Advertising Award
Best Television Commercial: Western Carolina State Fair
Best Event Poster: South Carolina State Fair
Best Event Billboard: Union County Agricultural Fair
Best Event T-shirt: Sumter American Legion Fair
Best Promotional Item: Orangeburg County Fair

Competitive Exhibits Award
Best Use of Fair Theme: Orangeburg County Fair

Friend of the Fair
Danny Dantzler

Associate of the Year
Bobby McLamb

2024 Fair Person of the Year
Lin Hair

BREAKING NEWS!!!! We are thrilled to announce that YOUR South Carolina Association of Fairs has been awarded the “You Make THE Difference” National Tour Initiative, Education Grant. This grant is a fully funded program designed to empower fair managers, fair boards, volunteers, and agricultural society boards across the United States.

This incredible initiative, led by award-winning humanitarian Ian Hill, provides statewide training, leadership development, and critical resources to strengthen the impact of our fairs and agricultural events. With the generous support of Fairs.com, this grant provides every member of the association’s participating fairs and organizations with thirty days of transformative training and support.

By being a part of this initiative, each fair in our South Carolina Association of Fairs will receive:

• In-Person Training: Expert-led workshops tailored to address the challenges fair boards face today.
• Ongoing Resources: A dedicated training hub with videos, guides, and tools for continuous growth.

Please click the link below to hear South Carolina’s announce video with Ian Hill, with The Changing Point and Nancy Smith, the President of the SC Association of Fairs.

Click Here

South Carolina Association of Fairs will be kicking off their state-wide tour June 13 and 14 in Columbia, SC at the SC State Fairgrounds. Ian Hill will join us for our sessions on Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14th. Nancy Smith, current President of the SC Association of Fairs comments. “This is an incredible and powerful opportunity, given to us, to strengthen and equip our fairs and ensure a thriving future for our agricultural communities. “

We encourage all our SC member fairs to share the Fairs.com Facebook post to your fair’s Facebook page. And, please say a big thank you to Fairs.com for making this possible.
Here is a direct link to the post: Link Here

Smith comments: “We are thankful for fairs.com and Ian Hill for making this tour possible. The timing is perfect, as fairs are more important now than ever, in South Carolina and beyond. This tour, and the resources offered, will allow us to continue to bring the best to South Carolina. We are excited to begin this journey.”

President
Nancy L. Smith
South Carolina State Fair

Vice-President
Stanley Gibson
SC Foothill Heritage Fair

Past President
Ray Bianco
The Fair at Heritage Park

Board of Directors
Doug Wolf, Western Carolina Fair
Nicole Custer, Sumter American Legion Fair
Laura Hair, Orangeburg County Fair
Jacob Robinson, Union County Fair
Matt LaSchuma, SC State Fair
Braxton Wilson, Fair at Heritage Park
Denny Bowers, Piedmont Interstate Fair
Ron “Buzz” Buske, Coastal Carolina Fair