4-H state fair exhibitor resources

4-H at the Minnesota State Fair app

Download our free app for:

• Judging results
• Map
• Public schedule
• Exhibitor show announcements
• 4-H event livestream

Review the premium book for general regulations and project-specific information and requirements:

• General projects and activities premium book

Important 4-H phone numbers

If you have questions, please contact your local 4-H staff first for assistance. The below phones will be staffed beginning the week of the Minnesota State Fair.

• Superintendent’s office: 651-642-2356
• Livestock office: 651-642-2360
• 4-H Building exhibits/demonstration office: 651-642-2388
• Girls’ dorm (4-H Building): 651-642-2355
• Boys’ dorm (4-H Building): 651-642-2354
• Bailey Hall desk (Twin Cities campus in St. Paul): TBA

Required state fair forms

Use these links to complete your registration for specific project areas. If a paper form is needed, contact your local Extension staff.

• County Arts-In registration
• Fashion Revue participant registration
• Share the Fun registration

• Share the Fun 
• State Arts-In
• Chef for a Day

4-H exhibits are divided into four encampments (groups) by county. Schedules will be posted when available.

• Encampment assignments by county

• General Encampment project judging schedules for:

  • All encampments

  • Encampment 1  

  • Encampment 2

  • Encampment 3

  • Encampment 4

• Full day-by-day schedule of fair activities (includes pre-fair, post fair and all 12 days)

• Livestock demonstrations

• Llama-alpaca demonstrations

• Encampment 1

• Encampment 2

• Encampment 3

• Encampment 4

Questions? Contact demos4-H@umn.edu.

Schedules will be posted when available.

• Share the Fun rehearsals

• State Arts-In performance schedule

• Chef for a Day schedule

Complimentary gate admission tickets are issued for 4-H state fair participants who have registered and paid their program fee. Only registered participants are entitled to these tickets.

If you are staying somewhere other than on the fairgrounds (like Bailey Hall, etc.) you will need a gate ticket for each day. A hand stamp (available at each gate) is required if you plan to leave and re-enter the fairgrounds on the same day. 

Regular gate admission tickets can be purchased online, by mail or in person. The Minnesota State Fair does offer discount tickets purchased in advance of the fair.

If you would like additional information, feel free to call the fair general information number at 651-288-4400 or visit the Minnesota State Fair website.

Livestock exhibitors arriving on Wednesday and staying overnight will not receive a complimentary gate admission ticket for Wednesday because gate admission tickets are not needed until Thursday.

Tickets for exhibitors staying in Bailey Hall

If you are assigned to stay in Bailey Hall (Twin Cities campus in St. Paul) during livestock encampment, the county chaperones will pick up the complimentary gate admission tickets for the entire county at the 4-H dorm desk each night.

Tickets for exhibitors staying off-grounds

4-H’ers that are staying off-grounds during livestock encampment will receive a complimentary gate admission ticket for each night they are staying off-grounds.

These additional complimentary gate admission tickets are only available to livestock exhibitors during livestock encampment and are not for general encampment or llama-alpaca youth that choose to stay off-grounds.

General and llama-alpaca encampment participants are given one complimentary gate admission ticket per person, per encampment for admission on the first day.

If you choose to stay off-grounds and have to come more than one day, you will need to purchase additional gate admission tickets.

Gate 14 (located at Canfield St. and Como Ave.) is open 24 hours a day. You will be able to enter the fairgrounds at any time to tend to your livestock and prepare for your shows.

Gate 5 (located on Snelling Ave.) and Gate 16 (located at the Transit Hub), are open for exhibitors at 5:30 a.m. All other walk-through gates are open for exhibitors at 6 a.m.

 For non-exhibitors, gate and ticket sale hours are:

• Gate ticket sales hours: 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. (7 p.m. on Labor Day)
• Fairgrounds hours: 7 a.m. – 11 p.m. (9 p.m. on Labor Day)

Minnesota State Fair guests, including 4-H exhibitors, are required to pass through metal detectors at the entry gates. Bags, purses, coolers and packages will be subject to search at each of the entrances.

Prohibited items include:

• Weapons or objects that appear to be weapons.
• Fireworks or other explosive and flammable objects.
• Alcoholic beverages or any illegal substance.
• Drones or any remote-controlled toys.
• Bikes, skateboards, skates and hoverboards.

Other items may be refused at the discretion of state fair management or law enforcement. Learn more about gate guidelines.

Overnight parking during the fair

Overnight parking will be made available on a first-come-first-serve basis in the Continuing Education Conference Center lot and the Water Tower Lot (both located on the Twin Cities campus in St. Paul) during livestock encampment. These are non-staffed lots. The closest entrance onto the grounds from the lots is to the east of the Continuing Education Conference Center lot or the west entrance by Dan Patch Ave. 

Please note that county/tribal communities are only allowed two overnight parking passes per encampment. The passes cost $12 per night. Talk with your local 4-H staff if overnight parking is needed. You may need to coordinate parking/carpooling.

Accessible parking

Parking spaces designated for vehicles with a valid disabled persons parking identification placard are located in many Minnesota State Fair lots on a first-come basis. See a state fair map for locations.

Housing assignments

For an additional fee, you may choose 4-H lodging when registering for the Minnesota State Fair. Depending on your encampment, you will be assigned one of the following dorms: Bailey Hall (Twin Cities campus in St. Paul), the 4-H Building (fairgrounds), the Cattle Barn (fairgrounds) or the Swine Barn (fairgrounds).

If you are participating in the general livestock judging contest, you can stay in the 4-H Building on Tuesday night.

Release form 

State fair departure release and authorization form 

You and your parent/guardian must complete this form if you are registered for 4-H housing and will be leaving the fairgrounds for the following reasons:

• Your housing plans change, and you decide not to stay in the dorms for one or more nights for which you were initially registered.
• You decide to leave the encampment during the day but return before bed checks at 11 p.m.

The form must be signed by your parent or guardian. The form is available in the superintendent’s office, the livestock office or any of the dorm offices and must be submitted to one of these offices before you leave the fairgrounds.

What to Bring

• A sleeping bag or twin-size sheets, a blanket and a pillow.
• Personal items (such as a toothbrush, soap, towels, etc.).
• Comfortable shoes, as well as flip flops for showering and walking around the dorm (you must wear footwear at all times).
• Casual clothing (including your 4-H t-shirts).
• Gate passes, meal tickets and your 4-H button.
• Nice clothing or show outfit (for judging).
• Battery operated fans (optional).

For livestock encampment, bring an extra duffel bag to carry a change of clothes to the barns, as well as feed, bedding and grooming tools and supplies for your animal.

Leave your valuables at home. Make sure to label all of your items clearly with your name and your county/tribal community’s name.

Please note: General encampment youth and chaperones must arrive and depart from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Arrival

• All counties will be expected to arrive at the fairgrounds within the 2:30-3:30 p.m., one-hour window. 

• Buses/vans will park in the bus parking lot. State ambassadors will do an orientation on the bus before you unload (including guidance on using the carts). 

• You should plan to carry what you need up to the 4-H Building (about three blocks). One cart will be available per bus to help haul projects or luggage that is unable to be carried.  You will be responsible to pull the cart up to the 4-H Building. 

• You will need to have your gate tickets in hand as they walk through the gate into the fairgrounds (gate 18).

• Minnesota State Fair guests, including 4-H exhibitors, are required to pass through metal detectors at the entry gates. Bags, purses, coolers and packages will be subject to search at each of the State Fair’s entrances.

• You should enter the 4-H Building at the north end of the building (and will drop off any exhibits at the exhibit office at that time).

• A van will be available for accessibility accommodations.

• We will work with the state fair staff to make other arrangements if the weather is questionable. 

• Note: While traveling to the fair, your chaperone should lead a discussion about this process and determine who needs the cart for extra luggage and projects and who will help pull the cart.  

Departure

• You should not plan to depart any earlier than 2:30 p.m. on the final day of the encampment. 

• Buses/vans will park in the bus parking lot. 

• Any time after noon, you can start to bring luggage down to the north end of the 4-H Building.  We will have county-designated space outside the north end of the 4-H Building (weather dependent). You are responsible for watching your own luggage.

• Once the parade is over (approximately 2:30 p.m.) and your bus/van is in the bus parking lot, you will be released to bring your luggage down to the bus parking lot to load. We will communicate with the bus parking lot. 

• You should plan to carry your luggage to the bus parking lot (about three blocks).  One cart will be available per bus to help haul projects or luggage that is unable to be carried. You will be responsible to pull the cart to the bus parking lot.  

• A van will be available for accessibility accommodations.

• We will work with the state fair staff to make other arrangements if the weather is questionable. 

The 4- H Cafeteria (located on the second floor of the 4-H building) provides healthy and delicious meals daily.

It opens for lunch the day before the opening day of the state fair and closes immediately after lunch on Labor Day.

Meal tickets

If you’d like to eat at the cafeteria in the 4-H Building, you must present a meal ticket. Meal tickets are color-coded and can be purchased from your county or in the superintendent’s office during the Minnesota State Fair.

During livestock encampment, meal tickets may also be purchased in the livestock office (located at the east entrance of the Cattle Barn), but meals will only be available in the 4-H Building.

Prices for meals purchased before the fair are $8.50 and at the fair are $10. You can also order meal tickets directly on the registration form. Meals must be eaten on the dates and times that you indicated on your registration form.

Menus

Menus can be found online, on the app calendar or posted outside the superintendent’s office in the 4-H Building and the livestock office.

Allergies and dietary needs

The 4-H Cafeteria can accommodate most allergy issues. Special dietary needs cards are available once you get to the fair to hand to food service staff indicating your needs.

If you have any questions or special requests, please contact the food service prior to the state fair at MNSF4HCafeteria@umn.edu or call 651-642-2357 (after Aug. 5).

Meals are available in the 4-H Cafeteria at the following times.

General Encampment

• Breakfast: 7 - 8 a.m.
• Lunch: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Supper: 4:30 - 6 p.m.

Livestock Encampment:

• Breakfast: 6:30 - 8:30 a.m.
• Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Supper: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Livestock meals

All meals during the livestock encampment will be served at the cafeteria on the second floor of the 4-H Building. 

Llama-alpaca barn meals

Barn meals, available only during the llama-alpaca encampment, will be served near Compeer Arena beginning with supper on Wednesday and ending with lunch on Friday. See the llama-alpaca schedule in the premium book for each individual meal serving time.

Judging contest meals

• General livestock: You will receive one livestock encampment meal ticket for lunch on Tuesday with your registration.
• Dairy: You will receive one livestock encampment meal ticket for lunch on Thursday with your registration.

All counties are required to provide 4-H’ers to help with kitchen duty (KP duty) during the general encampment. These volunteers are vital in reducing cafeteria costs and keeping food costs low, and they also assist in faster, more efficient service.

Chaperones will be recruiting 4-H members to help, so let your chaperone know if you would be interested in volunteering with KP Duty. 

New this year: KP duty assignments will be available after final registration. 

KP duty assignments

• Encampment 1

• Encampment 2

• Encampment 3

• Encampment 4

• Livestock Encampment Chaperone KP List

All youth 4-H state fair participants must review and update (or have staff update) their health and emergency contact information in 4-H Online as soon as possible after accepting a state fair trip.

Health information for adult volunteers is required for individuals who travel out of county/tribal communities as a Minnesota 4-H volunteer.

This information should be entered directly into the volunteer profile in 4-H Online. If accessing 4-H Online is not an option, the health information page of the Minnesota 4-H volunteer re-enrollment form should be used.

Prescription medication can be very dangerous if administered inappropriately. The medication policy and procedures are designed to help keep all youth safe.

The policy and procedures apply to all youth (participants or employees) age 17 and under who either stay overnight in 4-H provided sleeping quarters or require medication at a daytime program where a parent/guardian is not present. 

If you become sick prior to the start of your encampment, please stay home. For those exhibiting general projects, a virtual judging option is available.

A registered nurse is on-site 24 hours a day. Dormitory staff also has access to an emergency vehicle 24 hours a day. The nurse's office is located on the third floor of the 4-H Building and in a pod behind the Coliseum during the daytime hours of the livestock encampment. The nurse is available for registered participants and chaperones only. All others must be referred to the Minnesota State Fair First Aid Station, located next to the 4-H Building.

If you get sick when you're at the fair, see the nurse. If the nurse on duty determines your symptoms may be related to COVID-19 or influenza, you will be isolated and tested. If you have a positive test, parents or guardians will be called to pick you up.

If an accident or illness occurs, you should be brought to the nurse immediately. The nurse on duty will determine whether to refer you for further treatment. During this assessment, every attempt will be made to reach your parent or guardian or alternative emergency contact. Should a life-threatening emergency occur, emergency help will be sought immediately. The nurse will contact the hospital directly.

It is important that any illnesses or injury that occurs during a 4-H experience at the Minnesota State Fair be documented by the 4-H nurse on duty. This will serve as evidence later if 4-H accident insurance is needed. You are responsible for notifying the nurse of the illness or injury.

The health and safety of everyone involved in Minnesota 4-H is our highest priority. We work very closely with the Minnesota State Fair and the University of Minnesota to ensure that 4-H'ers are safe when participating in our showcase events.

To learn more about our preparation for Minnesota State Fair, please review our safety plan. You can do your part by traveling in groups, checking in with your chaperone, being aware of your surroundings and leaving valuable items at home.

Other things to keep in mind:

• Watch for emergency notifications. If an emergency situation arises in the area, local law enforcement may issue phone alerts.
• Pay attention to the weather. Listen for tornado sirens and review the Minnesota State Fair severe weather shelter map.
• Sometimes cell service can be spotty due to the large number of people on the fairgrounds. In those instances, find a severe weather shelter map on the Minnesota 4-H app or near building entrances, ask Minnesota State Fair and emergency personnel for directions or help, or return to the designated location (if able to do so safely).

The 4-H Building on the fairgrounds is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Only 4-H’ers staying in the dorm, adult chaperones, Extension staff and 4-H state fair staff are allowed in the building before and after these hours.

You are required to have your Minnesota State Fair 4-H button to get in and out of the building. The superintendent's office opens at approximately 7 a.m. and closes at approximately 10 p.m. each day. All 4-H participants will follow all established rules, including curfew at 11 p.m. 

Doors to the main exhibit hall (first floor) will open at 8 a.m. for 4-H’ers with morning judging, judges attending orientation and presenters preparing for early public presentations. For safety and security reasons, you must wear a 4-H button at all times. Identification may be required at the door in order to gain entrance to the building so be sure to wear your 4-H button and/or carry some form of identification at all times.

Participants must understand appropriate cell phone and other device use. There are certain times when these devices should not be used, such as:

• During any judging activity. Participants need to respect other 4-H’ers by turning off all cell phones to avoid disturbance. It will also be recommended to the parents and general public to avoid those disturbances. 
• In the dorm after lights out hours. This includes talking on the phone, text messaging, social media and games. 
• During any shows or presentations by 4-H’ers or any other group. Cell phones should be off or on silent to avoid disturbance. Use common courtesy.

Code of conduct 

Please review the Minnesota 4-H Code of Conduct.

The code of conduct includes a list of behavior standards and rules governing participation in 4-H events, how those standards and rules apply at the Minnesota State Fair and potential consequences for any violation.

Dress code

All youth are expected to follow the dress code as described in the code of conduct:

• Please dress appropriately.
• For your judging, wear nice clothes (appropriate length shorts, shirts – no tank tops, strapless tops or hats) that are clean and free of logos.
• Livestock exhibitors must wear their show shirts for judging.

Remember, this is an interview and a presentation. You are a representative of your county/tribal community 4-H program. 

All exhibits (except vegetables, potatoes, fruits, flowers, plants and perishable foods) will be displayed during the entire duration of the Minnesota State Fair.

How to prepare your exhibit for transport to the state fair

Prepare your exhibit before you bring it to your local Extension office for 4-H staff to transport it to the Minnesota State Fair.

All exhibits need to be packed and labeled appropriately and then brought to your local Extension office. For example, small exhibits should be in boxes, posters should be in large garbage bags, photos in zipper storage bags, clothes in garment bags, etc.

Since staff will be delivering these projects to the Minnesota State Fair for you, it is important that they are packaged appropriately so they do not get damaged. 

Local staff do not have packing supplies available for you – you must bring them yourself. If your project is not packed and labeled appropriately, they will ask you to take it home and complete it before they will accept it.

Make sure the packaging and all pieces of your exhibit are labeled with all of the following information (in case pieces get separated):

1. Name and grade
2. County/tribal community name
3. Project area
4. Number “x” of “y” pieces (if the item has multiple parts)

Again, if there are multiple pieces in your exhibit, each piece has to have the above information on it, and pieces should be labeled as follows: 1 of 4, 2 of 4, 3 of 4, etc. As stated above, these exhibits will be delivered to and from the Minnesota State Fair for you.

Talk to your local Extension staff about transporting oversized exhibits.

Transporting the exhibit on your own prior to the state fair

Local Extension staff will transport exhibits on your behalf unless:

• You plan to transport your exhibit yourself.
• Your exhibit is too large (shop projects, tractors, bikes, etc.)
• Your exhibit is too heavy (over 10-15 lbs.).

In these cases, you will be responsible for bringing the exhibit directly to the 4-H Building on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds during your county's assigned project check-in date and time. Please check with staff to verify the date and time.

All exhibits must be accounted for before staff go to the state fair. If you will be transporting your exhibit on your own, you must inform local Extension staff. All exhibits must be labeled as directed.

Taking the exhibit with you during the encampment or judging day

The following exhibits should be brought with you at the beginning of your encampment or on judging day and then returned home with you at the end of your encampment or judging day:

• Fashion revue (accessories, shoes)
• Food revue (supplies and food)
• Foods (perishable foods)
• Food prep items 
• Fruit (fresh fruit)
• Flower/indoor gardening (live plants)
• Vegetable gardening (fresh vegetables)
• Demonstration/public presentation supplies
• Potatoes
• Arts-In and Share the Fun supplies/props

Exhibit Judging

Exhibit judging at the state fair consists of a group judging experience where you share your project with the judge and other 4-H’ers in a group setting.

Exhibitors please:

• Take note of your judging times and allow yourself plenty of time.
• Plan to be available during the duration of your judging time slot.
• Read the 4-H state fair general premium book carefully for general regulations and project-specific activities and requirements.

Orientation for general projects will take place on the second-floor stage prior to each judging session.

If staff transported exhibits to the state fair

After the state fair, all exhibits will be picked up and returned to the local Extension office by staff. Any exhibits left at the local Extension office will be discarded or donated.

If you transported your exhibit to the state fair

You are responsible for picking up your exhibit at the 4-H Building during the following times:

• Monday, Sept. 2, 8-10 p.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 3, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Sept. 4, 8 a.m.-noon

Important to note

Please take into consideration that all exhibits at the state fair are entered and displayed at the risk of the exhibitor. If your exhibit is of great sentimental and/or monetary value, you should carefully consider whether it should be exposed to the hazards of the fair. 

No gas is allowed in the 4-H Building and must be removed from projects. 

Due to the space constraints in the 4-H Building, some larger exhibits (e.g., lawnmowers, snowmobiles, cars, tractors, etc.) may be located outside on the north end of the 4-H Building.

4-H state virtual judging will be offered for general projects only.

If you are choosing to submit your general projects virtually, your projects are on display at the state fair, and you participate in a live virtual judging session with a judge.

Entering virtual exhibits

To participate in virtual judging, you must:

• Complete the Qualtrics entry form prior to Aug. 15 at 4 p.m.  
  • Late fairs ending after Aug. 15, must submit forms by Aug. 19 at 4 p.m.
  • In the form, you will need to upload your video (demo, performing arts, fashion revue) and photos of your exhibit.
• Work with local staff to determine when projects need to be dropped off.

Virtual conference judging 

4-H’ers who submit virtual exhibits are encouraged to participate in conference judging on Zoom. This gives you the chance to speak to the judge about their project.

Live virtual judging will take place on the following dates and times:

• Aug. 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 2-7 p.m.
• Aug. 28, 2-8 p.m.

Conference judging times will be emailed to the participants along with a Zoom link.

Judging criteria

Find out what the judge is looking for in the evaluation sheet. 

If you plan to participate in fashion revue at the Minnesota State Fair, you must fill out the state fair registration form and the fashion revue information form.

The information on this form will be used during your conference judging session and by the fashion revue script writer to prepare for the afternoon public show. Please fill it out completely and accurately. You must attach one color photo of yourself in your fashion revue outfit.

What to expect

The morning of judging day

Instead of a group orientation program, you will sign in from noon to 12:30 p.m. and get information for your day of judging. Please come to the exhibits office at the north end of the 4-H Building to find out where the fashion revue coordinator table will be located. We will go over your narration and line-up placement and other information on a one-on-one basis. 

The afternoon of judging day

Judging will take place in the center of the 4-H Building. Please be dressed in your fashion revue outfit and report to this area by 12:45 p.m. Conference judging will begin at 1 p.m. Public show rehearsal with the choreographer will be held on the Harkness Stage following judging. The fashion show for the public is scheduled for 4 p.m. 

Please note

• During the state fair, the 4-H Building is often hot and humid. We will do our best to provide fans, but this is not always possible.
• Please understand that there may be times when you will have to wait to be judged or to practice modeling.
• Plan to eat a good meal and wear comfortable shoes in preparation for a busy day.

If you are planning to participate in performing arts at the Minnesota State Fair, you must fill out the state fair registration form (including the performing arts section).

• Orientation will be held behind the Harkness Stage prior to your judging.  
  • Be ready to perform when you arrive at orientation. 
  • Bring with you all materials needed for your performance: CDs/music (plus backup copy), copies of sheet music for judges and any other special needs. 
  • All accompanists, assistants and helpers must have completed the sixth grade.
• You must be present to watch all other performers during their scheduled time on stage and conference judging.
• All pre-performance tasks (tuning instruments, warming up, stretching, etc.) should be done prior to reporting to orientation. 
• All performances will be livestreamed. Recordings will be available to watch for the duration of the 2024 Minnesota State Fair.

Contact PerformArts4-H@umn.edu with any questions or concerns.

If you are planning to give a public presentation at the Minnesota State Fair, you must fill out the state fair registration form (including the demonstration section).

Livestock demos will be scheduled during the livestock encampment and must incorporate a live animal. Llama-alpaca demos will be scheduled during the llama-alpaca encampment and must incorporate a live llama or alpaca.

Traditional demonstrations, interactive demonstrations, presentations and speeches will be scheduled during the general encampment. Remember to bring all of your own supplies. Only a table and microphone will be provided for you. 

You should report to your platform 10-15 minutes prior to your scheduled demonstration time. You must be present for all demos during your scheduled time and conference judging.

• Livestock demonstrators:
  • Please do not bring non-caged animals to check-in– you will have time to retrieve your animal after check-in.
  • Please have a friend or family member available to help with your animal (retrieval and returning to the pen).
  • Bring supplies to clean up after your animal– you are responsible for cleaning up.

• Demonstration platform locations:
  • Demo Stage: South end of the 4-H Building, next to the demo office and photography exhibit area
  • Barn Stage (livestock encampment only): Inside the Cattle Barn near the milking parlor
  • Land O’Lakes Stage a.k.a. LOL (livestock encampment only): Outside the Cattle Barn near the milking parlor
  • Poultry Barn Stage: Inside the Poultry Barn in the center

Contact Demos4-H@umn.edu with any questions or concerns.

All video exhibitors are to upload their video files ahead of their encampment so that all the video exhibits can be compiled and displayed for the entire run of the state fair.

Please export or convert your file (if necessary) to an MP4 file and upload it below.  As an alternative, you can send us a YouTube link.

If you are not able to do either of those, please submit your video along with your county's other regular static exhibits on a USB flash drive or a CD or a DVD (the DVD can be a data DVD or a playable DVD).

Video exhibit upload form

Runnings sponsors t-shirts for all 4-H state fair participants and chaperones. Participants will only receive one t-shirt, regardless of how many encampments they are exhibiting in.  

All t-shirts (during livestock and general encampments) will be handed out to your county chaperone (even if you are not staying overnight). Participants cannot pick up their own t-shirts.

Llama-alpaca participants that are not exhibiting in another encampment will individually receive their shirts during the llama-alpaca encampment. 

Clovermart is a youth philanthropy and entrepreneurship project of the Minnesota 4-H State Ambassadors.

The Clovermart has Minnesota 4-H branded items for sale in the 4-H Building at the Minnesota State Fair and throughout the year at state and regional 4-H events. 

Profits support youth participation in civic engagement and leadership development events throughout the 4-H program year. New products are unveiled each year at the state fair.

Personalized 4-H state fair clothing will be available for purchase in the Cattle Barn during livestock encampment and on the second floor of the 4-H Building during general and llama-alpaca encampments.

Clothing includes t-shirts, sweatshirts, long-sleeved t-shirts, sweatpants and more. You can even put a star by your name and list the classes that you are exhibiting in.

State showcase 4-H judging results can be found on the 4-H at the Minnesota State Fair results, news releases and photos page.

Get help finding results and photos.

Lost and found items are collected from the barn, dormitories, 4-H events and buildings and are reported to office staff.

To report or claim an item, contact Erin Corcoran at corco200@umn.edu or 612-624-9893. 

The 2024 Minnesota State Fair 4-H lost and found will be posted here after the fair closes. Items will be sorted by the general location in which they were found. 

Arts-In lost and found item inquiries can be sent to stateartsin@umn.edu.

Minnesota State Fair maintains a lost and found department at 651-288-4555.