Got a green thumb? Awesome at aquarium design? Enter a youth or adult Creative Living competition! Choose from areas in horticulture or aquaculture to compete for prizes.

Special Horticulture Competitions include: Wood Pallet Planter (vertical), Fairy Garden, Succulents in Alternative Planters, Cracked Pot Garden, and Largest Green Cabbage.

2023 Handbooks with rules and important information are now available. Scroll to the down this page for the handbooks. Consult each handbook for entry application & delivery deadlines.

Plant Societies, Guilds & Organizations are invited to exhibit at the Fair. All displays should be educational artistically designed. To request information on how your organization can take part in the Horticulture Displays, contact Brenda Gregory.

For questions or concerns, contact Brenda Gregory, the Competitive Exhibits Coordinator at (813) 734-2810 or brenda.gregory@floridastatefair.com.

Watch us interview our Aquarium Beautiful Supervisor, Bill Shields, below!

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Watch and learn more about entering in our Horticulture competition below!

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