Premiums and Competitions

Livestock Book & Entry Forms

Premium books are now available online in pdf format. To view these books you will need acrobat reader installed on your machine. To save these books on your computer, right click on the appropriate link and choose the save option.

Home Show Special Events Contests

This is your chance to show off your best agricultural, floricultural, textile, and dairy products, as well as, displaying your culinary skills and artistic talents. For more information please email Danette.Mohr@illinois.gov.

Special Events Schedule

Find out what unique competitions you can be a part of at the Du Quoin State Fair.

Twilight Parade

Have you ever watched a parade and thought it would be fun to be in the parade? This is your chance to participate in the Du Quoin State Fair Twilight Parade. We are looking for both commercial and non-commercial groups to enter their floats or specialty units as well as high school bands.​​​​

Miss Pageant

Three categories of participants: Little Miss, ages 4-6, Jr. Miss, ages 7-10 and Pre-Teen Miss, ages 11-14. come see the excitement