Showcase Your Green Thumb and Golden Harvest at the Swain County Fair!
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Collapse ▲Get ready, Swain and surrounding counties! The annual Swain County Fair is just around the corner, and we’re calling all gardeners, farmers, and beekeepers in Swain, Jackson, Macon, Haywood and Graham Counties to participate in our highly anticipated Produce and Honey Competitions!
This is your chance to shine and display the fruits of your labor (and the buzz of your bees!) to the entire community. Whether you’ve cultivated prize-winning tomatoes, nurtured gorgeous squash, or harvested the most delectable golden honey, we want to see it!
Why Participate?
- Bragging Rights: Earn the prestigious title of “Best in Show” or “Blue Ribbon Winner” and showcase your exceptional skills!
- Community Recognition: Share your passion and expertise with fellow enthusiasts and fair goers.
- Inspire Others: Your dedication to growing and beekeeping can encourage new participants and foster a love for agriculture in our community.
- Constructive Feedback: Receive valuable insights from experienced judges.
- Ribbons: Compete for colorful ribbons to adorn your mantelpiece!
Produce Categories Include (but are not limited to):
- Vegetables (various types, sizes, and collections), Fruits (berries, tree fruits, melons, etc.), Flowers & Eggs
Honey Categories Include:
- Light and Dark Liquid Honey (various floral sources) and Comb Honey
Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the agricultural bounty of our regional community!
How to Enter:
Pick up an entry form and competition rules at the Swain Cooperative Extension office, or online https://www.swainfair.org/fair-entries.html Swain County Fair website,
Review the categories and guidelines carefully. Prepare your finest produce and honey entries.
Bring your Honey entries to the Swain County Cooperative Extension Office on Honey Entry Check-in Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 pm 60 Almond School Road, Bryson City, NC (any entry received after 5:00 p.m. will not be judged)
Bring your produce entries to the Fairgrounds on Entry Check-in Thursday, August 21, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Great Smoky Mountains Event Park, 1130 Hyatt Creek Road, Bryson City, NC (any entry received after 5:00 p.m. will not be judged)
Mark your calendars! The Swain County Agricultural Fair is August 22 & 23, 2025 at the Great Smoky Mountains Event Park, 1130 Hyatt Creek Road, Bryson City, NC For more information, please contact Minda Daughtry 828-554-1237
Let’s make this year’s Produce and Honey Competitions the best one yet! We can’t wait to see your incredible entries!