Show off your creativity and branding power with your fair’s/ event’s best t-shirt and merchandise designs! Submissions will be displayed at the convention and judged for design, theme/ branding connection, and appeal.
Categories:
- Fair-Related Merchandise – Souvenirs created specifically for your annual fair
- Non-Fair Event Merchandise – Items created for events your organization directly produces outside of fair dates
Note: Off-season entries must be for events produced by your fair organization—not rentals or third-party/community partner events.
Entry Form coming soon!
Judging Criteria:
- Design – 30 points
- Use of Theme – 30 points (Category 1)
- Use of Branding– 30 points (Category 2)
- Creativity – 20 points
- Originality – 20 points
Awards Per Category:
Best of Show – T-Shirt
Best of Show – Merchandise (Non- Tee)
Best Use of Theme (T-Shirt or Merch) (Category 1 only)
Contest Rules:
This can include:
- One t-shirt and one merch item, or
- Two merch items (no t-shirts in that case)
One item per entry. Bundled items or product sets will be disqualified.
Fair Attendance Categories
A - Fairs under 8,000 and youth shows
B - Fairs 8,001- 22,000
C - Fairs 22,001- 40,000
D - Fairs 40,001-100,000
E - 100,001 and over.