We are excited to announce the Chicken Eating Contest is back for the 2024 festival! How fast can you eat a World-Famous Chicken dinner? Chicken, Chips, Roll, Butter, Applesauce and Chilly Willy Orange Drink. This event is judged on time, not how much you can eat.

Registration begins at 12:00 PM on Sunday June 16th ***National Kiddie Tractor Pullers Association Sanctioned***

Test your skills and compete in the Poultry Days Corn Hole Tournament! Registration begins at 12:00 pm on Sunday, June 16th.

A new twist to a CLASSIC event at Versailles Poultry Days! If you have a car, truck or tractor 20 years or older, show it off on Sunday, June 16th from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. For additional details, see about the event section below.

The 40th Annual Little Miss Poultry Days Contest will be held Friday June 14th at 6:30 PM, in the old High School Gymnasium. Registration is now CLOSED!

Calling all kids ages 7-14, Poultry Days has a NEW EVENT hosted by Versailles Youth Sports and sponsored by Hotel Versailles! This MLB sanctioned event provides a chance for your child to earn a spot to participate at a Team Championship Event on the Cincinnati Reds field! Don't miss out!

Sponsored by GNB Versailles Banking Center Miss Chick Contest event registration is now OPEN! Personal interviews are held Friday, June 14th at 6:30 PM and the finals take place on Saturday, June 15th from 2:00 - 4:00 PM.

This Family Fun Zone is new to Poultry Days this year! It is geared for preschool age children through elementary school. There will be games, prizes, face painting, a corn pit, and interactive activities.

Annie Oakley Center Foundation will be bringing their rubber band/wood gun shooting booth to Poultry Days in 2024!

This new event features birds of Prey in Darke County. Come check out this event on Saturday and Sunday in the new Family Fun Zone area.

Kinder Korner and Versailles Poultry Days, Inc. are bringing back the Dunk Tank for 2024. Take your best shot at dunking your favorite (or least favorite) person into the tank! See below for dates and times in the about the event section.

The Grand Parade online registration is OPEN! Parade participants are encouraged to submit entries early as applications are limited. Registration due date is June 1, 2024. For additional questions, please email: hemmelgarn.caleb@gmail.com

For over 40 years, Ultimate Frisbee teams have competed during the Poultry Days festival. This year team will compete on Saturday, June 15th & Sunday, June 16th at Heritage Park in Versailles, Ohio!

2024 REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE. You can register and pay online or print the registration form and mail check to Versailles Poultry Days, Inc. See below in the about the event section for registration details. This event is on the Darke County Wellness Challenge circuit!

Saturday, June 15th , Poultry Days will be featuring the annual Angel Food Cake Contest and Egg Exhibit.  Open to youth ages 7-17 and adults 18 and older of Darke and neighboring counties. Both the Cake Contest and Egg Exhibit are organized by Beanz Buttercream.

Place your bets and play multiple cards at the Bingo tent hosted by St Denis Knights of Columbus Council #1756. Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Place your bets!!!! Chuck-a-Luck will be a festival favorite for those looking to try their luck at the wheel! For hours of operation, see below in the about the events section.

We had so much good feedback from 2023 that we brought the rides back!