{"id":7573,"date":"2025-08-24T17:41:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/state-fair-now-accepting-exhibit-entries-for-october-event\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T17:41:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:41:01","slug":"state-fair-now-accepting-exhibit-entries-for-october-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/state-fair-now-accepting-exhibit-entries-for-october-event\/","title":{"rendered":"State Fair Now Accepting Exhibit Entries for October Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">The&nbsp;<strong>South Carolina State Fair<\/strong>&nbsp;is calling on exhibitors from across the state to showcase their talents in this year&rsquo;s&nbsp;<strong>competitive exhibits<\/strong>, which will be on display during the fair&rsquo;s run&nbsp;<strong>Oct. 8&ndash;19<\/strong>&nbsp;in Columbia. Entries are open now through&nbsp;<strong>Sept. 1<\/strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<strong>scstatefair.org\/competitions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">&ldquo;Our competitive exhibits are the heart of the South Carolina State Fair and a tradition that has become a true representation of our state,&rdquo; said&nbsp;<strong>Nancy Smith, general manager of the S.C. State Fair<\/strong>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re proud to offer a platform where South Carolinians of all ages can showcase their skills and passions, and we can&rsquo;t wait to celebrate their incredible work in October.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">The longstanding competitions highlight South Carolina&rsquo;s best in&nbsp;<strong>16 different categories<\/strong>&nbsp;ranging from agriculture and livestock to&nbsp;<strong>fine art, home goods, crafts, flowers, and more<\/strong>. The fair will award over&nbsp;<strong>$300,000 in premiums<\/strong>&nbsp;to winning entries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">This year, organizers are adding brand-new contests, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc\">\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>The South Carolina Slider Showdown<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>Eggless Brownie Baking Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>Harvesting Happiness Native Design Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>South Carolina Seed Art Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">The competitive exhibits are open to people of all ages, encouraging both seasoned participants and first-time entrants to share their craft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">For full entry details and category information, visit&nbsp;<strong>scstatefair.org<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;South Carolina State Fair&nbsp;is calling on exhibitors from across the state to showcase their talents in this year&rsquo;s&nbsp;competitive exhibits, which will be on display during the fair&rsquo;s run&nbsp;Oct. 8&ndash;19&nbsp;in Columbia. Entries are open now through&nbsp;Sept. 1&nbsp;at&nbsp;scstatefair.org\/competitions. &ldquo;Our competitive exhibits are the heart of the South Carolina State Fair and a<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/state-fair-now-accepting-exhibit-entries-for-october-event\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[32],"tags":[1074],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-7573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events","tag-sc-state-fair"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FairExhibits_2024_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}