Fairs and Festivals: Awarding Winners

Being presented with an award gives a sense of validation. It also provides a way for the receiver to feel valued for their accomplishments. Fairs and festivals are one of these opportunities to recognize winners. From animals to horticulture, everyone who participates is anxiously awaiting a prize!

From equestrian events to pie eating contests, these ribbons are perfect for all of your fairs and festivals during this spring and summer.

Custom ribbon types for fairs and festivals from personalized ribbons.

Most ribbons represent up to nine places and also participation awards. All our rosette ribbons are high quality and can be ordered as custom or stock rosette award ribbons. And ribbons are perfect for awards for any event. Everyone will want a prestigious award for a job well done, from sports and hobbies to business achievements and education. Here are some ribbons to get you started.

Stock Rosette Ribbons

Stock award blue rosette ribbon with victory torch for first place.

Find an award ribbon that suits all of your winners for your next fair or festival, from animals to events. Make all festival-goers feel accomplished with affordable stock rosette ribbons. Children love receiving rosette ribbons for the first, second and third place for corn tossing, bobbing for apples, sack racing and other fun games. Adults love these ribbons for their simplicity and quick recognition.

Achievement Ribbons

Field day achievement ribbon to give to winners and all participants.

Even our stock options for flat prize ribbons will make your fair and festival winners feel special. Use these simple ribbons to include everyone and make sure they know you appreciate their hard work. Give these ribbons to participants and anyone who shows up! Recognize everyone and thank them for their help in making your event the best.

Badge Ribbons

One vertical and one horizontal badge ribbon custom designed for a garden show and a volunteer title to be used at fairs and festivals.

Badge ribbons are great for labeling items and bringing more color to your event. For example, create labels for a cakewalk with ribbons that specify which cake is which. Designate festival workers, volunteers, and vendors with color-coded ribbons to make their name badges for bigger events. If your company is hosting a festival, spotlight employees and staff members with personalized ribbons with their names and job titles.

Custom Top Ribbons

Custom top ribbon designed for a fair or festival advertisement.

Looking for something more custom but still just as simple? Check out our custom top ribbon selection. All of these ribbons are available with full color printing so you can add anything you need. From text to graphics (and even photographic images), these are the perfect answer to your fair and festival ribbon needs. And most of these ribbons come with record cards to personalize for winners and all participants.

Fairs and Festivals: Additional Products

By their very nature, award ribbons suggest that something extraordinary has happened. Whether presenting an award at a student fair, an animal showcase or a sporting event, every award should accurately reflect the achievement. However, don’t underestimate other award and festival products.

1st place award plaque for spring fairs and festivals with a green engraved metal plate.

Award Plaques

Celebrating winners is what spring and summer events are all about, and plaques accomplish this with flair.

A blue lanyard customized with a fair logo to be worn by an attendee or event goer.

Lanyards

Custom lanyards are the perfect advertising tool to get people excited for your upcoming fair or festival.

State, County and Local Fair Ribbon Guide

Rosette ribbon being used at a fair

Whether you live in the country, suburbs or city, most people enjoy a good time at their state or local fair. And why shouldn’t they? With superb bovines and delectable food dishes, fairs are enjoyable for all ages.

Almost all fairs sponsor competitions for artists, crafters, bakers, gardeners, plant experts, farmers, ranchers and more. Fair visitors learn about agriculture and make connections to where and how their food is grown. Because of fairs, communities come together to celebrate their neighbors’ success and compete to see who is the best at their craft. After all, who doesn’t want the bragging rights associated with these incredible award ribbons?

Do you know from where those ribbons come?

Here at Personalized Ribbons, we sure do! From traditional rosettes to badge ribbons and from blue ribbons to almost any color you can think of (or at least something to match it).

Rosette Ribbons

You will see rosette ribbons everywhere at a fair. These are the classic fair ribbons with beautiful rosette tops and long streamers. From giant pumpkins and fresh garden produce to cute baby piglets, entering contests at local and county fairs offers the opportunity to test out your new recipe or to become comfortable with your livestock in a fair environment. The rosettes may be smaller, but they are still just as beautiful. There are plenty of stock ribbon titles to choose from, or order rosettes customized with your colors and information. And if we don’t have the style you are looking for, we can special order even more styles.

For state and national competitions, order larger rosettes, with multiple layered rosettes in various colors and additional streamers. With elegant tops and long streamers, everyone envies one of these beauties.

Stock rosettes for fairs and festivals

Place titles from first to sixth and six additional titles, including grand prize and best of show.

STOCK ROSETTES

Custom rosettes for fairs and contests.

Thirteen rosette styles range from 4″ rosettes to a 6.5″ multi-layer rosettes with 36″ streamers.

CUSTOM ROSETTES

Prize Ribbons

Flat ribbons with string hangers and event cards are a low-cost option for local street fairs. Recognize winners in your contests by selecting from a variety of stock styles and titles. If you prefer to create unique awards, custom top ribbons are entirely customized, and the color printing is brilliant. These flat ribbons have also been used as entrance tags and provide something for participants to take home to remind them of their fun.

Prize ribbons for fairs

Place titles from first to sixth, and titles including participant and honorable mention.

PRIZE RIBBONS

Custom top ribbons for fairs

The brilliant color printing will perfectly display your event message.

CUSTOM TOP RIBBONS

Badge Ribbons

Badge ribbons being used at a fair

If you use identification badges to distinguish staff and volunteers at your event, adding badge ribbons can help clarify roles and add fun to their experience. Badge ribbons attach to the bottom of the badge holder with available titles such as judge, exhibitor and volunteer. You may also have custom titles printed, and one idea would be to print ribbons with competition categories such as Art Competition, Garden Produce, Animal Husbandry and more.

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Ribbon Rolls

Use ribbons for product packaging at a fair

We even have products for the vendors that are at every fair. Are you selling something and want to make sure people remember who you are? Try using custom ribbon rolls in your product packaging. From mason jar products to homemade bread and pastries, a creative bow around each item is guaranteed to make your product stand out to your customers. Ribbon rolls are great for creative decorating as well. Run several ribbons down the length of your show table in the pavilion. Or create something more unique to suit your needs. From table decorations to product displays, ribbon rolls are your go-to ribbon for all your needed decor.

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No matter your ribbon choice, from rosettes to ribbon rolls,
you will find a ribbon you need for your next fair or festival!

Harvest and Canning Using Creative Ribbons

Let us help you spruce up your canning this harvest season!

Why can’t your harvest and custom ribbons go hand in hand? With these simple ideas, personalized ribbons help your canning this year with going that extra mile. Whether you’ve won that first place award ribbon at a county fair or are just giving away a simple gift, custom ribbons are perfect for decorating your favorite, or famous, harvests.

personalized ribbons are the perfect way to spruce up your harvet and canning this yearThe easiest way to create a personalized masterpiece is an old canning jar and a quick piece of personalized scrap ribbon. Simply wrap your ribbon around the center or lid of your canning jar, and secure down with a bit of hot glue. Or, fasten the ribbon by tying a pretty bow. It’s that simple!

While your canning jars are not something spectacular to look at, by adding these personalized ribbons to compliment the canning jar’s contents, you can create something extraordinarily unique. Add a custom ribbon with your name or the date you canned the goodness inside. This personalization also makes for great seasonal and neighbor gifts.

rosette ribbons are a unique way to label your harvest and canning this yearUsing personalized ribbons is the perfect way to label your canning.

Another great way to make your canning jars recognizable is to use a rosette ribbon with the streamers cut off. Just attach the rosette to the top of jar’s lid and voilà: instant and personalized labeling!

Whatever your harvest is, from pickles and beets to peaches and jams, your jars are sure to stand out at your next county fair. Or, even on someone’s counter at home! And with the personalized ribbon, whoever receives, or purchases, your home-made goodies will remember who made them.

So, don’t forget to throw in your personal touch by adding embellishments to your canning jars. Create a personal flair while sharing your recipe and the joy of your homemade goodies with those around you. Go to it; decorate those canning jars however you want! Just don’t forget to use some personalized ribbons to make these beautiful gifts unique and memorable really.

State and County Fair Ribbons

From pies and other baked goods to award wining hogs and horses, no state or county fair is complete without great fair ribbons!

It’s that time of year again when the harvest is starting and the state and county fairs are showing off their wares. From shows and games to baked goods and larger-than-life vegetables, everyone deserves some sort of ribbon. Here are few suggestions if you don’t already have fair ribbons to call your own.

state and county fair ribbons for all award types and contestantsClassic Ribbons

These wonderful, flat ribbons are just perfect for that pie eating contest! Or they can be given for prize winning livestock, animal trick shows or other baked goods that are out of this world. Choose from a variety of titles and award positions, or create your own. With fun, vibrant colors, these ribbons are sure to please even the pickiest of winners.

Badge Ribbons

While these ribbons are simple, when customized to meet your needs, they can provide the recognition someone yearns for. Badge ribbons also provide instant recognition to those who are running the show. With stock and custom names and titles available, this simple solution is one of the best.

state and county fair ribbons for all award types and contestantsRosette Ribbons

This classic ribbon is always a great standby for the fair! With the beautiful tops and long streamers, everyone covets one of these beauties. Again, these are perfect for that prize winning livestock. And those pies and cakes that are to-die-for are all longing for the recognition that one of these special rosette ribbons gives.

Rosette ribbons are seen everywhere at the fair. From giant pumpkins to those cute little baby piglets, they are truly the classic touch at your local state or county fair. There are plenty of titles and stock ribbons to choose from. Or, make your own custom fair ribbons. They can have any title or honor imprinted to meet all of your needs.

Have you ever won state or county fair ribbons? If so, what was it for? We’d love to hear your story!