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Wisconsin State Fair Junior Amateur Talent Competition — A State Fair Junior Talent Competition: Vocal, Instrumental, Dance and Variety Acts in Youth and Teen Divisions

Wisconsin State Fair Junior Amateur Talent Competition: Wisconsin State Fair Junior Amateur Talent Competition (2020 edition): Vocal, Instrumental, Dance...

e By Luke Justin October 29, 2026 3 min read

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Wisconsin State Fair Junior Amateur Talent Competition (2020 edition): Vocal, Instrumental, Dance and Variety acts, as solos or groups of up to 5, in Youth (5-12) and Teen (13-18) divisions with a 3-minute limit and a 40 point scale, built from the fair’s own rules.

A ready-made junior talent competition with four classes (Vocal, Instrumental, Dance and Variety), each entered as a solo or as a group of up to five, in a Youth division (ages 5 to 12) and a Teen division (ages 13 to 18), every act held to three minutes and scored on a 40 point scale.

This template models a junior amateur talent competition run by a United States state fair in Wisconsin, where young performers compete on the fairground stage. It is built from the fair’s 2020 rules, the only edition found, so the divisions, the four classes and the three-minute limit are real, but dates, prizes and deadlines change every year and the current rules must be checked before the template is reused.

Acts are sorted into four classes: Vocal, Instrumental, Dance and Variety, where Variety covers anything that does not fit the other three. Each class can be entered by one performer or by a group of up to five, so every division is split into a Solo group for individual entries and a Group group for team entries, giving four groups in all.

Two divisions are printed: Youth for ages 5 to 12 and Teen for ages 13 to 18, with age counted on 1 August of the year of the final. Each act has three minutes or less, with one minute of set-up not counted. The rules say performers are judged on a 40 point scale in five areas but do not print the marks for each area, so the template scores every competition out of 40 on a single mark and ships no criteria sheet.

Several printed rules have no software field: the point deductions for running over time, the one-entry-per-class limit, the residency and qualifying-show conditions, the placement of mixed-age groups and the accompanist limit. Publish them as written rules on the registration page if you want them followed; the software does not enforce them.

Where this event is run

Junior talent competitions are a regular feature of state and county fairs across the United States, usually with age divisions, a handful of broad act classes and a strict time limit per act. Schools, libraries and town festivals run smaller versions of the same format.

United States

Key facts

Four competitions by class: Vocal, Instrumental, Dance and Variety
Two divisions: Youth (ages 5 to 12) and Teen (ages 13 to 18), each with a Solo group and a Group group, four groups in all
An act is a solo or a group of up to five; open to boys and girls, in any language
Three-minute limit per act, set-up time not counted; warning times are not printed and are set to zero
Scored out of 40 on a single mark; no per-area marks, grades or ranks are printed
Overrun deductions, residency rules and mixed-age placement are not modelled

Age groups: 4
Competition items: 4
Competitions: 16
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.

Youth 5-12 Solo

5From

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12To

Candidates aged 5 to 12 compete in this group

Teen 13-18 Solo

13From

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18To

Candidates aged 13 to 18 compete in this group

Youth 5-12 Group

5From

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12To

Candidates aged 5 to 12 compete in this group

Teen 13-18 Group

13From

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18To

Candidates aged 13 to 18 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
Youth 5-12 Solo
Music
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Vocal	Individual	—	—	40	3 min
Instrumental	Individual	—	—	40	3 min
Dance
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Dance	Individual	—	—	40	3 min
Others
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Variety	Individual	—	—	40	3 min
Teen 13-18 Solo
Music
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Vocal	Individual	—	—	40	3 min
Instrumental	Individual	—	—	40	3 min
Dance
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Dance	Individual	—	—	40	3 min
Others
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Variety	Individual	—	—	40	3 min
Youth 5-12 Group
Music
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Vocal	Team	—	—	40	3 min
Instrumental	Team	—	—	40	3 min
Dance
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Dance	Team	—	—	40	3 min
Others
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Variety	Team	—	—	40	3 min
Teen 13-18 Group
Music
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Vocal	Team	—	—	40	3 min
Instrumental	Team	—	—	40	3 min
Dance
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Dance	Team	—	—	40	3 min
Others
Item	Type	Gender	Language	Max score	Time limit
Variety	Team	—	—	40	3 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.