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Mission: Promote public education related to the community's agricultural heritage, promote quality family-oriented activities, encourage youth and community participation, and highlight the strengths of the vast cultural diversity of the community.
Programs: Approximately 116,000 people attended the annual fair in 2014, which was august 18-22 at the benton county fairgrounds located in kennewick, washington.
620 children and youth of local 4-h clubs and 99 youth of local ffa clubs entered agricultural, livestock, and domestic items into the competition at the 2014 fair. Entries were judged and prizes were awarded to top entries in each category.
1,501 exhibitors from the surrounding community presented "open class" exhibits at the 2014 fair. Exhibits were comprised of various agricultural and domestic items that highlighted the diversity of the local community. Exhibits were judged and prizes were awarded to top entries in each category. There were many more exhibits than exhibitors since many exhibitors present multiple exhibits.