In addition to the many other fair contests and exhibits, we’re inviting you to demonstrate your skills and talents via several 100 year-themed categories.
“Celebrate 100 Years” Cake Contest
Sponsored By: Redner’s Warehouse Markets
Show off your confectionary skills AND your community spirit by entering our special cake contest. All entries must be decorated in a celebratory theme to honor the Fair’s 100-year milestone.
This contest is open to Lancaster County resident amateur bakers and cooks of all ages. We will accept one entry per contestant.
How Can You Enter?
Please pre-register by calling or emailing Deb Felak (contact info below) as soon as possible after September 1. Only the first 24 registration requests will be accepted!
When Do Entries Need to be Received?
If your registration is approved, bring your entry, along with the cake’s recipe, to the front of the fair building at 19 S. State Street between 2 and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 29.
How Will Winners Be Selected?
Our judges will consider entries’ taste, recipe creativity, design originality, and overall appearance.
What Premiums Will Be Awarded?
Redner’s Warehouse Markets Gift Cards in the following amounts will be presented to the winners of this contest.
1st Prize – $75.00
2nd Prize – $50.00
3rd Prize – $25.00
Judging will begin promptly at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 30. The public is invited watch the excitement AND samples of the entries will be distributed after the winners are announced.
Have questions?
Contact Deb Felak
(717) 733-4451 ext. 1515
ephratabakedgoods@gmail.com
Craft of 100 Buttons
Adults and youth, create a craft (any class listed in the Craft Department within the 2018 Premium Book) using 100 buttons! The craft must be finished and ready for use or display. See the 2018 Premium book for details about the youth craft and adult craft categories.
We welcome adults to enter our special Old-fashioned Design/Arrangement contest to
celebrate 100 years of the Ephrata Fair.
Contest Rules:
For more information, call 717-733-4451 ext.1710, or see the 100th Design/Arrangement classification details in the 2018 Premium Book.
Youth are invited to design a diorama, consisting of 100 Legos, to the theme of
“Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future.”
For rules, see the Youth Models category information in the 2018 Premium Book.
Adults and youth. create a fashion accessory or household item that has one of the following elements:
Entries must be finished and ready for use. Entrants must specify the element used and judges must be able to count the 100 items used in the craft.
For additional details, refer to the 2018 Premium Book Youth and Adult Needlecraft classification information.
Local Ephrata businesses along the mid-way will demonstrate their community pride and support of 100 years of the Ephrata Fair by decorating their storefront windows.
From Tues. September 25 to Thurs. September 27, stop by the Ephrata Fair building to vote for the business window you believe shows the most Ephrata Fair spirit!
Votes will be counted on Thursday at 10 pm and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be announced on Friday morning at the Fair building.
If you’re a business along the midway and have questions about the participation information we had provided to you in May, please call the Fair office at 717-733-4451 or send an email message to fair@ephratafair.org.
| Contest | Location | |
| Agriculture | ||
| Dairy Beef | Grater Memorial Park | |
| 4-H Dairy | Grater Memorial Park | |
| Boer Breeding Goats | Grater Memorial Park | |
| Breeding Sheep | Grater Memorial Park | |
| Lamb | Grater Memorial Park | |
| Swine | Grater Memorial Park | |
| Goats | Grater Memorial Park | |
| Good Housekeeping | Grater Memorial Park | |
| Grains | Grater Memorial Park | |
| Pumpkin | Grater Memorial Park | |
| Tobacco | Grater Memorial Park | |
| Textile Sciences and Art | ||
| Ceramics | Ephrata Borough Building | |
| Needlecraft (Knitting, Quilting, Crochet, Cross Stitch | Ephrata Borough Building |