Competitions for Professionals & Small Businesses
If you run a small food products company, are a self-employed artist or own your own photography business, check out our competitions below!
The Wisconsin State Fair hosts a variety of competitions for those who accept monetary compensation for their products and services.
Amateurs are not eligible to enter the professional and small business contests, please see our Competitions for Amateurs page.
See below for all contests open to professionals and small businesses at Wisconsin State Fair.
State Fair Competitions for Professionals & Small Businesses
Dairy Products
These contests celebrate the licensed dairy manufacturing facilities across the State of Wisconsin. Contests are available for cheese, butter, yogurt, sour cream, fluid milk, and custard.
Fairtastic Poster Art Competition
The Wisconsin State Fairtastic Poster Art Competition is a way to celebrate and engage local and statewide artisan talent. 2024's winning piece was created by Jeff Sadowski of Brookfield, Wisconsin and can be purchased at during the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair.
Grand Champion Eats & Treats
This professional food competition for pickles, relishes, preserves, sauces, dairy mixes, fruits & vegetables, fermented products, sweets, treats, beverages, appetizers and snack foods is open to Wisconsin’s small professional food businesses with yearly sales under $1,000,000.
Honey Products
These contests celebrate honey producers across the State of Wisconsin. Contests are available for liquid honey, creamed honey, comb section honey, and natural beeswax products.
Meat Products
These contests celebrate the licensed meat processing facilities across the State of Wisconsin. Contests are available for bacon, bone-in ham, summer sausage, snack sausage, bratwurst and specialty cured meat product.
Plein Air at the Fair
Open to all artists, the Plein Air at the Fair competition challenges artist to create artwork onsite at the Wisconsin State Fair of scenes throughout the event.
