636-239-2715
office@washmofair.com
office@washmofair.com
Check-In required for each contest. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to start of contest.
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 Over the past few years, we have made attempts to streamline our contest entry procedure for fairgoers, shifting from individual forms, to one form that can be used for most contests. In 2019, we are taking another step in the direction of efficiency with online registration for our contests! Utilizing online registration helps in a variety of ways:
There are four different online forms. Spaghetti Structure - Livestock Judging - Washer Tourney - All Other Contests All forms are configured to accept entries beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 3. Deadline for registration is Friday, July 19. Below is a list of contests available at the 2019 Fair. Those marked with (**) have a limited number of entries. Adult Super Farmer Contest (Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.) ON-SITE REGISTRATION ONLY
As in the past, we have an informational brochure outlining rules/ages/etc for the various contests. View our printable contest brochure (uses legal-size paper), or read them on a separate blog post.
 Our system is now prepared to accept online entries for livestock! Click the "Register Exhibits" button at the top left, or use the shortcuts at the bottom of this post. New Exhibitors: You will be asked to create an account to register. You will need a separate account for each exhibitor. Returning Exhibitors: You will need to select the "I have previously registered this year" option. If you remember your password, you will enter it. If not, click the button to have your password sent to you, or call the office to get your password. Please note - you need to register all of your items at once! If you sign in later to register more livestock or home ec entries, the system may overwrite your original entries! If you choose to add Home Ec entries later, please submit a paper form. Fair Admission: Ticket purchases will not be made through the same system as the livestock registration. Visit e-tix to purchase season tickets. Our Queen Contestants will be providing promo codes at the end of the month for a discount on tickets, so if you don't already have yours, keep an eye out for that! Exhibitors will use the same style ticket as other fairgoers and are encouraged to get a daily re-entry wristband. Parking Passes/Needed Items: You will receive your packet when you bring your animal to the fairgrounds. Exhibitors bringing animals after the first day can pick up packets Tuesday evening, 6-10 p.m. After that, packets will be available at the South Traffic Gate during fair hours. Livestock Show Schedule is available at www.washmofair.com/livestock
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Here are the questions answered most frequently at the Chamber Office - we thought it would be a good idea to send the answers to everyone to save people some time and/or frustration.
We've got non-stop action in the Motorsports Arena again this year! Wednesday, August 7 - Bull Riding w/ Freestyle American Bullfighting Don't forget - Spectators' admission to Motorsports Events is included with admission! Stay tuned for more info!
We've said it forever, and we'll never stop saying it - Volunteers Make It Happen!
We're excited to bring back some crowd favorites as we celebrate 90 years of the Washington Town & Country Fair! In 2017, the response to the 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit was so amazing, we knew we HAD to bring it back sometime in the future. When we learned new items had been added to the exhibit, it was an easy choice to bring it as the Chairman's exhibit for 2019! The exhibit will be open daily during the fair, 1:00-7:00 p.m. and will be located by the North (Shuttle) Gate.  In 2013, the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation launched its 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit; a tribute to all those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, including, of course, the 343 members of the FDNY who made the ultimate sacrifice. The high-tech, 53-foot tractor-trailer, which transforms into a 1,000 square foot exhibit, is a tool to further educate citizens throughout the country about the events of that tragic day. Welcomed around the country, from the Black Hills of South Dakota to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, the memorial provides interactive education; including artifacts such as steel beams from the towers, documentary videos, and recordings of first responder radio transmissions. Interactive guided tours are carried out by FDNY firefighters who provide firsthand accounts of the day and its aftermath. The 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit, which has traveled to nearly 30 states and Canada, has welcomed in over 350,000 people to date. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation is committed to ensuring WE NEVER FORGET. The Chairman's Event is sponsored by:Carpenter's Local 1839 ● KFAV 99.9 FM ● Performance Food Group - Middendorf ● Casey's General Store Are you staying up-to-date with the latest news from the Fair? More importantly, do you get the scoop on contests and ticket deals? If not, you need to join our e-mail list!! Social Media is a great way to keep up with the Fair (find @washmofair on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube!), but it's easy to miss out on info. Subscribe to our Fair Fan newsletter and get the details delivered straight to your inbox! Subscribers can expect 2-3 e-newsletters each month, March through August, plus "last day of promotion" reminders when a deal is about to expire. Click the image below to sign up!   The 2019 Washington Town & Country Fair Parade will be held on Sunday, August 4, at 4:00 p.m. Applications for entries are available at the Chamber of Commerce at 323 West Main Street, Washington or on our PARADE page. There is a $100 entry fee for businesses and a $25 entry fee for non-profit organizations. Applications are due by June 21 to avoid an additional late fee of $50. The parade route and staging area will remain the same as 2018.
Float judging will take place prior to the parade and winning entries will have a sign to display during the parade. Prizes will be awarded as follows 1st place- $225.00 & trophy, 2nd place- $175.00 & trophy, and 3rd place- $125.00 & trophy. For more information, please call Brittany at the Chamber of Commerce Office (636-239-2715) or e-mail parade@washmofair.com.  Ticket pricing... It's no fun for us, it's no fun for you. We get it. In fact, since our Fair Board and Staff also purchase tickets to attend the fair, we are all aware of the impact pricing has on fairgoers. Decisions to increase prices are not taken lightly, and are made with every effort to balance the long-term sustainability of our event with a price that doesn't discourage fairgoers from attending. This year, we did have to increase the prices for Adult and Child Season Passes, as well as for the Family 4-Pack. Although we do our best to avoid them, sometimes ticket price increases are necessary. We will offer a number of season ticket discounts in the months leading up to the Fair, and our Queen Contestants will offer a $5 discount on sales in June & July. Promotion details will be posted to social media and sent to our e-newsletter subscribers. We speak and post often about how seriously we take our obligation of providing a quality fair, with something for everyone. We LOVE this aspect of the fair - being able to provide 5 amazing days full of memories and fun, lessons and opportunity! Additionally, our fair makes an equally important impact on our community, with ripples that continue through the rest of the year and far into the future. For instance: The local economic impact of our Fair has topped the $1 million mark for nearly two decades! That is money pumped into our local economy through scholarships, premiums to exhibitors, the purchase of supplies, and donations to organizations, who in turn, use those funds for more improvements and contributions in our area! For many of those organizations, the donations (received in exchange for volunteer service) make up a significant percent of their annual revenue. Without the Fair, organizations suffer, and our community suffers, which is why we are committed to keeping this Fair going for another 90 years (and more!). We want you (and your children and grandchildren!) right here with us as we continue this amazing Washington tradition. Keeping our fair sustainable into the future requires more than breaking even each year. Like any business, organization, or family, we need to keep a savings account for unexpected expenses. And of course, since you just never know about Missouri weather, we also try to keep a "rainy day" (or maybe "thunderstorm" or "hot and humid") fund. It's important to be prepared so our Fair can continue to deliver the experiences our fairgoers know and love, even after a year or two of unfortunate weather. This has been a long (sorry, I'm passionate about this! ) way of saying: "We know you don't like ticket increases, but we are trying to cover our ever-growing expenses while still having a bit of money left to invest in the Fair's future, and our community's well-being. Thank You for joining us for an annual week of fun and a lifetime of impact. We could not do this without you!"
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