4-H Events
Listed below are many of the events offered by 4-H throughout the year.
Please click on the Month tab to see the events that generally take place in that month*.
If you are interested in participating in any of those events please contact your local county extension office to get details.
There may be fees or prerequisites required before participating in some of these events.
*Events are subject to yearly adjustments
- January
- February
- March
- April
- Gold and Silver Achievement Application Judging
- Leadership Boot Camp
- Leadership Board Weekend
- Market Cattle Tag Order Opens
- 4-H Livestock, Horse, Dog Volunteer Certification
- Lifesmarts State Competition
- 4-H Livestock Skill-a-thon
- 4-H Senior Forestry Training
- 4-H Summit
- Beef Expo
- Dowl Bowl and Skill-a-thon
- Market Cattle co-tagging deadline
- Market cattle validation form deadline
- NRESci Academy Spring Event
- State Livestock Quiz Bowl
- Regional Dog Camp
- State Bio Blitz
- Market lamb, Goat, Swine, Tag Order Opens
- 4-H Senior Forestry State Competition
- STC Meeting
- 4-H Meats Judging
- Officer Slating
- National Life Smarts Competition
- May
- June
- July
- August
- Market lamb, Goat, Swine, Tag & Co-tag Order ends
- Market lamb, Goat, Swine, validation ends
- State dairy cow camp
- SJLB Careers Trip
- 4-H Camp Canine
- KY Forest, Entomology, and Wildlife Leadership Program
- STC Council Meeting
- Teen Conference
- State 4-H Livestock Judging
- Bio Blitz Starts 1, ends 31
- State Communications Day
- 4-H NRESci Summer Event
- State Juntos Academy
- State BBQ Contest
- State 4-H Dog Show
- Culinary Challenge
- KY State Fair
- Program Years Ends August 31
- September
- October
- November
- December
- SRTLC
- 4-H Program Year begins
- 4-H NRESci Fall Retreat
- KY 4-H Shooting Sports State Competition
- State Teen Council Meeting
- State BioBlitz month
- Master Clothing Volunteer Training
- North American International Livestock Exposition
- National 4-H Congress
- National Dairy Judging
- State 4-H Achievement Program Deadline
- Agents PYD Conference
