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"Your Adventure Awaits" is this year's theme!
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Get ready to showcase your creativity at the upcoming Orange County Fair!
We're excited to invite you to enter your handmade beanies or beanie and scarf sets.
Hereās what you need to know for this year:
2026 Entry Timeline
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- ONLINE Entry Deadline: May 15, 2026 at 6PM (PST)
- Entry Delivery: June 19-20, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. (PST)
- Mail-in entries must be received by the OC Fair no later than June 19, 2026.
- No Entry Fee: Knots of Love entries are FREE to submit!
- Submit as Many Entries as You Like
- Open to EVERYONE: Anyone across the country can enter. Ā Ā Ā
- All entries must be made with yarns from the category you're entering.
Just a heads-up: Knots of Love wonāt have a table at the Fair, and the OC Fair wonāt accept any items that arenāt officially entered. Please donāt drop off beanies or NICU blankets at the OC Fairāthey wonāt be received.
All entries will be sent to the Knots of Love office in Wisconsin after the OC Fair for distribution across the country.
>> Click Here to Enter <<
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OC Fair, Entries Dept. - Home Arts,88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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šš» We will NOTĀ accept beanies, blankets, or any other items at the OCĀ fair.
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šš» We will not have a table at the Fair this year.
šš» Competition Guide: https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ocfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/04131513/2026-Fiber-Arts.pdf
Knots of Love is located on page 14
Question: Contact:Hobbies & Handcrafts ā¢ Kim Millett, Program Coordinator
HobbiesandHandcrafts@ocfair.com Office 714-708-1553 ā¢ 714-708-1623 (during Fair)
OC Fair & Event Center ā¢ 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
IMPORTANT:
WEĀ WILLĀ NOTĀ ACCEPTĀ ANYĀ BEANIESĀ ORĀ BLANKETSĀ DURINGĀ THEĀ FAIR.
We will not have a booth at the Fair. Beanies will be on display.
>> Click Here to Enter <<
āNeed help? Have questions?
āEntry Tutorial
Download PDF Fibre Arts Competition Guide
Congratulations to everyone who entered in 2024!
āYou are all winners - Because of YOU, each entry will be shipped to cancer centers across the United States
at the end of the OC Fair - Warming the hearts and heads of people who need your love!
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You are all amazing! š
See the list of all the 2024 WINNERSĀ
HEREā
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Online Entries are now being accepted!Ā
Submissions are FREE to Knots of Love
Enter as many times as you like. ANYONE can enter!Ā (You don't have to live in CA)
Deadlines Dates for the 2018 Competitions & Contests:
Entry deadline: June 1
Entry delivery day - June 23rd
ClickĀ hereĀ to Enter:Ā OC Fair & Event Center On-line EntriesĀ HOW TO ENTER:
1. Begin by locatingĀ HA&C-480 under Home Arts and Crafts.
2. Review the Competition and OC Fair Guidelines to make sure your entry qualifies.
3. Complete the online entry form.
4. Bring your creation to the fair on Entry Delivery Day, June 23rd.
Knots of LoveĀ Home Arts and Crafts
HA&C-480Ā
Important....please be sure your entries are designated to the appropriate category. Follow all the guidelines criteriaĀ or your entry will not be judged.Ā
All entries will be sent to Cancer Centers at the conclusion of the Fair.
NEED HELP?
Phone: During office hours at (714) 708-1553
Email:Ā
entries@ocfair.com
