HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation is hosting a t-shirt design contest for the 2026 Kansas State Fair. Entries will be accepted until March 29, 2026. Online voting will take place on Facebook until April 29, 2026.
Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation is excited to sponsor our third annual T-shirt contest for 2026. One lucky adult-division winner will be able to showcase their t-shirt design in the Official Kansas State Fair Merchandise Booth in 2026. A youth-division winner will also have their design produced on the Foundation’s choice of merchandise.
It has been wonderful to see the creativity and passion for the Kansas State Fair over the past two years of hosting this contest. We cannot wait to see what this year brings!
The top 5 designs will be chosen by a selection committee to go into the final round of public voting, taking place on the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation’s Facebook page. The design that receives the most votes wins! Votes will be accepted via Facebook “like” until April 29, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in the May First Friday E-Update on May 1, 2026
The winning designs will be produced and sold at the Official Kansas State Fair Merchandise Booth — the adult-division design on a t-shirt, and the youth-division design on to-be-determined merchandise item. The top 3 vote recipients in each division will receive a special Kansas State Fair prize package provided by the Foundation.
Participation in this contest supports improvements to the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Funds from the t-shirt sales will go towards renovation projects to improve our historic Kansas State Fairgrounds.
For more information including important contest guidelines and rules, please see the blog post on the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation website linked below.
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The Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation’s Facebook page where voting will take place is located at:
https://www.facebook.com/
