Ready to share your creations with the world? Register online, drop off or mail your submission, and start your creative engines!
Entering Creative Living Competitions
What’s your creative calling? There are more than 25 major categories to choose from, ranging from baking and quilting to Legos and aquariums, as well as 100s of divisions and classes to compete in.
Ways to Compete
Each competition handbook has a variety of categories to choose from. Read the handbook before you enter online for the competition. We cannot stress this enough. It is important before you enter online that you know what division and class you are entering for each entry. The online entry form does not provide the details and information that are in the handbooks. Each competition has a different size and number of entry limitations, as well as other specific instructions
Creative Living Registration
Take Your Creativity On the Road
Choose from 25 major categories to choose and hundreds of divisions and classes. Read the handbook, and register online! You can also ship your entry to us.
Registration
Entry forms can be found in the back of each handbook and can be mailed to:
Creative Living Competitions
Florida State Fair
P.O. Box 11766
Tampa, FL 33680
- Payment: Make checks payable to: Florida State Fair Authority.
- Drop-Off: Bring your entries to the Florida State Fairgrounds. Most entries (except baked goods) are brought to the fair prior to opening day (mid-January to early February). See exact dates and times in the competition handbooks.
- Shipping: Entries can also be shipped using our shipping form.
- Pick-Up: Exhibitors will pick up their entries after the fair. See exact dates and times in each competition handbook.
- Display Dates: See your entry during the run of the fair, February 5-16, 2026.
- Location: All entries will be displayed in the Florida Center Building at the fair whether they receive an award or not.
- Group Applications: If you are part of a guild, club, organization, or school, you can compete as a group. We can help to coordinate the entry form and entry delivery process. To be sent the group entry form, email creativeliving@floridastatefair.com.
