Six lucky participants puckered up to kiss a pig during the 2025 Delaware 4-H Pig Kissing Contest, held on July 24 at the Delaware State Fair. In the weeks leading up to the event, contestants collected donations from across the state. The participant who raised the least amount, along with the top four fundraisers and the crowd’s favorite, earned the chance to kiss the pig.
Among the participants was Delaware Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) State Chair Will Powers of Townsend, DE. Powers helped the group raise over $18,000 to support the Delaware Junior Exhibitors Scholarships. Since its inception 32 years ago, the contest has raised nearly $250,000. The Delaware 4-H Foundation sponsors and organizes the event annually.
To be chosen as the crowd favorite, contestants compete in a series of fun challenges. Powers took part in the pig drawing contest with a twist: the drawing had to be completed using a marker held in the mouth, with no hands allowed. He also joined the Horizon Farm Credit representative and fellow YF&R member Maci Carter to perform a Swan Lake ballet routine.
Although Powers narrowly avoided being selected to kiss the pig, he enjoyed the experience. “The pig kissing contest is a fun way to raise money for a good cause,” he said. “It’s important to have scholarships like these to support the next generation of agriculturalists.”
For more information about the Delaware Farm Bureau, please visit www.defb.org.
