4-H Calendar (updated 2/23/2025)

 

JANUARY

Office Closed – New Year’s Day Observance 

8  Junior Fair Board Meeting – 6 to 7:30 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

15  Ohio State Fair Market Beef DNA/EID Kits Due

20  Office Closed – Martin Luther King Day Observance 

21  4-H Volunteer Kickoff – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center (registration required)

22  4-H Volunteer Kickoff – 5 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center (registration required)

23  Camp Counselor Meeting – 6 p.m., Holmes County Fairgrounds (Fairgrounds at Harvest Ridge)

25  4-H Volunteer Kickoff – 9 a.m.., Ramser 4-H Activity Center (registration required)

25  State 4-H Horse Advisor Training: https://ohio4h.org/events/state-4-h-horse-volunteeradvisor-training

27  4-H Volunteer Kickoff – 4 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center (registration required)

30  New 4-H Volunteer Kickoff (brand new volunteers only) – 5 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

30  Making eXtreme Counselor Registration Due – Noon

31  Junior Fair Turkey Poult Orders Due – https://go.osu.edu/2025turkeypool

 

FEBRUARY

4  4-H Equine Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

5  Junior Fair Board Meeting – 6 to 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

7  Junior Leaders Meeting – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

7  Ohio 4-H Conference Registration Due

13  Cloverbud Activity Night – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

15  4-H Open House & Project Fair  – 9 to 11 a.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

15  4-H Scholarship Applications due online Ohio 4-H Scholarships | Ohio 4-H Youth Development

16-17  Camp Counselor Lock-In – Ramser 4-H Activity Center

17  Quality Assurance Test-Out – 9 a.m. to Noon, OSU Extension Office

22-23  Making eXtreme Counselor Workshop – Ohio Nationwide & Farm Bureau 4-H Center, Columbus

23  4-H Family Night at the Columbus Blue Jackets – Nationwide Arena

 

MARCH

1  State 4-H Equine Communications Contest – 9 a.m., OSU, Animal Science Building

https://ohio4h.org/events/state-4-h-horse-communications-contest-0

1   State 4-H Hippology/Judging/Quiz Bowl Clinic – 12:30 p.m., OSU Animal Science Building

https://ohio4h.org/events/ohio-4-h-hippologyjudginghorse-bowl-clinic

2-8  Ohio 4-H Week

4  4-H Equine Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

5  Junior Fair Turkey Poult Pick-Up – 2 to 5 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

5  Junior Fair Board Meeting – 5 to 6:30 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

7  Junior Leaders Meeting – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

8  Ohio 4-H Conference – Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus

11  East Knox Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., East Knox High School

13-16  Ohio Beef Expo – Ohio Expo Center, Columbus

13  Cloverbud Activity – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

17 4-H Enrollment Deadline

19  Camp Counselor Meeting – 6 p.m., OSU Extension Office

22  Ryan’s Case for Smiles Community Service Project – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

24  Enrollment Changes Deadline – 5 p.m., OSU Extension Office

25  1st & 2nd Year Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

28  Market Beef and Market Dairy Steer Pictures Due by Noon

31  Knolmes 4-H Camp Registration Opens

31  Junior Fair Tag Orders Due for Market Hogs, Dairy Market Feeders (vaccinations as well), Beef Feeders

31  4-H Officer Training – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

 

APRIL

1   4-H Equine Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

2  Junior Fair Board Meeting – 4:30 to 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

2  Junior Fair Market Hog, Dairy Market Feeder, Beef Feeder Tag/Vaccination Pick Up – 5 to 7 p.m.,

Ramser 4-H Activity Center

3  Centerburg Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Centerburg High School

4  Junior Leaders Meeting – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

4-5  Camp Counselor Workshop – 4-H Camp Ohio, St. Louisville

4-5  Spring Shooting Sports Instructor Workshop – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp

https://ohio4h.org/families/members/events-opportunties/shooting-sports/state-training

5  New 4-H Family Orientation – 9:30 a.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

5  State 4-H Horse Bowl & Hippology Contest – 8:30 a.m., Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center

https://ohio4h.org/events/state-4-h-horse-bowl-contest https://ohio4h.org/events/state-4-h-hippology-contest-0

9  Camp Counselor Meeting – 6 p.m., Trail’s End, Loudonville

10  1st & 2nd Year Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

10-13  Equine Affair – Ohio Expo Center, Columbus

12  Cloverbud Event – 10 a.m., Pheasant’s Forever Youth Day, Campbell Sportsman’s Club, Howard

14  Fredericktown Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Fredericktown High School

19  Diary Palooza – Mahoning County Fairgrounds, Canfield

https://ohio4h.org/statewide-programs/animal-sciences/dairy/dairy-events

23  Junior Fair Broiler Orders Due

24  Camp Counselor Meeting – 6 p.m., Trail’s End, Loudonville

30  Knolmes 4-H Camp Registration Closes

 

MAY

1  Market Hogs, Market Lambs, Market Goats, Dairy Market Feeder Animal ID Pictures & Information Due by Noon

1  Equine Animal ID Pictures/Information, PAS Forms and Lease Agreements Due by Noon

1  Llama/Alpaca Animal ID Pictures, Leases & Information Uploaded to 4-H Online 2.0 by Noon

2  Junior Leaders Meeting – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

2-4  Forestry Wildlife Conservation Camp – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp

https://ohio4h.org/camp/forestry-and-wildlife-conservation-camp

6  4-H Equine Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

7  Camp Counselor Meeting – 6 p.m., Trail’s End, Loudonville

7  Junior Fair Board Meeting – 5:30 to 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

8  Danville Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Danville High School

9  Junior Fair Entries Open through May 30

12  Mount Vernon Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Mount Vernon High School

20  Cloverbud Activity Night – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

26  Office Closed – Memorial Day Observance 

29  In-Person Junior Fair Entries – 3 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

30  Junior Fair Entries Due (No Late Entries)

JUNE

1  Quality Assurance Deadline

1  Dog Paperwork Due

1  Beef Feeder Animal ID Pictures & Information Due by 12 Noon

2  Final Camp Counselor Meeting – 5 to 9 p.m., Holmes County Fairgrounds

2-7  Junior Fair Entry Check by Appointment

3  4-H Equine Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

5  Junior Fair Broiler Pick–Up – 1 to 5 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

5  Junior Fair Board Meeting/Workday – 1 to 5 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

5-9  Knolmes 4-H Camp – 4-H Camp Ohio, St. Louisville

7   Cloverbud Day Camp – 4-H Camp Ohio, St. Louisville

8-13  Camp Canopy – FFA Camp Muskingum

12-15  Ohio 4-H Spark EXPO – Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center

https://ohio4h.org/workforce-development/4-h-spark-expo

13  Junior Fair Board Workday – 1 to 6 p.m., Knox County Fairgrounds

13-15 Junior Shooting Sports Camp (Grades 3-6) – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp

https://ohio4h.org/families/members/events-opportunties/shooting-sports/4-h-shooting-ed-camp

16  Junior Fair Board Workday – 9 a.m. to 12 Noon, Knox County Fairgrounds

17  4-H Still Project Help Night – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

19  Office Closed – Juneteenth Observance

21  4-H Dog Judging – TBD, Knox County Fairgrounds

21  Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Livestock Entries Due-  Postmark Deadline 1PM

21  Market Rabbit Animal ID Pictures & Information Due by Noon

22  PAS Qualifying Show – 9 a.m., Knox County Fairgrounds

23  Early Judging – By Appointment Only

24  Skillathon Practice – 4 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

26  Skillathon Practice – 5 to 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

27  Junior Fair Board Workday – 1 to 6 p.m., Knox County Fairgrounds

28  Skillathon Practice – 9 to 11 a.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

29-July 1  STEM Camp – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp

https://4hcanterscave.osu.edu/events/calendar/specialty-camps/4-h-stem-camp

30 4-H Still Project Judging – 1 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

TBD  State Cloverbud Engineering Exhibition – 10-12:00 pm, Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center

 

JULY

1  Skillathon Practice – 6 to 8 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

Office Closed – Independence Day Observance 

7  Junior Fair Board Workday – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Knox County Fairgrounds

7  Style Review, Ohio State Fair & Still Project Awards – 6:00 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

8  Livestock Interview Judging & Skillathon – 3 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

9  Livestock Interview Judging & Skillathon – 3 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

10  CES Junior Fair Breakfast – 8 a.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

10  Livestock Interview Judging & Skillathon – 3 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

13-18  Senior Shooting Sports Camp (Grades 7-12) – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp

https://ohio4h.org/families/members/events-opportunties/shooting-sports/4-h-shooting-ed-camp

14  Junior Fair Board Meeting – 1 to 5 p.m.

14  State 4-H Horse Judging Contest – 12 p.m., Ohio Expo Center, Columbus

https://ohio4h.org/events/4-h-horse-judging-contest

14-18  Ohio State Fair Junior Horse Show – Ohio Expo Center, Columbus

14-18  Ohio 4-H Sea Camp – Kelley’s Island 4-H Camp

16  Booth Set-Up & Construction – 3 to 8 p.m., 4-H Booth Building

17  Booth Set-Up & Construction – 8 a.m. to Noon, 4-H Booth Building

17  Junior Fair Board Meeting – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Knox County Fairgrounds

17  ALL DUNF Forms are Due by NOON

18  Booth Set-Up & Still Project Drop Off – 4 to 8 p.m., 4-H Booth Building

19  Booth Set-Up & Still Project Drop Off – 8 a.m. to Noon, 4-H Booth Building

20  4-H Vegetable and Flower Judging – 8 a.m., 4-H Booth Building

19-26  Knox County Fair

23-Aug 3  Ohio State Fair

 

AUGUST

3-7  Ohio Military Kids Youth Camp – Kelley’s Island 4-H Camp

23  State 4-H Groom & Clean Contest – Hartford Fairgrounds, Hartford

https://ohio4h.org/events/state-horse-groom-and-clean-contest

 

SEPTEMBER

Office Closed – Labor Day Observance 

4  Junior Fair Premium Pick-Up – 3 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

5-6  State 4-H Competitive Trail Ride – Caesar Creek State Park, Waynesville

https://ohio4h.org/events/state-4-h-horse-competitive-trail-ride-0

21-23  Farm Science Review – Molly Caren Center, London

 

OCTOBER

3  Junior Leaders Meeting – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center

6-12  National 4-H Week

 

NOVEMBER

11  Office Closed – Veterans Day Observance

26-27  Office Closed – Thanksgiving Day Observance 

Year End Awards – TBD

 

DECEMBER

TBD  Market Beef/Market Dairy Steer Tagging and Weigh-In

25-26  Office Closed – Christmas Observance 

Updated 2/23/2025