Horse stall decorating.

Thursday, August 21st
Floral, Vegetables, Horticulture arrive
Tractors & Shop/Ag arrive
BRING IN CREATURE FEATURES
Horse Pen Decorating
ALL main floor booths must be set in place
LIVESTOCK CHECK-IN:
5:00 pm Beef and Hogs
6:30 pm All other animals
*Quality Assurance forms must accompany your animal and be filled out PRIOR TO WEIGH IN! All animals are to be tagged and weighed prior to stalling. QA Forms available under FORMS tab.

Thank You Exhibitors, Supporters, Buyers, Vendors and Attendees!

We had an amazing time in 2024, there was a real sense of community and pride throughout the fair. It’s always amazing to see kids help one another and jump in without being told. From helping other exhibitors do their best to braving the winds and driving rain to help the vendors salvage their wares; our exhibitors really showed what it is to be a community.

This year, we are celebrating 20 years at the Clayton Community Fairgrounds – we have come a long way baby! We will be highlighting the history of the Deer Park Fair Association relocating from Deer Park to land we scrambled to find to setup for the next fair and rodeo. It may have started as a field that we hand plowed with horses and members of the board recall with well memories of years of blowing dust, DIY tarp structures for shade and old wooden bleachers that had to be moved and reassembled. Through the hard work and dedication of our volunteers during the last 20 years, we now have buildings and grass, sprinklers and an arena with expanded seating and new lighting.

But through all the years, one thing has always held true; this is a community that supports all our youth in whatever project they want to bring from apricots to zoology posters. We can’t wait to celebrate with you flappers and gents this year, so get those Roarin’ 20s ideas going and plan your Seven Wonders of the World.