General Rules, Regulations and Premiums
The Baldwin County Fair is held at the Baldwin County Coliseum located in Robertsdale, Alabama and is scheduled to
start on the last Tuesday of September and ends the following Saturday.
All articles and products for exhibit or competition in the fair must be entered on Friday, September 13, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, September 14, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (prior to fair) or Monday, September 16, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. week of the fair.
All items on display are entered in the name of the grower, maker, or owner, unless the Fair Management has approved otherwise.
The Fair will furnish competitive judges and their decisions are final. Judging is scheduled for Tuesday, September 17 at 9:00 a.m.. Only judges and their assistants are allowed in the Fair building during the selection process.
It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to enter products in the correct department, class and age group (see age groups under definitions) when registering. Changes are not allowed after the judging has begun.
In any class where entries are made by only one exhibitor, the Fair will award one premium. The decisions of the judges are final.
Exhibitors are limited to one entry in each class and eight entries per department/category.
All winners are awarded ribbons or cash premiums.
Premiums are only awarded for articles listed in this catalog. Except as noted the premium awards are:
1st Place - $10
2nd Place - $8
3rd Place - $6
Premium checks are mailed within 30 days following the last day of the fair. Anyone not receiving a check within 30 days should contact the Fair Office.
Entries found to perpetrate a fraud are automatically disqualified and no premium shall be awarded, regardless of the judges’ decision.
All entries must be original & completed within the previous 12 months.
The Fair reserves the right to judge the suitability of the entry.
Agronomy exhibits must have variety identification labels attached. The entries are not returned and become the property of the Baldwin County Fair.
Exhibitors must claim their property at the end of the Fair. All Exhibits must remain on display for the entire period of the Fair.
All special rules in other departments are equally binding as their general rules.
The Fair shall take every precaution for the safeguarding of exhibits. However, it should be understood that exhibits are entered in competition for premiums and that the owner assumes all responsibility for any loss or damage that may occur.
The Baldwin County Fair, owner of the Fair Grounds, will not be responsible or liable for accidents occurring upon any part of the said Fair Grounds, Concession Booths, Agriculture Building, Stock Barns or any other building, or tents. The management will undertake reasonable precaution in an endeavor to prevent any accidents.
Parking on the Fair Grounds is free. The Baldwin County Fair, the owners of the Fair Grounds, are not responsible for said autos, trucks, or other vehicles or their contents, etc. while parked on the fair grounds, in the Agriculture Building or Stock Barns, etc. Management will endeavor to guard against loss or damage by using responsible precautions.
Children are forbidden to play near or around the agriculture exhibits, commercial displays, concession booths, or stock barns. Parents/guardians are responsible for behavior of minors under their care.
Professional entries will be entered in the professional category.
Decorations/Booth Exhibits:
Booth space shall be 8’x8’. (Additional space see management.) All decorations must be freestanding and removed after the event. Use of nails, screws, staples, self adhering tape are prohibited. No decorations leaning against walls or columns. No open-flame candles or balloons are permitted. No landscape plants are permitted in the Coliseum. No portable fish ponds, fountains, or water prone exhibits allowed. No cooking shall be allowed on premises without approval of management. No alcohol or tobacco given away in exhibits. No exhibit booths shall be used that would encumber or cut off view of other exhibit booths. All booth space users shall clean up and remove all garbage after event is over. No smoke machines shall be used in buildings. Any and all other exhibit material not mentioned in these requirements, that are deemed harmful to the building or other booth space, by management, shall not be used.