Contest Information

All Contests will be judged on Saturday, beginning at 10 am

Entry Fees:

Age 16 and under may enter as many items as they want FREE!
The fee for folks age 17 and older will be $5.00 per item entered.

Entry items will be taken from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm on Friday and from 9:00 am to 10:00 am on Saturday. Fees must accompany your entry form.

General Rules for all Contests:

We ask that only hobbyists (non-professionals) enter the contests. We also ask that judges, contest workers, and their families refrain from entering the contests. Please do not enter a project that you have previously entered in this contests. You must be present at the show to enter your project – for instance, no projects may be mailed in for inclusion in the contests.

By entering an item in the contests, you give permission for your name and photo to be used in promoting the contests and the show. Contest staff will make the final determinations for the placement of entries into categories and classes. In order to enter, you must certify that all work on the project is your own and that the project has not been previously entered in the Midwest Trade show contests. Projects which are completed with the aid of lasers, CNC routers, plasma cutters or other computerized machinery are not allowed in this contest. By participating in this contest you agree to abide by and respect the decisions of the judges, if you think this may be a problem for you, please do not submit an entry.

Scroll Saw Contest:

Wood Turning Contest:

Wood Carving Contest: