July 1, 2024 - 9:53am -- garmon.22@osu.edu

Applications are available now for the 2024 Hardin County Fair Rabbit Royalty Contest. Click the link to apply now! 

https://go.osu.edu/24rabbitroyalty

Rules for application:

  • All royalty contestants must be taking 4-H projects 228BR- Rabbit Breeding and/or 228MA- Market Rabbit or the FFA equivalent and MUST have rabbits entered in the Junior Fair show at the Hardin County Fair.
  • All applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. on August 9, 2024.
  • Please answer all questions to the best of your ability and in your own words.
  • If you earn a royalty title you are not eligible to win the following year unless no one else is competing for that title.
  • Ages of eligibility:
    • King: Ages 15-19
    • Queen: Ages 15-19
    • Prince: Ages 10-14
    • Princess: Ages 10-14


Required fair attendance for royalty:

  • Set up on Saturday before fair and tear down the last night of fair.
  • Be present at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the grandstand for the presentation of royalty.
  • Be present at the Junior Fair rabbit show starting at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday until the end of the show.
  • Be present on Saturday at the livestock auction while the rabbits are selling.
  • Be a positive presence & representative of the Rabbit Department at the fair.