Fair Day Schedule


Students:

8:00 AM–8:55 AM

Student Arrival and Setup: Students set up their exhibits in Lindale Mall. Our Safety & Standards Committee will check your exhibit for safety.

9:00 AM–9:30 AM

Student Briefing: Additional rules and orientation at the mall’s center court. All students must attend.


Judges: 

8:00 AM–9:00 AM

Judges Check-in, outside Fair Headquarters.

8:00 AM–9:30 AM

Check-in for Sponsored Awards Judges, inside Fair Headquarters.

9:00 AM–9:30 AM

Judges’ Meeting: Conducted by the Judging Committee, in or near Fair Headquarters.

9:30 AM–1:00 PM

Exhibit Judging: EISEF Judging and student interviews.

9:30 AM–2:00 PM

Judging for Sponsored Awards.


All: 

1:00 PM

Senior Finalists Notified. All Senior students, be at your exhibit until we’ve posted the finalists.

1:00 PM

Lunch: Enjoy Lindale Mall’s various restaurants and delis.

1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Public Viewing: Students to be at their exhibits at least half the time. Don’t be away from your exhibit more than 20 minutes at a time.

1:15–2:15 PM

Finalist Preliminary Interviews: Senior Division finalists interviewed at your exhibit. Senior Finalists, stay at your exhibit until the finalist judges have interviewed you.

2:30 PM–5:00 PM

Finalist Interviews: Senior Division finalists interviewed to select the Senior Champions. Senior Finalists should be at their exhibits 15 minutes before their interview; a Fair official will escort you to your interview.

2:00 PM

Sponsored Awards Judging results due.

3:00–4:00 PM

Teachers/Adult Sponsors Meeting: We will post the location outside Fair Headquarters.

5:00 PM–6:30 PM

Exhibit Teardown: Students must pack their exhibits and remove them. If you can’t remove your exhibit until after the Awards Ceremony, we may provide a place for you to store it.

7:00 PM–8:30 PM

Awards Presentation Ceremony: We will announce the location on Fair Day.

After Awards Ceremony 

Final Exhibit Removal: You must leave the mall and take your exhibit and belongings with you. We will give all unidentified valuables to mall Security.