Talent Test · Community Talent Show
Clackamas County Fair (Oregon) Talent Search 2026: solo and group talent acts of up to 5 minutes in Children’s (5-9), Youth (10-17) and Adult (18 and older) divisions, with auditions and finals, built from the fair’s own rules.
A ready-made county fair talent search with a single open Talent Act competition, entered as a solo or a group in a Children’s division (ages 5 to 9), a Youth division (10 to 17) and an Adult division (18 and older), each act held to five minutes.
This template models a talent search run alongside a county fair in Oregon, where local performers audition for a place on the fair stage and the strongest acts return for a final. It is built from the contest’s own 2026 rules and regulations, so the three divisions, the five-minute limit and the audition-then-final structure are real, but the rules should be checked again before the template is reused for a later year.
The rules accept an act of any talent and make no distinction between a single performer and a group, so the template carries one competition, Talent Act, rather than a list of singing, dance and instrument classes. Each division is split into a Solo group (individual entries) and a Group group (team entries) as a modelling choice, giving six groups in all.
Three divisions are printed: Children’s for ages 5 to 9, Youth for ages 10 to 17 and Adult for 18 and older. The divisions do not compete against each other, and a multi-person group is placed in the division of its oldest member, so a coordinator should check each group’s eldest age when registering it. No upper age is printed for Adult, so 99 is used as a placeholder.
Acts are chosen on a printed list of selection criteria: suitability for a fair audience, whether the act can be staged at the venue, originality, creativity and overall talent, appearance, and the time limit. No marks are printed for any of these, so the template scores each act out of 100 on a single mark and ships no criteria sheet. Residency and repeat-winner rules, one act per contestant, the ban on video entries, instrument limits, prop restrictions and the prizes have no software field; publish them as written rules on the registration page if you want them followed.
Where this event is run
Talent searches are a regular part of county and state fairs across the United States, where an audition day narrows a field of local acts to a final on the fairground stage, usually with age divisions and a strict time limit. Schools, libraries and town festivals run similar shows on a smaller scale.
- United States
Key facts
- One competition, Talent Act, entered as a solo or as a group of any size
- Three divisions: Children’s (5 to 9), Youth (10 to 17) and Adult (18 and older), giving six groups: a Solo and a Group group for each
- Open to boys and girls; any type of talent, in any language
- Five-minute limit per act; warning times are not printed and are set to zero
- Auditions come first, then a final with the audition finalists; a group competes in the division of its oldest member
- Scored out of 100 on a single mark; the printed selection criteria carry no marks, and prizes, residency and repeat-winner rules are not modelled
- Age groups
- 6
- Competition items
- 1
- Competitions
- 6
- Grade bands
- 0
- Rank awards
- 0
Age groups
Every candidate is placed into one of these groups by age, and competitions are run per group.
Children Solo
Candidates aged 5 to 9 compete in this group
Youth Solo
Candidates aged 10 to 17 compete in this group
Adult Solo
Candidates aged 18 to 99 compete in this group
Children Group
Candidates aged 5 to 9 compete in this group
Youth Group
Candidates aged 10 to 17 compete in this group
Adult Group
Candidates aged 18 to 99 compete in this group
Competition items
The events themselves — each with the category it belongs to and how judges score it.
Competitions by group
The full schedule matrix, sectioned by age group then category — which item runs for whom, and for how long.
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Solo | |||||
| Others | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Talent Act | Individual | — | — | 100 | 5 min |
| Youth Solo | |||||
| Others | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Talent Act | Individual | — | — | 100 | 5 min |
| Adult Solo | |||||
| Others | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Talent Act | Individual | — | — | 100 | 5 min |
| Children Group | |||||
| Others | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Talent Act | Team | — | — | 100 | 5 min |
| Youth Group | |||||
| Others | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Talent Act | Team | — | — | 100 | 5 min |
| Adult Group | |||||
| Others | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Talent Act | Team | — | — | 100 | 5 min |
Grades and ranks
How scores turn into grade bands, and how many points each placing is worth.
| Grade | For | Condition | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | For | Points |
|---|---|---|
Frequently asked questions
Can I change this template after installing it?
Yes — installing it creates a fully configured, live event, not a locked package. Every age group, competition item, rule and scoring setting can be edited afterwards to match exactly what your event actually needs.
Do I need technical knowledge to set this up?
No. Installing a template does the setup work for you; you only need to review the details (dates, unit or house names) and open registration.
Want the fuller picture first? See our guide to judge scoring and tabulation guide.
Install this template in eTalenter
Everything above is installed as a live, editable event in one step — age groups, items, rules and scoring. Start your own below.
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