Homecraft Rules and Regulations

1. All Food, Handwork, Arts, Crafts and Photography are to be "EXHIBITOR'S OWN WORK".All plants and flowers must be grown on the exhibitor's own property unless otherwise stated. Any violation of this rule will result in forfeiture of prizes, with name and reason given. This rule will be strictly enforced.
2. Judges of work are authorized to discard soiled, defaced or old work, and are instructed to award prizes to New and up-to-date work only.
3. Please see rules above each individual Class for rules that apply to that Class only.
4. The Committee Chairperson and the Judge, in consultation with the Homecraft President, may split a Section if the number of entries warrants such a division. If it is too difficult to split a Section fairly, then two firsts, two seconds, and two thirds may be awarded instead.
5. All exhibits in the Homecraft Division are to be brought in from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Thursday or Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Judging will commence at 12:30 p.m.
6. All exhibitors must have an exhibitor number. These are available from the office in the Progress Building on Thursday night or Friday morning. Also, please fill out the Entry Form in the middle of the Fair Book and turn it in to the office after entering your exhibits. Prize money will be withheld if the exhibitor does not have an exhibitor number.
7. All articles exhibited must be correctly named on the Entry Tag with regard to Class and Section. The Entry Tag should be firmly attached to the exhibit. See above for places that Entry Tags are available prior to the Fair. Entry Tags may also be picked up at the Office in the Progress Building on Thursday evening or Friday morning of the Fair.
8. All articles on exhibition in the Progress Building positively must not be removed until 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, PLEASE NOTE THE HOMECRAFT SECTION WILL BE ROPED OFF FROM 4 TO 4:30 FOR DIRECTORS TO GET ORGANIZED and be out, not later than 5:30p.m. Prize money will be withheld if this rule is violated. Directors will not be responsible for any exhibits left after 5:30 p.m. I.D. or authorization must be shown to pick up exhibits.
9. An exhibitor may enter only one article in each numbered Section of each Class.
10. In the case of only one entry in a Section, the judge will award a prize only if the article is deemed worthy of a prize.
11. No membership fee will be charged, however, 10% will be deducted from all winnings in lieu of entry fees.
12. While the committee will take every precaution, under the circumstances, to secure the safety of articles sent to the exhibition, yet they wish it to be distinctly understood that the owners themselves must take the risk of exhibiting them, and that, should any article be accidentally damaged, lost or stolen, the committee will give all the assistance in their power towards the recovery of the same, but will not make any payment for the value of same.
13. Winners will be determined with a point system as follows: 1st - 3 points; 2nd - 2 points; 3rd - 1 point.
14. Anyone interfering with the judges while on duty, or found guilty of fraud, will forfeit all prize money.
15. Judges decision will be final.
16. All winners will have prize moneys mailed on November 1.
17. Advance sheets for the Homecraft division for the upcoming fair will be distributed to the previous fair’s exhibitors in January. If you do not receive one of would like one, please contact the Homecraft President.
18. In the event of a tie for either Homecraft Queen or Runner-up, the Exhibitor with the most number of overall entries in the Homecraft Division will be declared the winner.

PRIVACY POLICY - Please see “Rules and Regulations” for the complete Privacy Policy of Thorndale Agricultural Society and the Thorndale Fair.

Thorndale Fall Fair
September 23-25, 2011

Thorndale Fair Grounds
Thorndale, Ontario, Canda