Eastern PA Homestead Festival July 2nd-5th 2026 Kutztown PA

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Eastern PA Homestead Festival July 2nd-5th 2026 Kutztown PA

Eastern PA Homestead Festival July 2nd-5th 2026 Kutztown PAEastern PA Homestead Festival July 2nd-5th 2026 Kutztown PAEastern PA Homestead Festival July 2nd-5th 2026 Kutztown PA
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2026 Competitions

All submissions must be dropped off by Saturday at 11am. Contest submission slip must be filled out upon submission. Judging will occur on Saturday 7/4/26 starting at noon for Eggs, sour dough, butter, and vegetable basket. Pig stalls and pallet projexts are due at and will be judged on Sunday 7/5/26 at noon. All entries are $10 and include free admission on date of entry. All items/decorations/submissions must be removed by submitting parties by Sunday at 6pm. 1st prize and runner up awarded for all catagories. 

Pig stall registration

Competitions

Best Dozen Eggs

Rules:

Must be from your home flock

Must be 12 chicken eggs in a carton


Judging:

Overall Presentation

Shell-colors, textures, and firmness

Yolk-color and quality

White-color and quality


1st prize - Blue Ribbon & $50

Runner up - Red Ribbon & $25



Sourdough

Rules:

Must be home made

Must use your own starter

1 Loaf per person


Judging:

Crust-color,shape, and sound

Crumb-textue and spring

Aroma

Flavor


1st prize - Blue Ribbon & $50

Runner up - Red Ribbon & $25

Butter

Veggie Basket

Rules:

Must be home made

1 dish per person


Judging:

Texture

Flavor

Taste

Color


1st prize - Blue Ribbon & $50

Runner up - Red Ribbon & $25


Veggie Basket

Pig Stalls Decorarting

Veggie Basket

Rules:

All produce must be home grown by the participant

Basket not to exceed 1\2 bushel


Judging:

Variety

Color

Arrangement

Quality


1st prize - Blue Ribbon & $50

Runner up - Red Ribbon & $25

Pallet

Pig Stalls Decorarting

Pig Stalls Decorarting

Pallet can be picked up starting on June 29th on the grounds

Rules:

1 Pallet only

No additional wood may be used

Must be homestead oriented

Be Creative and have fun


Judging:

Creativity

Quality

Ingenuity


1st prize - Blue Ribbon & $100

Runner up - Red Ribbon & $25

Pig Stalls Decorarting

Pig Stalls Decorarting

Pig Stalls Decorarting

Limited to the number of onsite pig stalls

Participants must register above prior to the event

Rules:

All decorations must stay within the assigned stall

No open flames or sparking

Any electronics must be battery powered

Stall will be randomly assigned

Stall decoration can start on 7/2/26 and run until 7/5/26 at noon during festival hours only

Must be patriotic /250th anniversary oriented

Be creative and have fun


Judging:

Creativity

Ingenuity

Quality

Patriotic theme 


1st prize - Blue Ribbon & $100

Runner up - Red Ribbon & $25

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