2013 YAP contest guidelines now available! Click on the logos above for rules and entry forms for the Kentucky State Fair Battle of the Bands (June 14 deadline) and the Songwriter Contest (July 1 deadline).

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YAP it up. ROCK it up. PLAY it up. LAUGH it up.  

 
YAP Tent / KY State Fair Thrillway / live music & special events / top young adult bands 

The Young Adult Project (YAP) is an initiative of the Kentucky State Fair, to build a community of young adults, ages 14-20, who will plan, promote, and experience 11 days of hot music and special events in the YAP Tent located on the Thrillway.

2012 YAP highlights included:

KSF Battle of the Bands
Songwriter Contest Winner Showcase
Ag Olympics
ProAm Jam with Ben Sollee
More Than Music -- Christian music line-up
The Dirty Grindstones in concert2010 Winner Battle of the Bands
Kentucky Blues Society Teen Fest
The top youth bands from KY, with a few from IN & TN, too

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