{"id":36818,"date":"2012-05-08T00:12:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T07:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=36818"},"modified":"2012-05-08T00:12:51","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T07:12:51","slug":"the-fair-is-more-fun-and-costs-less-when-you-enter-a-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-fair-is-more-fun-and-costs-less-when-you-enter-a-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fair Is More Fun (And Costs Less) When You Enter A Competition."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-003.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36832\" style=\"border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"Garden Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-003-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-003-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-003-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NOW is the window of time to enter a <a href=\"http:\/\/ocfair.com\/competitions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Competition<\/a> at the Orange County Fair.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-004.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36833\" style=\"border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"Tomato Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-004-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-004-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-004-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Did you know it costs less to enter a Fair Competition than it does to get in the Fair?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-041.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36834\" title=\"Visual Arts Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-041-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-041-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-041-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When you enter a Competition, you receive a Fair\u00a0admission ticket &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ocfair.fairmanager.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Enter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-Cupcakes-0111.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36836\" title=\"Fair Cupcake Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-Cupcakes-0111-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-Cupcakes-0111-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-Cupcakes-0111-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-Cupcakes-0111.jpg 1782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do your Tomatoes look better than\u00a0previous winners (above)?\u00a0 If so, enter the <a href=\"http:\/\/ocfair.com\/competitions\/Grow.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Garden &amp; Floral Competition<\/a>.\u00a0 Have you taken a dazzling photograph or do you paint?\u00a0\u00a0Yes?\u00a0 Enter the <a href=\"http:\/\/ocfair.com\/competitions\/Visual_Arts.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Visual Arts Competition<\/a>.\u00a0 Or view the complete list &#8212;\u00a0There has to be a Competition for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-020.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36841\" style=\"border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"Beer Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-020-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-020-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-020-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bottle\u00a0Beer or Wine,\u00a0can Jams or Pickles, or bake?\u00a0 Enter the <a href=\"http:\/\/ocfair.com\/competitions\/Tasty_Creations.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Tasty Creations Competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-073.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36842\" style=\"border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"OC Fair Aerial View\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-073-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-073-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Fair-2011-073-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More Competition INFO can be read <a href=\"http:\/\/ocfair.com\/competitions\/How_to_submit.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0specifics regarding all Culinary Competitions are linked <a href=\"http:\/\/ocfair.com\/competitions\/docs\/2012\/CompGuides\/2012_Culinary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Enter most contests\u00a0in May and June, and\u00a0Single Day Contests (in person competitions,\u00a0shown below) <a href=\"http:\/\/ocfair.fairmanager.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">now<\/a> or after the Fair opens.\u00a0 See schedule\u00a0<a title=\"Culinary Arts Competition Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/ocfair.com\/competitions\/docs\/2012\/CompGuides\/2012_Culinary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Good luck!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-36838\" title=\"OC Fair Pie Competition Honorable Mention\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/OC-Fair-2009-III-024-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t miss the sign up deadline(s) &#8212; You might just win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOW is the window of time to enter a Competition at the Orange County Fair. Did you know it costs less to enter a Fair Competition than it does to get in the Fair? When you enter a Competition, you receive a Fair\u00a0admission ticket &#8212;\u00a0Enter here. Do your Tomatoes look better than\u00a0previous winners (above)?\u00a0 If [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[745,457,1426,1024,1,714,584],"tags":[591,2222,592,710,2228,604,578,3525,574,3043,4280],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Fair Is More Fun (And Costs Less) When You Enter A Competition. - Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-fair-is-more-fun-and-costs-less-when-you-enter-a-competition\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"FoodBlog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-fair-is-more-fun-and-costs-less-when-you-enter-a-competition\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-fair-is-more-fun-and-costs-less-when-you-enter-a-competition\/\",\"name\":\"The Fair Is More Fun (And Costs Less) When You Enter A Competition. - Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-05-08T07:12:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-05-08T07:12:51+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/#\/schema\/person\/d13703add5ff9ca85c0ddc52a749afd2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-fair-is-more-fun-and-costs-less-when-you-enter-a-competition\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-fair-is-more-fun-and-costs-less-when-you-enter-a-competition\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-fair-is-more-fun-and-costs-less-when-you-enter-a-competition\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Fair Is More Fun (And Costs Less) When You Enter A Competition.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/\",\"name\":\"Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog\",\"description\":\"The GOOD, the BAD &amp; 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