Kids’ Arts

Registration Ends: Monday, Sept. 5, 11:59pm
Entry Drop Off: Saturday, Sept. 10, 10am-12pm
Entry Pick-Up: Sunday, Sept. 11, 12pm-4pm Winners Announced: Sunday, Sept. 11, 12pm

Winners will be announced on the Fair Main Stage and on the DC State Fair website.

Submission Options:
All entries, regardless of submission option, require online registration.

In-Person:
Drop Off: Saturday, Sept. 10, 10am-12pm
Entry Pick-Up: Sunday, Sept. 11, 12pm-4pm
DC Gateway Pavilion, St. Elizabeth’s East
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
Washington, DC, 20032

Online (Scanned):
Submit through the online contest submission form by September 7.

Mail:
Must be postmarked by September 1 to:
DC State Fair, PO Box 34016, Washington, DC 20043

 

Theme: Why I Love DC

Awards Given 

Blue, red, and white ribbons will be awarded in the following categories:

  • Ages 3 and under

  • Ages 4 to 6

  • Ages 7 to 9

  • Ages 10 to 13

Additional categories may be created depending on the number of entries received.

Contest Rules

  1. All entries are to be two-dimensional on a single sheet of paper.

  2. The maximum size of entries is 9” x 12”.

  3. Entries may be created by paint, watercolor, pencil, crayon, colored pencil, pastels, or marker.

  4. Entries must be two-dimensional only.

  5. Each child may enter up to two entries.

  6. Entries must be original works of art in specified media, and completed within the past two years, and not previously exhibited at the DC State Fair. All works must be original and cannot use published patterns or be copies/prints of your original work.

  7. All entries may be picked up from the DC State Fair on Sunday, September 12, 2021 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Entries not picked up will be donated or discarded.

  8. The DC State Fair is not responsible for any damage to entries.

  9. You may not enter if you are a professional craftsperson or artist.