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Creative Arts

The Ohio State Fair’s Creative Arts division offers hundreds of different competition classes. Classes include sewing, fashion, jewelry, leather, needlework and more, and thousands of dollars will be awarded to premium winners.

Forms

2026 Ohio State Fair Creative Arts, Cooking & Baking Important Dates

June 21	Entry deadline at 1 p.m. All entry information and payment must be received.
July 24	Cooking, Baking & Preserved Foods drop off, 3-7 p.m., Kasich Hall.
July 25	Cooking, Baking & Preserved Foods drop off, 3-7 p.m., Kasich Hall.
July 26	Cooking, Baking & Preserved Foods drop off, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Kasich Hall.
August 10	Cooking, Baking & Preserved Foods pickup, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Kasich Hall

2026 Ohio State Fair Creative Arts, Crafts & Fashion Important Dates

June 21	Entry deadline at 1 p.m. All online entry information, payment, and uploaded images must be received.
July 11	Shipped entries postmarked deadline. If entries are received past July 18, we cannot guarantee placement in the exhibit.
Thursday, July 16	Artwork drop off, 3-7 p.m., Kasich Hall
Friday, July 17	Artwork drop off, 3-7 p.m., Kasich Hall
Saturday, July 18	Artwork drop off, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Kasich Hall
August 10	Artwork Pickup, 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Kasich Hall

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Accessibility

The Ohio State Fair is disability inclusive and welcomes all interested parties to

enter competitions at the Ohio State Fair. To request a reasonable accommodation due to

disability, please contact the Creative Arts Event Coordinator, Tyler Newby, at

T.Newby@expo.ohio.gov. Requests made by June 22 will allow us to provide reasonable access,

but we will make every effort to meet requests made after that date.

Competition results

Winner forms

Forms to be completed by exhibitors who receive any premium winnings. All exhibitors who win premiums must use this link to visit the State of Ohio Supplier website using the link above. If you have previously registered with the state as a supplier in previous years, you do not need to register again. If not completed, your premium payment cannot be processed.