Welcome to the Eastern Michigan State Fair Registration site! Our fair is open to all exhibitors. Fair registrations are open from May 23 - June 30, 2026. All exhibitors are required to register through this site in order to show at the Eastern Michigan State Fair on July 26-August 1, 2026 in Imlay City, Michigan.

If you registered with FairEntry last year, you can use the same email address/username and password to enter your animal registrations for your family exhibitors. Questions with registration or FairEntry, please email Tammy Hyatt, EMSF Youth Coordinator at youth@emsf.org.

Market Animal registrations are open for the following species on these dates in FairEntry:

• Market Swine - March 17 - May 1, 2026
• Market Goats - March 17 - May 16, 2026
• Market Lambs - March 17 - May 16, 2026

You will need a side view photo, and a readable photo of the tag in the animal's ear to complete the registration.

Only market animals registered in Animal ID Registration are eligible to enter for Market Beef, Market Goats, Market Lambs, & Market Swine. You may not add animals to these classes that were not previously entered into Fair Entry prior to May 16th.

Click here to check out the EMSF Website and EMSF Registration Rule Book. As a reminder, many entries are made based on age as of January 1st of this year. Please make entries for all family members before submitting your invoice.

If you have questions, please contact our fair office at 810.724.4145 or email. Please understand that our office is not open every day. Please leave a message and someone will return your call at our earliest convenience. Thank you!