Open “Home Grown” Contest Information

New this year, starting July 1, you can obtain your exhibitor number and entry tags ahead of time. These items will be available for pickup at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office, Building #2, Route 12 in Flemington. You may pick them up between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Enter your vegetables, biggest specimens (including biggest, longest, and most unusual vegetables as well as Egg Classes), maple syrup, fruits, and floriculture on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Agriculture tent on the fairgrounds.

Honey can be dropped off on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Agriculture tent on the fairgrounds.

Judging will take place on Thursday. For more information, please contact James McCaullhy at (908) 531-9823.