Between Monday October 5, and Sunday October 25, 2026. Weekday office hours: 9:00AM - 6:00PM
Weekend office hours: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
**Please note we will be closed Sunday October 18 for the Toronto Waterfront Marathon**
Entry Delivery Address:
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Att: Agriculture Show Office, 39 Manitoba Drive (Use Door #33 for drop offs), Exhibiton Place, Toronto, ON, M6K 3C3
Rules and Regulations:
To be eligible to compete in this section an exhibitor must:
Be a bona fide 4-H member of any 4-H Club organized in the current year, and have produced the product from which the exhibit is selected.
Crop samples must be the current crop production year only.
Entries can also be made online via Assist Expo, RAWF’s online entry system.
After entries have closed, the Agriculture Show Office will issue a confirmation of entry to each participant, and exhibit tags (2 per entry). Please use the tags to send in your exhibits (refer to rule 6a).
Exhibits of insufficient quality, as deemed by the judges, will be disqualified. Exhibits which do not meet the criteria for the class, as written in the class description, will be disqualified.
Each exhibit shall consist of the quantity indicated below. Samples of Insufficient size will be disqualified.
Grain & Soybeans – 2 kg. Must be double bagged in heavy duty ziplock bags with sticker attached to outside of bag or identification tags placed inside bag.
Ear Corn – 10 ears. Must be dry. Do not ship in plastic bags.
Shelled Corn - 2 kg, must be dry.
Hay — Please provide a 30x40x45 cm (12"x16"x18") section of a small square bale or equivalent sized sample of a large square bale or large round bale, tied by two (2) strings. All hay must be machine baled.
Sheaves – Not less than 13 centimeters (5") or more than 18 centimeters (7") in diameter at the centre band. Please note that sheaves entered in previous years will not be accepted in the current year.
Exhibitors are requested to observe the following points:
When shipping, please use the supplied exhibit tags. Place one tag inside the container, the other firmly attached to the outside. Each tag must bear the name of the exhibitor, exhibitor number, the class number and the variety. Homemade tags may be used.
All exhibits, whether shipped (prepaid) or delivered in person, must arrive at the RAWF during the drop off dates listed above.
Only one entry per exhibitor per class.
No person other than judges and officials will be permitted in the Field Crop exhibit area during judging.
Any exhibit which in the opinion of the judges has been treated in such a manner as to impair its usefulness, or which is considered to be of inferior quality, or does not consist of the quantity required, will be disqualified.
It is a condition of entry that all exhibits, except Sheaves and Artistic Displays, shall become the property of the RAWF.
Sheaves & Artistic displays will not be shipped back to exhibitors, however, exhibitors may obtain them by picking exhibits up at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on Sunday, November 15th, 2026 beginning at 6:00 PM and no later than Monday November 16th, 2026, at noon.
Prize Money
Prize money paid for classes will be based on the number of exhibits shown. Rosettes 1st - 3rd, Flats 4th - 10th
PLACING
CLASSES 1 - 9 1-8 Exhibits
CLASSES 1 - 9 9 or more exhibits
CLASSES 10 - 13
1st
$50
$70
$80
2nd
$40
$60
$70
3rd
$30
$50
$60
4th
$20
$40
$50
5th
-
$35
$40
6th
-
$30
$35
7th
-
$25
$30
8th
-
$20
$25
9th
-
-
$20
Class 13: Artistic Display
Rules: The artistic display will depict an agricultural topic related to the "The World Around Us Celebrating Nature" using seeds, grains and/or plant material. These materials used do not have to be produced by the exhibitor. Displays are to be mounted on a plywood base with a raised border to protect the display during shipping and handling.
Size: Not to exceed 37cm x 37cm (15"x15") by 4cm (1.5") deep or exhibit will be disqualified.
The seed, grain or plant materials may be coloured prior to application to the display board. *Painting, colouring, or tinting materials after attachig to the board will result in disqualifications.
Entries that have been exhibited at the RAWF in any previous year will be disqualified from the competition.
If the exhibitor is using the 4-H logo, please ensure that it is the current 4-H Canada or 4-H Ontario logo. The only logos allowed for use in the artistic display competition are those of the RAWF and 4-H.
Names must be written on the back of the display board. A border is required to protect the entry from damage due to handling
