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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.