Knowstone Autumn Fayre Craft and Produce Show 2025

The Autumn Fayre will be held on  Saturday 6th September 2025. 

The competition classes are detailed below. Please ensure that you read the competition terms before you submit your entry on the day. 

Arts and Crafts

1. A creation made from paper
2. A watercolour painting (any size)
3. A new item of clothing made from an old item of clothing (include a photo of the old item alongside the display)
4. Black and white drawing (any size)
5. 3 handmade gift tags

Baking / cookery

6. 4 fruit scones
7. Jar of marmalade
8. Carrot cake
9. 4 ginger biscuits
10. A Jacob’s cracker with a Mrs Cropley style edible topping (think Vicar of Dibley)
11. A bottle of homemade alcoholic drink

Flowers / produce

12. 3 stems of seasonal flowers (same variety)
13. An arrangement of flowers and / or foliage in an item of footwear
14. A single rose
15. An arrangement of flowers and /  foliage to represent a book (please include the book alongside or within the display)
16. 3 carrots (same variety)
17. 3 onions (same variety)
18. 5 runner beans (same variety)
19. 3 potatoes (same variety)
20. A funny vegetable

Photography – all entries must be no bigger than A4 size

21. Farming
22. Close up
23. Water
24. Wildlife

Children only classes

25. Children only – Watercolour painting (any size).  From July onward, please collect your free watercolours from Gill Smith. Call 07812 365889 to arrange collection. Please pay for this particular class on collection of the free watercolours.  
26. Children only – Decorate a cereal packet to look like a car. Attach a string which measures 15 feet long. In the afternoon each car can be raced by winding the string around a bamboo cane. The bamboo cane will be provided on the day. There will be an extra prize for the winning car in this race.
27. Children only - 3 jam tarts (homemade pastry please!)
28. Children only – A garden on a plate (decorate any type of plate to create a miniature garden)
29. Children only – An animal made from a vegetable / vegetables
30. Children only – A photo of Face or Faces (no bigger than A4 size)

Scarecrow competition

31. Make sure your scarecrow is ready and can be seen from the road by Monday 1st September ready for judging during that week. Competition is only open to residents of Knowstone Parish for ease of judging.

Please click here to find the competition entry form and terms of entry