General Information, Rules, and Regulations

• Any person may become a member of the Society by paying to the Secretary or Treasurer the sum of $6.00 each year, but no person whose membership at the time is in arrears shall be entitled to vote or be elected to office, or to compete for prizes at the annual exhibition.
• All articles entered in the following classes, or under the following headings namely, Hay, Garden Vegetables, Fruits, Horticulture and Culinary Arts MUST BE THE PRODUCT, or the manufacture, as the case may be OF THE PARTY EXHIBITING and MUST BE THE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY ARE EXHIBITED, and if required, THE EXHIBITORS MUST CERTIFY TO THESE FACTS. Grains & seeds may be from the previous year.
• No persons will be allowed to enter for competition more than one specimen in any one class unless the additional article is of a distinct named variety or patterns from the list. This rule does not apply to animals but to all kinds of Grains, Vegetables, Produce, Fruits, Flowers, Baking, Manufactured Articles, etc., to which individual specimens would necessarily be precisely like the first.
• All articles entered in the Homecraft, Miscellaneous and Photo Divisions must be the workmanship or the manufacture of the party exhibiting.
• No person shall receive a premium for any articles or animal which, IN THE OPINION OF THE JUDGES IS NOT WORTHY OF IT. Discretionary premiums may be awarded on the recommendation of the judges.
• All entries of articles intended for competition must be made on the printed entry form accompanying the Prize List, then forwarded to those specified in each section of the prize list or submitted online through Assist Expo (assistexpo.ca/vkhfair)
• Each entry must have an entry tag. The entry tag must have the class name and the exhibitor’s name.
• Prizes awarded and not called for inside of three months after the annual exhibition will be forfeited and considered as a donation to the Society. Cheques must be cashed within 60 days.
• All articles intended for competition herein, shall be placed in the Exhibition Hall not later than 11:30 a.m. Thursday, and cannot be removed until 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. All exhibits must be removed before 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
• Any member interfering with the judges or using abusive or contemptuous language to any of them shall forfeit all prizes that he/she may otherwise have been entitled to.
• Every member receiving in premiums the sum of $6.00 or over, shall leave with the Treasurer his or her membership fee for the ensuing year, and the Treasurer shall deduct said membership fee when paying premiums to the exhibitors.
• Every member of the Society, upon payment of his/ her membership, will be entitled to all the privileges of membership; to exhibit at the Fair and attend and vote at the Annual Meeting. MEMBERSHIP DOES NOT INCLUDE GATE ADMISSION.
• All exhibitors are entitled to admission passes on the following basis: EXHIBITION HALL ENTRIES (except Junior classes): 5 articles or more = 1 pass. (Typically used to come and collect entries on Sunday)
• All other Society rules and regulations as outlined at the beginning of the fair book.
• Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society is not responsible for lost items, although we do everything in our power to ensure the safety and proper collection of all exhibits.  We are also not responsible for delivering items left in the hall past the pick up time on Sunday.
• Special prizes are typically available for pick up on Sunday afternoon. Please see one of the Fair Directors in charge in the hall at the time of pick up.
• All gift certificates and special prizes are donations and are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged.
• Please note that special rosette ribbons awarded to “Best Of…” classes will be for display only and will remain the property of the Homecraft division. Also, any exhibitor wishing to return his/her ribbons for recycling purposes may do so on Sunday when the exhibits are removed from the hall.
• Copies of the Homecraft Judging Standard for Ontario Fairs, OAAS, and Revised booklet are available for perusal on the OAAS website and can be purchased there. Ontarioagsocieties.com