Crafts, Culinary & Collectibles

Crafts, Culinary & Collectibles and all your favorite contests are back!

Print your entry form and mail or fax it by midnight on Thursday, August 17, 2023, to enter this year’s contests.
Exhibitors may also email the information to Jan@Deltafest.com.

From children to Seniors, there’s a contest for everyone from Delta Fair’s Best Cook Contest to Best Chili Contest, photography to Student Art, collecting to wood crafts, recycling art to decorations, sewing to quilting, knitting to canning, scrapbooking to baking, stitchery to gardening. You could be the next blue ribbon winner – will your entry win the next Best of Show rosette?

Be sure to stop by the West Pavilion in the Agricenter to see all our exciting craft demonstrations, Sept 1 through Sept 10.

See you at the 2023 Delta Fair & Music Festival!

Premium Book and Entry Forms Below

2023 Entry Guidelines & Categories

2023 Crafts Entry Form

West Pavilion of the Agricenter

If you would like to volunteer in the Crafts, Culinary & Collectible area, please contact:

Director: Jan Hamilton (901) 487-3075

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Craft, Culinary & Collectible Demonstrations Schedule

Friday, Sept 1

Handmade sewing & quilting tools with the Donans

Operation Christmas Child display

Wiley’s Woodies by Smitty Wiley

Saturday, Sept 2

Calligraphy by Memphis Calligraphy Guild

Children’s Parade begins at Wing B door 4:30 pm

Handmade sewing & quilting tools with the Donans

Imagine Time Productions ~ costumes and alterations

Mid South Woodturners Guild demonstration

Operation Christmas Child display

Wiley’s Woodies by Smitty Wiley

Sunday, Sept 3

Calligraphy by Memphis Calligraphy Guild

Children’s Parade begins at Wing B door 4:30 pm

Handmade sewing & quilting tools with the Donans

Imagine Time Productions ~ costumes and alterations

Mid South Woodturners Guild demonstration

Operation Christmas Child display

Wiley’s Woodies by Smitty Wiley

Monday, September 4, Labor Day

Calligraphy by Memphis Calligraphy Guild

Handmade sewing & quilting tools with the Donans

Operation Christmas Child display

Wiley’s Woodies by Smitty Wiley

Tuesday, September 5

Best Chili Competition 4 pm

Best Cook Competition 4 pm

Handmade sewing & quilting tools with the Donans

Macrame demonstration with Syrethia Jones

Operation Christmas Child display

Wiley’s Woodies by Smitty Wiley

Wednesday, September 6, Senior American Day

Dixie Dancers 1 pm

Handmade sewing & quilting tools with the Donans

Info from Davies Manor

Macrame demonstration with Syrethia Jones

Memphis BeeKeepers

Mid South Woodturners Guild demonstration

Operation Christmas Child display

Plarning (recycle plastic into cool things) with Jane Jacobson

Quilting by the Memphis Cotton Patchers Quilt Guild

Quilting by the Millington Quilt Guild

Quilting with UnCommon Threads Quilt Guild

Wiley’s Woodies by Smitty Wiley

Thursday, September 7

Handmade sewing & quilting tools with the Donans

Macrame demonstration with Syrethia Jones

Operation Christmas Child display

Wiley’s Woodies by Smitty Wiley

Friday, September 9 - 4-H, FFA, Homeschool & Scout Day

Handmade sewing & quilting tools with the Donans

Info from Davies Manor

Macrame demonstration with Syrethia Jones

Memphis BeeKeepers

Operation Christmas Child display

Plarning (recycle plastic into cool things) with Jane Jackson

Quilting with UnCommon Threads Quilt Guild

Wiley’s Woodies by Smitty Wiley

Saturday, September 9

American Sewing Guild demonstration

Best Cupcake Contestnoon

Best Pie Contestnoon

Calligraphy by Memphis Calligraphy Guild

Children’s Parade begins at Wing B door 4:30 pm

Greater Memphis Square & Round Dancing 6 pm

Handmade sewing & quilting tools with the Donans

Imagine Time Productions ~ costumes and alterations

King Arthur Flour Company Coming Cake Contestnoon

Macrame demonstration with Syrethia Jones

Operation Christmas Child display

Wiley’s Woodies by Smitty Wiley

Sunday, September 10

Calligraphy by Memphis Calligraphy Guild

Gospel & Bluegrass with Jeff Tallant 2 pm

Handmade sewing & quilting tools with the Donans

Imagine Time Productions ~ costumes and alterations

Macrame demonstration with Syrethia Jones

Operation Christmas Child display

Wiley’s Woodies by Smitty Wiley