Jefferson County Extension Homemakers Club and Master Gardeners will accept Home Economics and Horticulture exhibits for the 87th Southeast Arkansas District Fair on Sept. 27 from 2–6 p.m. at Hestand Stadium Fairgrounds, 420 N. Blake St. in Pine Bluff.
Family and Consumer Sciences agent Mary Ann Kizer said residents from Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Ouachita, Prairie and Pulaski counties may enter without first winning at a county fair. Grand prizes—Adults $100, Junior $75, Youth $50—are sponsored by the Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission. Home Ec categories range from baked goods and quilts to photography and woodworking; horticulture covers ornamentals, vegetables, fruit and nuts.
Judging is Sept. 28 (closed to the public). Exhibit buildings open Sept. 29–Oct. 3 from 5–8 p.m. (closed Oct. 2). Fair-week Extension events include a Community Health Fair on Oct. 1 and a Quilts of Valor presentation at noon Oct. 3. Entry forms: Jefferson County Extension Office, 500 S. Idaho St., 870-534-1033 or [email protected].
Source: Pine Bluff Commercial — District fair to accept home ec, horticulture entries (September 20, 2026).
