Antrim County Sunflower Contest 2025

April 12, 2025 8:00AM - 12:00PM

Registration Deadline: April 12, 2025 - 12:00PM

Ellsworth Farmers Exchange Mancelona & Ellsworth store locations

Contact: Coriane Fleet (231) 533-8818 Ext. 3055 or lairdcor@msu.edu

Antrim County Sunflower Contest 2025. Hosted by Antrim County MSU Extension and Ellsworth Farmers Exchange. Can you grow the tallest sunflower in the county? Will your sunflower have the largest bloom? Trophies for both categories will be awarded!

Antrim County Sunflower Contest 2025

FREE to Antrim County residents

Antrim County MSU Extension has partnered with Ellsworth Farmers Exchange in hosting our 1st Annual Sunflower Competition. This competition is for Antrim County residents. Open to youth and adults.

Seed Pick-up Date: April 12th from 8am-12pm

Locations for Pick-up: Ellsworth Farmers Exchange Stores

  • Mancelona Location: 108 S. Maple St.
  • Ellsworth Location: 6509 Center St.

Planting Date: April 26th *suggest planting indoors for 4 weeks then transplanting outside

Measuring Date: August 2nd (the tallest and largest bloom wins)

Awards will be given out on Family Day during the Antrim County Fair on August 9th

On August 2nd, please email pictures to: antrimsunflowers2025@gmail.com

**This is a free event, but registration is required. Please register at: https://events.anr.msu.edu/antrimsunflower2025   

Contact for questions: Coriane Fleet at Antrim County MSU Extension Office (231) 533-8818 Ext. 3055 or email lairdcor@msu.edu

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