July 22 – 26, 2025
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  Ribbons and Premiums

  • Entries are judged within each Class and age group. For example, all Junior chocolate cupcake entries (Division 4, Class 2) are judged as a group, and would not be competing with the Senior or the Open chocolate cupcake entries.
  • Placements from 1st through 6th place, for Junior, Senior, Open Youth and Open Adult entries, will receive ribbons. Further placings may be recorded at the discretion of the judges but will not receive a ribbon.
  • Cloverbud exhibitors will receive Participation ribbons for each of their entries.
  • Best Junior, Best Senior, Best Open Youth and Best Open Adult entries for each Division are awarded an additional special ribbon.
  • Premiums are cash prizes given to 1st through 3rd place ribbon winners in each category, for each Class. Winning entries will receive $4 for first place, $3 for second place, and $2 for third place, with the exception of 4-H Project Books (Division 25).
  • 4-H Project Book (Division 25) entries will be judged using the 4-H Record Book Scorecard and given a numerical score accordingly. The entries will then be placed and awarded ribbons in the same manner as all other classes.
  • Premiums for the 4-H Project Books (Division 25) are $8 for first place, $6 for second place, and $4 for third place for Junior and Senior classes.
  • Overall Champion 4-H Project Books (Division 25) in Junior and Senior categories will receive an additional $25 in special premiums and a rosette ribbon.
  • The Open Youth and Open Adult Cake Grand Champion winners will each receive $100 in special premiums.
  • The winners of each 4-H Junior and 4-H Senior Cake Grand Champion will receive the proceeds from the auctioning of their cakes, less the established auction fee.
  • In the absence of competition in any Class, the right is reserved to award the premium the judge determines is merited by the exhibit.
  • All premiums will be paid in cash and must be collected by the exhibitor during posted times noted under Important Dates.
  • Exhibitors may choose to donate their premiums to the scholarship fund of Loudoun Fair & Associates, Inc. Tax receipts are available upon request.  Premiums not picked up by July 29 will be donated to Loudoun Fair & Associates, Inc. 
  • All judging and placements are at the discretion of the judges and are considered final.