July 9, 2024
Kansas State Fair Grand Drive Entry Approval
Entries for the Kansas State Fair Grand Drive (4‐H/FFA youth livestock show) are currently open and will be due July 15. A complete nomination does not constitute entry; it only makes animals eligible. All exhibitors and animals must be entered directly through the state fair using the ShoWorks entry link posted on their website. Only online entries will be accepted.
Families who state nominated livestock will use the exhibitor name and password created for each child during nominations to login and submit their entries. For the market and commercial breeding divisions, a drop-down menu of the nominated animals for each child will be provided. These are listed as validation numbers, which are the Tag IDs entered into the online system by the family. Youth who are only showing registered breeding females will submit their YQCA verification at the time of entry. Youth who state nominated animals, but do not submit their entries for the Grand Drive and pay the appropriate fees, will not be allowed to participate. Families will receive a confirmation receipt from the Kansas State Fair - Grand Drive upon submitting their entries.
Late entries will be accepted until July 25, with a late fee. No entries will be accepted after July 25. For more information about the Grand Drive show rules or entries, visit https://www.kansasstatefair.com/p/competitions/grand-drive-25th-anniversary.
Continuing this year, county agents and ag teachers will login to the ShoWorks system and approve the entries for exhibitors from their county/chapter. The same process will be used as for nominations. The only difference is agents and ag teachers will need to navigate to the entry link for the Grand Drive page and login to their Club account using the appropriate password. Entries may be approved between now and July 16.
Entries for KJLS will be due by August 15, also using ShoWorks. However, they are separate shows, so families will need to login to each show independently when entering, or use the ShoWorks Passport App. All KJLS exhibitors must register online, using the entry link that will be posted the KJLS website: www.kjls.net. Late entries will be accepted until August 31, but will cost double the listed original entry fee amount.
Families who plan to show in both state shows will need to enter through each link and pay the appropriate entry fees. So, after entering, they should have a receipt for their Kansas State Fair Grand Drive entries and one for their KJLS entries. For more information regarding entries, contact each show directly. Contact information is posted on their websites. Kansas State Fair Grand Drive - https://www.kansasstatefair.com/p/competitions/grand-drive-25th-anniversary; KJLS - https://www.kjls.net/.