Valley Art Gallery has teamed up with the Santa Maria Fairpark to bring a new contest to the community that’s in search of a theme for the 2024 Santa Barbara County Fair.

The contest deadline has been moved to 5 p.m. Oct. 20. Contestants should submit their fair theme idea and original art depicting their concept to the Santa Maria Fairpark.

A division finalist will be selected from the following four divisions: Adult Division, ages 19+; Senior Youth, ages 15-18; Junior Youth, ages 14-10; Children, ages 9-5.

Each division finalist will receive a $100 gift card to Michaels and be entered in the grand prize selection. The grand prize winner of the 2024 Santa Barbara County Fair Theme & Art Contest receives a $300 gift card to Michaels and four season passes for the 2024 Santa Barbara County Fair.

The 2024 Santa Barbara County Fair will be July 10-14 at the Santa Maria Fairpark.

For more information and Official Contest Rules, visit www.santamariafairpark.com.