Garden Vegetables, Fruit, Eggs & Flowers

Fresh from the Field to the Fair! Think your tomatoes are top-notch? Got the biggest pumpkin on the block? Whether you’re a green-thumbed grown-up or a future farmer in the making, we want YOUR farm-fresh produce at the Swain County Agricultural Fair! Grow it. Show it. WIN it.

Youth & Adult Entry Information

Vegetable, Fruit, Eggs, Flowers
Check-in: Thursday, August 20, 2026
Drop off Hours: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ​
​Any entry received after 5:00 will not be judged
Location: ​Great Smoky Mountains Event Park
​1130 Hyatt Creek Road, Bryson City, NC​
Claim produce by 6 PM, last day of the Fair (August 22). 
​All unclaimed produce will be given away or thrown away at the end of Fair hours. 
Exhibitor Information
Youth (8-18 years)
  • Division A:  Ages 5-7 ~ Non-Competitive
  • Division B:  Ages 8-13
  • Division C: Ages 14-18
  • Division D: Special Needs All Ages ~ Non-Competitive
Adult (19+)
Competitive vs. Non-Competitive? 
Print and fill-out the Entry Form below
Any entry received after this date will not be judged
Exhibits Information
  • All farm produce exhibits are to be entered Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Great Smoky Mountains Event Park, 1130 Hyatt Creek Road, Bryson City, NC (any entry received after 5:00 p.m. will not be judged)
  • All Farm product exhibits will be judged on Friday morning, August 21.
  • It is best to bring products personally to the fair contact who will help you arrange products in most attractive way possible.
  • Plates will be furnished for exhibits but not containers.
  • The number of specimens for each plate display is specified in the category list below.
  • Exhibitors should choose one class to exhibit each of their farm products.
  • Wrap fruits and vegetables separately and pack firmly in box to avoid bruising.
  • Label each variety plainly and place dividers to keep varieties separated.
  • To register your exhibit and for any questions contact Minda Daughtry, Swain County Agriculture/Horticulture Agent at phone #: (828) 488-3848 or e-mail
  • Produce can be picked no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the last day of the Fair (August 22).
  • All exhibits unclaimed will be given away or thrown away by the end of Fair hours.
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​Quality not Quantity
In selecting farm products for exhibit, choose only those specimens that are uniformly of good quality, form, color, true to type and free of all insect and disease blemishes and free from cuts and bruises.

Ribbons will be awarded mainly on the basis of quality. Products should be exhibited as neatly as possible in their natural state. For apple exhibits, it’s helpful not to knock or shake fruit from the tree, but pick each specimen by hand, taking care not to pull out the stem.
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Categories & Classes
  • All produce will be exhibited on a paper plate.
  • Please designate name, age and address of exhibitor.
  • Rotten vegetables will be thrown out and ribbons will be saved for pickup.
  • Number in () indicates number to be included in exhibit.

VEGETABLES
  • 8001A - Tomatoes, Slicing Standard Red (3)
  • 8001B - Tomatoes, Slicing Specialty Color (3)
  • 8001C - Tomatoes, Heirloom (specify variety) (3)
  • 8002 - Tomatoes, Paste (3)
  • 8003 - Tomatoes, Cherry/Grape/Pear type (10)
  • 8004A - Peppers, Standard Bell (3)
  • 8004B - Peppers, Specialty Color Bell (3)
  • 8005 - Peppers, Banana (5)
  • 8006 - Peppers, any other sweet not listed (specify variety) (3)
  • 8007 - Peppers, Hot (5)
  • 8008 - Fruit or pod vegetables not already listed (specify variety) (3)
  • 8009 - Beans, Green (8)
  • 8010 - Beans, Greasy (8)
  • 8011 - Beans, Lima/Butter (8)
  • 8012 - Eggplant (3)
  • 8013 - Okra (6)
  • 8014A - Corn, Sweet slip shuck, do not cut off tips (3)
  • 8014B - Corn, Specialty (3)
  • 8015 - Cabbage (1 head)
  • 8016 Leafy stem Kale/chard) (3)
  • 8017A - Onions, Large bulb (3)
  • 8017B - Onions, Bunching (Do not cut off tops) (6)
  • 8018 - Garlic (3)
  • 8019A - Cucumbers, Pickling (6)
  • 8019B - Cucumbers, Slicing/Burpless (3)
  • 8020 - Potatoes (washed) (4)
  • 8021 - Sweet potatoes (washed) (3)
  • 8022 - Root, bulb or tuber vegetable not already listed (specify variety) (3)
  • 8023 - Carrots, any type (3)
  • 8024 - Beets (3)
  • 8025A - Squash, Zucchini (3)
  • 8025B - Squash, Yellow summer (3)
  • 8026A - Squash, Acorn (1)
  • 8026B - Squash, Kershaw (1)
  • 8026C - Squash, Butternut (1)
  • 8026D - Squash, Candy Roaster (1)
  • 8027 - Squash, Any other not listed (specify variety) (1)
  • 8028A- Pumpkin, Jack-o-Lantern (1)
  • 8028B - Pumpkin, Pie (1)
  • 8029C - Pumpkin, Miniature (3)
  • 8030 - Watermelon, best of type (1)
  • 8031 - Any other edible vine crop not already listed (specify variety) (3)
  • 8032A - Gourd, Small (Best) under 8" diameter (3)
  • 8032B - Gourd, Large(Best) over 8" diameter (3)
  • 8032C - Gourd, Birdhouse (1)
  • 8033 - Any other ornamental vegetable not already listed (specify variety) (3)
FRUIT
  • 8034 - Apple (specify variety) (3)
  • 8035 - Grapes (specify variety) (3 bunches)
  • 8036 - Small fruit or berry (specify variety) (1 pint)
NUTS
  • 8037 - Nuts (specify variety) (1 Pint)
FLOWERS
  • 8038 - Floral Arrangement
  • 8039 - Flowering, Annuals container grown
  • 8040 - Flowering Perennials container grown
EGGS
  • 8041 - Eggs, White Shell (12)
  • 8042 - Eggs, Brown Shell (12)

*NOTE: Other Vegetables – Details Other Fruit/Pod Vegetables could include: snap beans, pole beans, peas, etc. Other Edible Vine Vegetables could include: Kershaw, Candy Roaster, etc. Other Ornamental Vegetables could include, decorative corn, etc.
​FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Minda Daughtry, Extension Agent
Agriculture/Horticulture Agent
[email protected]
(828) 488-3848

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