Culinary

Do you love baking and cooking for fun or as part of a hobby?

Then enter your best recipes in the Culinary Competitions at the State Fair!

Important dates for this competition:

  • Entry Deadline: June 2, 2022

  • Culinary Day 1 Judging: July 27, 2022

  • Culinary Day 2 Judging: July 30, 2022

  • Culinary Day 3 Judging: August 5, 2022

  • Culinary Day 4 Judging: August 7, 2022

See below for full details on entry requirements and show information.

Culinary Entry Information

Culinary Day 1

Drop Off: July 27, 2022: 7:30-10:30 am
Judging: July 27, 2022: 1:30-6:30 pm

Culinary Day 1 features over 100 classes in the following divisions:

  • Yeast Breads
  • Fresh Fruits & Veggies
  • Cookies & Bars
  • Pies
  • Canning
  • Kids Culinary Challenge

Click the link below for complete entry information and contest rules.

Culinary Day 1 Entry Information

Culinary Day 2

Drop Off: July 30, 2022: 7:30-10:30 am
Judging: July 30, 2022: 1:30-6:30 pm

Culinary Day 2 features over 80 classes in the following divisions:

  • Quick Breads
  • Wisconsin Dairy
  • Cakes
  • Frostings
  • Decorated Cakes
  • Culinary Challenge

Click the link below for complete entry information and contest rules.

Culinary Day 2 Entry Information

Culinary Days 3 & 4

Drop Off Culinary Day 3: August 5, 2022: 8:30-9:30 am
Judging Culinary Day 3: August 5, 2022: Noon-6:00 pm

Culinary Day 3 features the following classes:

Puns of Stems & Steel….pun party!

  • turn over a new maple leaf cookie
  • not your ti-pickle salad!
  • bright, bejeweled, bouncing cranberry muffins
  • roll model
  • buzzing for heavenly honey refreshment
  • don’t go bacon my heart – bacon appetizer
  • jammin’ for java biscotti
  • berry-rific quick bread
  • let’s do the can, can – creative canning

Drop Off Culinary Day 4: August 7, 2022: 8:30-9:30 am
Judging Culinary Day 4: August 7, 2022: Noon-6:00 pm

Puns of Stems & Steel….forged in flavor

  • say cheese & herd up your best cheesy pleasy dip
  • cheery cherry cheesecake
  • rooting for harvest salad
  • mini bundt might bundts
  • Wi-scone-sin devilishly sinful scones
  • crazy for kraut….uniquely Usinger’s
  • 1 potato, 2 potato, 3 potato side dish
  • perfect pear-ings…wine & pear pound cake
  • low-to-no sugar showdown…you bake me crazy cake contest

Click the link below for complete entry information and contest rules.

Culinary Days 3 & 4 Entry Information

Culinary Entry Form

Entry Deadlines

Entry Deadline:

  • June 2, 2022: Postmark for mailed entries
  • June 2, 2022 at 7 pm (Central Time): Online entries close
  • June 9, 2022 at 5 pm Late entries close (will be charged late fee)

The list of the 2022 Competitive Exhibits judges will be available here in early June.

Wisconsin State Fair Competitive General Rules and Regulations and Protest Form.

Entry Form

Please read the entry information before entering.

Please check all arrival show and release dates carefully! All contests will be held in Grand Champion Hall (formerly known as the Horticulture, Craft & Culinary Pavilion).

To enter these contests, click the button below to enter online, or download the Culinary Entry Form and mail it to Wisconsin State Fair at the address listed below.

Entries Closed

Questions?

Questions regarding entering can be emailed to: entryoffice@wistatefair.com

Or call:
Junior & Open Shows; Dog Sports, Rabbit Hopping,
Meat & Dairy Products Contests: 414.266.7052
Competitive Exhibits, Youth Exhibits: 414.313.2767

Mailing Address:
Wisconsin State Fair
Entry Department
640 S 84th Street
West Allis WI 53214