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There's lots of 4-H to see at the Illinois State Fair. Award-winning 4-H members display their general project work during four amazing days of the Illinois State Fair. Check out the 4-H members exhibiting in the state fair junior livestock show as they compete for grand champion honors in sheep, goats, swine, dairy, and beef. The Illinois State Fair Junior show welcomes people to the fair early to watch a full week of horse shows. There's never a dull moment during the Illinois State Fair

2021 Illinois State Fair

The best of the best is on display at the 4-H General Project Show of the Illinois State Fair. Find us in the Orr Building Aug. 13-15.

Daily Schedule

  • 8:00 AM Project Drop Off at the Orr Building until 9:30 AM
  • 9:30 AM Project Interviews until 4 PM
  • 4:00 PM Projects Released
  • 4:30 PM All Projects Must Be Picked Up

County Exhibit Days

  • Friday, August 13: Bureau, Carroll, Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Ford, Fulton, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Macon, Marshall-Putnam, Mason, Mercer, Moultrie-Douglas, Peoria, Piatt, Rock Island, Shelby, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Vermilion, Whiteside, Winnebago.
  • Saturday, August 14: Christian, Clark, Clay, Cook, Crawford, DeKalb, DuPage, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Jasper, Jersey, Johnson,  Kane, Kendall, Livingston, Logan, Macoupin, Massac,  McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Ogle, Perry, Pulaski-Alexander, Randolph, Sangamon, Union, Williamson, Woodford
  • Sunday, August 15: Adams, Bond, Boone, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Edwards, Gallatin, Greene, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Henderson, Jefferson, Kankakee, Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, McDonough, McHenry, Monroe, Morgan, Pike, Pope-Hardin, Richland, Saline, Schuyler, Scott, St. Clair, Wabash, Warren, Washington, Wayne, White, Will

Map of the Fairgrounds

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Required Document

PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Aerospace
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Animal Science
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Civic Engagement
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Clothing
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for College and Careers
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Computer Science
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Consumer Education
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Crops
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Electricity
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Entomology and Beekeeping
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Floriculture
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Foods
PDF icon Exhibit rules for Forestry
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Geology
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Health
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Intercultural
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Interior Design
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Leadership
PDF icon Exhibit rules for Natural Resources
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Photography
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Robotics
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Small Engines
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Theatre Arts
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Tractor
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Vegetable Gardening
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Vet Science
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Video
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Visual Arts
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Welding
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Woodworking
Microsoft Office document icon 2020 Illinois 4-H State Fair General Project Exhibits
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Maker Class
PDF icon Exhibit Rules for Weather
PDF icon Aerospace State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Animal Science State Fair Score Sheet 2021
PDF icon Beekeeping State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Child Development State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Civic Engagement State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon College and Career Readiness State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Clothing State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Communications State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Computer Science State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Consumer Ed State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Crops State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Electricity State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Entomology State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Drones State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Environment State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Foods State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Forestry State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Family Heritage State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Geology State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Health State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon ESports State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Innovation State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Intercultural State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Interior Design State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Leadership State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Maker State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Natural Resources State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Horticulture State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Photography State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Ready4Life State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Robotics State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Outdoor Adventures State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Small Engines State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Shooting Sports State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Theatre State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Tractors State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Veterinary Science State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Video State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Visual Arts State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Weather State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Welding State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Wildlife State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Woodworking State Fair Score Sheets 2021
PDF icon Sportsfishing State Fair Score Sheets 2021

Contact for More Information:

Communications
Judy Mae Bingman
illinois4h@illinois.edu
Event Coordinator
Carla Blue
blue1@illinois.edu
Photo of youth with crops

Event Information

Aug 13, 2021 to Aug 15, 2021
Orr Building
State Fairgrounds
Springfield
Illinois
Photos
Photo of Aerospace Exhibit
Photo of Child Development Project
Photo of Citizenship Project
Photo of Interior Design Exhibit
Photo of Interior Design Exhibit
Photo of Horticulture Exhibit
Photo of Visual Arts Exhibit
Photo of Visual Arts Exhibit
Photo of Visual Arts Exhibit
Photo of Clothing Project
Photo of Fashion Review Participants
Photo of Crops Exhibit
Photo of Robotics Exhibit
Photo of Welding Exhibits
Photo of Foods Project
Photo of Foods Project