Livestock Show - FFA and 4-H members will show their hogs, sheep or steers to this annual event. Drop by and ask questions about the animals and learn about caring for farm animals. Each student will work hard and spend hours grooming their animals for blue ribbon honors.

FFA Exhibits - Located near the Dairy Women’s Ice-cream booth, FFA exhibits include Ag Mechanics, Nursery, Landscape, and Wool Displays. Drop by their office location and ask questions of FFA Chapter Officers and Members on hand daily.

4-H Exhibits - Located in the 4-H Auditorium on the north end of the Fairgrounds, hundreds of 4-H members entries will be on display! See the 4-H Fashion Review Show, cooking demonstrations and special interactive Lego Robotics demonstrations. Come and try your hand at programming a robot, participate in GPS Treasure hunts and experience more fun learning opportunities!

FFA Livestock Exhibits - The FFA livestock exhibits are here August 22nd–25th , 2008. These exhibits include cattle, sheep, swine, and goat exhibits as well as shows. The exhibits are housed in the 4-H/FFA barn. Please visit the Oregon FFA website for a detailed schedule of all of the FFA activities. You can also download the brochure above to see the FFA livestock show schedule.

4-H Livestock Exhibits - The 4-H livestock exhibits are here August 26th-31st, 2008. These exhibits include cattle, sheep, swine and goat exhibits as well as shows. The exhibits are housed in the 4-H/FFA barn. Please visit the 4-H website listed below for a detailed schedule of all 4-H activities. You can also download the above brochure to see the 4-H livestock show schedule.

More info:

• 4-H Schedule (pdf)

Details here...

Stop by for prizes, coupons, video games, photo opportunities and some fun in the sun!

You will be able to learn, watch and ask questions while Artists in Action provide demonstrations in acrylic, oil, pencil, watercolor, stippling and more. You may even try it yourself with the free materials provided!

Artists in Action demonstration schedule

Fine Arts

The exhibits showcase artwork from professional, amateur, student, and youth artists. See the award winners selected by the jurors and make sure you vote for your favorite entry. The entries with the most votes from Fair patrons will win the People’s Choice award. Also, see artwork that was selected as the Best at their County Fair.

Calligraphy

Calligraphers from Oregon calligraphy guilds will also demonstrate their art form and provide samples of your name in calligraphic lettering.

Donations are always welcome. The donations are used to provide scholarships to high-school calligraphy students to attend the Oregon Calligraphy Conference and for grants for calligraphy instructors to purchase materials for their students.

(Note the garden will be closed Friday August 28, 2009 from 5 to 8 pm for the Wine Celebration & Awards. Purchase your tickets now for this private charity event www.ticketswest.com).

Retreat to the lush garden and enjoy an ever-changing list of well-chosen Oregon wines, offered by taste, glass and wine flights on the Wine Patio. At the Bocce ball court, learn how to play from our team of experts, and enjoy live entertainment each evening on the Wine Patio for your enjoyment!

American Garden Award has selected Oregon State Fair's Hart of the Garden to be one of 17 destinations invited to participate in the 2009 United States competition enabling you to vote for your favorite flower. Come to the Oregon State Fair and visit the Hart of the Garden to see the completion and vote for the flower that appeals to you. Visit www.americangardenaward.org for more information on voting.

Garden District

More than 8,000 annuals and perennials, and over 150 different plants from around the world will be on display in the Hart of the Garden. Vote for your favorite new plant varieties. 4-H Horticulture and Floral Exhibits will also be on display in the garden. Visit the Hart of the Garden Information Booth and meet Doug Hart of Hart’s Nursery and his staff of gardening experts. Learn about the plants in the Heritage Vegetable Garden and learn how to grow the best plants and flowers in Oregon’s climate. See official program for dates, times and locations of special gardening demonstrations.

• Oregon Wine Celebration and Awards Ceremony: Friday, August 22, 2008. The garden will be closed to the public for this special ticketed event from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
• Cut Flower Displays – inside the Hart of the Garden Building
• Wine Patio & Garden: All Days of Fair 12 noon - 9pm
• Oregon Wine Cellar Taste Awards & Winning Oregon Wines: All Days of Fair 12 noon - 9pm, inside the Hart of the Garden Building
• Hart’s Garden Information Booth: All Days of Fair 12 noon - 9pm, Floral Garden
• Hart’s Annual Plant Give-away: Saturday, August 30 th, 2008
• Bocce Ball Court Everyday! – Learn how with our team of experts!

On the North end of the garden you will find Davidson's Landscaping. Jim Davidson has created a water feature and landscaping for the Oregon State Fair to appreciate and enjoy year round.

On the South end of the garden you will find our large pond, maintenance by Big Boy Waterfalls & Koi Pond. It is a very beautiful area that you can not miss!

Paver paths in the Hart of the Garden have been created and supplied by Western Interlock of Rickreall Oregon. This year, Western Interlock will be creating a pervious paver path in the Northwest corner of our gardens, near Artisan's Village.  You can visit Western Interlock at their commercial exhibitors booth throughout all 11 days of the Fair.

Greenworks offers a full line of plant and mineral based natural cleaning products that are at least 99% natural and work just as well as traditional cleaners. Greenworks does not have a harsh chemical scent, fumes, or residue.

Backed by the Sierra Club, the US EPA, and Better Homes & Gardens, you won’t want to miss the latest in cleaning supplies.

Children are invited to gather to sing Happy Birthday to Oregon at 3 p.m. near the center of grounds. 

The 2008 Oregon State Fair will host a select group of commissions representing a variety of Oregon products. Be sure to stop by the Commodity Exhibits located in the Jackman-Long Building.

Displays and Exhibits

Inside the Jackman-Long Building, representatives from a number of Oregon Counties will be on hand to answer questions and provide information. Counties represented include:

• Benton County
• Curry County
• Grant County
• Hood River County
• Tillamook County
• Umatilla County
• Yamhill County
• Wallowa County

A friendly competition among counties exists with judging taking place just prior to fair. Move in day is Wednesday, August 20, 2008 from 9am. to 7pm. Contact Neva Hutchinson for more information at: 503-581-9948 or nhutch@wvi.com.

Join in on the fun….prizes, entertainment, and food! You may even be the lucky audience member to win VIP access, where you will get to sit up front at the kitchen counter to watch the demonstrations…..and yes the lucky VIP’s will get to taste test!

Relax and enjoy a wonderful sample of Evergreen Vineyard’s Spruce Goose Semi-Sparkling Oregon Pinot Noir Grape Juice. This juice is 100% natural Pinot Noir with no additives. It is naturally sweet for a delicious alternative to wine. You can find samples of the juice at both the indoor kitchen display in the Jackman-Long Building, and the outdoor kitchen display in the Hart of the Garden.

Included in the Umatilla exhibit will be representative from Milton Freewater, Hermiston, Pilot Rock and the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce as well as Umatilla Economic Development, The Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, The Pendleton Round up, and the Wheat Growers League.

Don’t miss this extraordinary exhibit throughout Fair. Pendleton will have several different items for sale to Fair patrons.

The Oregon State Fair’s 2009 photography competitions include: the International Exhibition of Photography, the Oregon Salon of Photography, and the Student and Youth categories. Additionally, a "Best of County Fair Photography Exhibit" will feature samples of award-winning prints from County Fair competition.

Photography Presentations Schedule

Photography Exhibits (all day, every day)

Vote for your favorite photograph and it could win the People’s Choice award!

• Oregon Parks & Recreation Department’s Photo Contest
• International Photography entry information
• Oregon Salon of Photography entry information

Sales personnel and a product specialist will be on hand to demonstrate and answer any questions you may have.

Department of Veterans Affairs website (The FREE ADMISSION coupon is available on the Department of Veterans Affairs web site.) Coupon for one Military Veteran admission.

Tribute to Veterans

Including a Recreated Bob Hope 60s USO Show - Performers scheduled to appear are Oregon's own The Brown Sisters, The Two Sisters Trio, Pastor Richard Probasco, Dennis Marcellino of The Tokens and Sly & The Family Stone, and The Dennis Mitchell Band with The Kingsmen (of *Louie, Louie* fame). At the end of the performances, there will be recognition of all Veterans in the audience. This is an emotional experience not to be missed. The show starts at 1:00 p.m. at the Comcast Stage. This event is sponsored by Spirit Mountain Casino and the Oregon State Fair, and hosted by Remembering America's Heroes, a non-profit organization based in Milwaukie, Oregon.

Parade

The 2nd annual Veterans Appreciation Parade features the Grand Ronde Tribe Honor Guard, the Oregon Patriot Guard Motorcycle Riders, the Oregon Motorcycle Veterans Association, and the Oregon Historical Military Society with their vehicles. Veterans are invited to walk in the parade, which is approximately 1/2 mile in length. The parade starts at 12:30 p.m. Please report to the yellow gate at least 15 minutes before the parade starts.