2025 Thurston County Fair

July 31 – August 3, 2025

The Olympia Camera Club sponsors the Open Class Photography Exhibit at the Thurston County Fair each year.  All members are encouraged to submit their images to this fun competition.  There is no charge to enter your photographs.  Here is a slide show about Entering the Thurston County Fair presented by Fair Superintendent, Dennis Plank at the May Practical Photography meeting.  It contains some helpful information about entering your images.

New Entry Procedures for 2025

Starting this year, all entries MUST be entered into the Thurston County Fair’s new software prior to the fair. You must first create a FairEntry Exhibitor Account.  Go here to create an account.  Once you have your FairEntry Exhibitor Account, go here to sign in and register your prints.

Here is an instructional video on how to use the new FairEntry system.

Here is the 2025 Open Class Exhibitor’s Guide.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We need volunteers in early July to help get the Sokolik building painted on the inside.  There will be work parties on both July  8 and 12th.  A signup sheet is located here.  If you have time available either of those days, we’d appreciate all the help we can get.

We need help preparing the images for display and staffing an information desk during the fair.  OCC Members who would like to participate can sign-up on the schedule here.

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If you have photos from previous fairs – either set-up days or during the fair, please post them to the fair album by visiting ADD IMAGES TO A GALLERY in the Members Only Menu.  View Gallery Here.

Other local County Fairs you might be interested in entering your images for competition include:

Southwest Washington Fair (Chehalis)

Grays Harbor County Fair (Elma)

Washington State Fair (Puyullup)