CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 4-H STILLS EVENT

What is Stills Event?

Schedule for the Day

Drop off 7:30am-8:30am

Evaluations start at 9:00am

WOW awards and pick up at 3:30pm

REGISTRATION

Exhibitor Registration

Judges Registration

Registration closes Wednesday, April 15 at 11:59 p.m.

Youth Participants

Instructions

• Maximum 1 entry per person per category
• Maximum 4 entries per person total all categories
• Entries should have a loose connection to 4-H
• All entries evaluated on Danish system
• Best of Category awards (must achieve Blue to be considered for “Best of” awards)
• Submit Baked goods with 4 or more of small baked items to demonstrate uniformity.  Baked goods and containers will NOT be returned
• Photography exhibits require no special requirements. But presentation is a rubric criteria
• Each entry exhibit should include a written paragraph that describes in 60-100 words why the participant built, made or chose it.  The paragraph should include what it is, how it is made (steps), meaning or significance of it and how it relates to one of your projects.  Do NOT include member name or club.  The paragraph is optional for primaries.
• See the Stills Event Guidebook for more information about the categories and evaluation rubric criteria.  Register for the category with the rubric criteria that you want your entry to be evaluated against.

Categories

• Baked Goods: Single items (cakes, pies, etc.) or Batches (cookies, cupcakes, etc.)
• Crafts
• Creative writing (limit to projects two pages or less)
• Drawing
• Legos: Free build / My Own Creation
• Legos: Set Build
• Mixed Media Art
• Needlecraft
• Painting
• Photography
• Quilting
• Raw Fleece - Depending on if we find a qualified evaluator
• Rocketry
• Record Keeping Projects
• Sewing (not wearable by the maker)
• Woodworking
• Yarn Arts

Adult Participants

Instructions

• Maximum one entry per Adult any category
• One prize for Best of Adult Exhibits! Who will take it home???
• Adults will be evaluated by youth members ONLY
• ALL youth members will be encouraged to evaluate.  
• Evaluation rubrics will match the category the item is entered under.  But ONE prize will be given for the best Exhibit (all rubrics use the same base points)
• Each entry exhibit should include a written paragraph that describes in 60-100 words why the participant built, made or chose it.  The paragraph should include what it is, how it is made (steps), meaning or significance of it and how it relates to one of your projects.  Do NOT include member name or club.  The paragraph is optional for primaries.

Categories

• Crafts
• Legos: Freebuild / My Own Creation
• Photography

Additional Information

Stills Event Guidebook 2026

Community Service

4-H White swap: Bring mildly used and washed 4-H whites to swap with others. 

Food Sales

Contra Costa County 4-H will have a snack shack throughout the day.

For More Information

If you have any questions about County Stills Event, please email event coordinators at stillsevent@contracosta4h.org