JANUARY
1 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
4 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
1 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