Once again the Michigan Association of Fairs & Exhibitions Young Professional Program, yMAFE, will offer scholarships to attend a fair convention. This year yMAFE will award up to three (3) scholarships to attend the 2019 IAFE convention and two (2) scholarships to attend the 2020 MAFE convention. Click here for information, rules and application.
Applications must be received by September 17.
2020 MAFE Award applications are available. Click the below links to view the documents in Google Drive (to download a document click the arrow in the top right hand side of the screen)
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced this year’s competitive grant cycle for the state’s county fairs to make building and other capital improvements to their fairground facilities. Additionally, grants are available for associations or other organized events hosting fairs or expositions showing livestock and commodities. Both grant proposals must be received by MDARD no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, February 15, 2019.
The capital improvement program provides additional funds for county fair […]
MAFE will be partnering with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to offer an exciting training to our members.
On Saturday, October 13, we will offer the Consumer Protection Program (CPP), a program developed by the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE). The CPP workshop has been recently updated to include a special section on swine influenza.
The training will be held simultaneously in East Lansing, on the MSU campus, AND in Escanaba, at the UPCAP building.
Through our partnership […]
Following are links to the Letters from Governor Snyder and
MDARD Director Wenk for fair premium books…
2018 Fair Season Governor Letter
2018 Fair Season MDARD Director Letter
On May 4 the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Animal Industry, in partnership with the Michigan Association of Fairs & Exhibitions and MSU Extension, hosted a webinar to discuss animal identification and answer other animal related questions.
Click here to view a recording of that webinar.
If you have follow up questions, please contact the MAFE office.
Click the link for the 2017 Michigan Homemaker of the Year application. This contest is open to all 2016 Homemaker of the Year winners at the county level only. Previous Michigan Homemaker winners are ineligible to compete.
Deadline to apply is July 1, 2017. Please send completed applications to:
Michigan Homemaker
c/o Saginaw County Fair
P O BOX 449
Chesaning, MI 48616
County Fairs Capital Improvement Grant Program
Grant Form A – MDARD Grant Application
Grant Form B – Metric Request Form
Please be sure to read the guidelines carefully before applying. A few things to note are:
The Michigan Association of Fairs & Exhibitions recognizes that volunteers are the lifeblood of Fairs. The annual Volunteer of the Year recognition program is designed to showcase the contributions made by volunteers throughout Michigan. Volunteers represent close to $8.6 million annually in time, talents and in-kind contributions to Fairs.
The 2016 winners are:
Overall Volunteer of the Year Award winner Nancy Koehler, Saline Community Fair; Steve […]
Every fair has those volunteers that for many years have been a huge part of the success of their fair. The MAFE board awards the Heritage Award to honor our state’s outstanding long term volunteers. Fairs couldn’t last without volunteers and the special people that do it year after year need a special award to say thank you.
In order to be eligible to receive this award, recipients must have a minimum of 10 years of […]
