It’s the beginning of National Ag Week and what better way to celebrate than to highlight our hard-working livestock exhibitors! At the 2023 Big Fresno Fair, there was a total of 2,753 animals exhibited by 1,051 4-H, FFA and Independent students. A total of 856 animals were put up for auction at three livestock sales, raising more than $1.3 million with add-ons included. WOW! 🤩🐮🐔🐷
Interested in showing livestock at the 2024 Big Fresno Fair? Click here for more information.
It’s Floral Design Day! Did you know that floriculture is America’s third largest agricultural crop? (Source: Society of American Florists)
You can check out beautiful floral designs created and submitted by some of Fresno County’s most talented exhibitors in the Greenhouse each year at The Big Fresno Fair! Interested in submitting your floral design pieces into the 2024 Competitive Exhibits Program? Stay tuned in the upcoming months for details!
It’s National Bird Day and we want to highlight one of our favorite (and talkative) birds we encountered at the 2023 Big Fresno Fair – Linda the Turkey!
Drop a turkey emoji “🦃” in the comments if you remember seeing Linda the Turkey on the news!
If you still have some extra candy canes hanging on your tree, use them to create this tasty Mint Oreo Fudge for National Candy Cane Day. Check out the graphics for a delicious and easy recipe from Taste of Home! 🍫❤
For tips from the baker, visit their website here.
Think you have an award-winning confection or fudge recipe? Create and submit into our 2024 Competitive Exhibits Program! More details will be posted on our website next Spring. Let us know if you make this recipe in the comments!
Pour yourself a glass of milk because it’s National Bake Cookies Day! Check out the graphics for a Red Velvet Cookie recipe to try this holiday season from the Food Network!
For tips from the baker, visit their website here.
Think you have an award-winning cookie recipe? Create and submit into our 2024 Competitive Exhibits Program! More details will be posted on our website next Spring. Until then, happy baking! 🥧🥐
Today is National Pastry Day and we’ve got a tasty recipe for you to try this holiday season! Check out the graphics for this tasty Lemon Berry Tartlet recipe by AllRecipes.com!
Think you have an award-winning pastry recipe? Create and submit into our 2024 Competitive Exhibits Program! More details will be posted on our website next Spring. Until then, happy baking! 🥧🥐
In honor of an amazing woman and 71-year Big Fresno Fair Home Arts entrant, who especially loved pies, we are honored to name this year’s pie contest after Arleen Owen. So, everyone bring your best pie-making skills and let’s make Arleen (and her family) proud.
Classes include: Double Crust, Single Crusted, Custard Pie and any other pie. If you plan to enter, you must submit your online entry by September 8 at 11:59 p.m. Then you will actually make and bring your pie to the Fair on Saturday, October 7 at 11 a.m. to be judged! Enter online here.
The deadline is approaching fast to submit your entries into our 2023 Competitive Exhibits Program! The last day to submit entries ONLINE ONLY is Friday, September 8 at by midnight. Submit today and showcase your talent at the 2023 Big Fresno Fair!
For more details on Competitive Exhibits, click here!
Have you submitted your work of art into the 2023 Competitive Exhibits? What are you waiting for?! The deadline to submit online entries is Friday, September 8 by midnight. All entries must be submitted online only. Submit today and showcase your talent at the 2023 Big Fresno Fair!
For more details on Competitive Exhibits, click here!
Have an award-winning recipe in your cookbook? Then enter into the Snackable Sun-Maid Contest as part of the 2023 Competitive Exhibits program for your chance to win brand-new Kitchen Aid Mixer!
Entries can include, but are not limited to, a bar, bite, mix, cookie, muffin or anything considered snackable. Recipe must include products from Sun-Maid Growers of California. Let your imagination be your guide! Entries must be submitted online on September 8 by 11:59 p.m.
For complete contest details on the Snackable Sun-Maid Contest, refer to Division 826 in the Home Arts section of the Competitive Exhibits handbook. More details here.