JANUARY
1 Office Closed – New Year’s Day Observance
3 Junior Fair Board Meeting – 5:30 p.m.
15 Office Closed – Martin Luther King Day Observance
15 Ohio State Fair Market Beef DNA Kits Due
17 4-H Volunteer Kickoff – 4 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center (registration required)
18 Camp Counselor Meeting – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
20 4-H Volunteer Kickoff – 9 a.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center (registration required)
23 4-H Volunteer Kickoff – 5 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center (registration required)
25 4-H Volunteer Kickoff – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center (registration required)
27 State 4-H Horse Advisor Training https://ohio4h.org/events/state-4-h-horse-volunteeradvisor-training
30 New 4-H Volunteer Kickoff (brand new volunteers only) – 5 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
FEBRUARY
2 Junior Leaders Meeting – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
6 4-H Equine Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
7 Junior Fair Board Meeting – 5:30 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
9 Junior Fair Turkey Poult Orders Due – 5 p.m. https://go.osu.edu/turkeys2024
9 Ohio 4-H Conference Registration Due https://ohio4h.org/events/ohio-4-h-conference
10 4-H Open House – 9 to 11 a.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
10 Cloverbud Advisor Training – 11:30 a.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
18-19 Camp Counselor Lock-In, Holmes Fairgrounds
19 Quality Assurance Test Out – 9 a.m. to Noon, Ramser 4-H Activity Center
22-23 Winter Shooting Sports Instructor Training – 4-H Camp Ohio https://ohio4h.org/families/members/events-opportunties/shooting-sports/state-training
23 4-H Family Night at the Columbus Blue Jackets – Nationwide Arena
MARCH
1 Junior Leaders Meeting – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
2 New 4-H Family Orientation – 9:30 a.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
2 Cloverbud Advisor Training – 11:30 a.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
2 State 4-H Equine Communications Contest – 9 a.m., Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center https://ohio4h.org/events/state-4-h-horse-communications-contest-0
2 State 4-H Hippology/Judging/Quiz Bowl Clinic – 12:30 p.m., Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center https://ohio4h.org/events/ohio-4-h-hippologyjudginghorse-bowl-clinic
3-9 Ohio 4-H Week
5 4-H Equine Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
6 Junior Fair Turkey Poult Pick-Up – 2 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
6 Junior Fair Board Meeting – 5:30 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
7 East Knox Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., East Knox High School
9 Ohio 4-H Conference – Greater Columbus Convention Center
12 1st and 2nd Year Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
14 Cloverbud Activity – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
15 4-H Enrollment Deadline
15-17 Ohio Beef Expo – Ohio Expo Center
19 4-H Officer Training – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
21 1st and 2nd Year Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
21 Camp Counselor Meeting – 6 p.m., OSU Extension Office
22 Enrollment Changes Deadline – 5 p.m., OSU Extension Office
29 Market Beef and Market Dairy Steer Pictures Due Uploaded to 4-H Online 2.0 by Noon
APRIL
1 Junior Fair Tag Orders Due for Market Hogs
1 Knolmes 4-H Camp Registration Opens
2 4-H Equine Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
3 Junior Fair Market Hog Tag Pick Up – 5 to 8 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
3 Junior Fair Board Meeting 5:30 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
4 Knolmes 4-H Camp Open House – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
5 Junior Leaders Meeting – 6:00 p.m. – Ramser 4-H Activity Center
5-7 Spring Shooting Sports Instructor Workshop – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp https://ohio4h.org/families/members/events-opportunties/shooting-sports/state-training
6 State 4-H Horse Bowl & Hippology Contest – 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
11 Centerburg Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Centerburg High School
11 Camp Counsellor Meeting – 6:00 p.m. – Trail’s End, Loudonville
11-15 Equine Affair – Ohio Expo Center
13 Cloverbud Activity – 10 a.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
15 Fredericktown Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Fredericktown High School
15 Ohio State Fair Scholarships Due
18 Camp Counselor Meeting – 6:00 p.m. – Ramser 4-H Activity Center
19-20 Camp Counselor Workshop – 4-H Camp Ohio
19-21 Forestry Wildlife Conservation Camp – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp
20 Diary Palooza – Mahoning County Fairgrounds, Canfield
22 Junior Fair Broiler Orders Due
22 Camp Scholarship Application Due
30 Camp Counsellor Meeting – 6:00 p.m. – Trail’s End, Loudonville
MAY
1 Knolmes 4-H Camp Registration Closes
1 Market Hogs, Market Lambs, Market Goats Animal ID Pictures & Information Uploaded to 4-H Online 2.0 by Noon
1 Junior Fair Board Meeting – 5:30 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
1 Equine Animal ID Pictures/Information, PAS Forms and Lease Agreements Uploaded to 4-H Online 2.0 by Noon
1 Llama/Alpaca Animal ID Pictures & Information Uploaded to 4-H Online 2.0 by Noon
3 Junior Leaders Meeting – 6:00 p.m. – Ramser 4-H Activity Center
7 4-H Equine Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
9 Danville Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Danville High School
10 Junior Fair Entries Open through May 31
13 Mount Vernon Quality Assurance – 6 p.m., Mount Vernon High School
16 Camp Counsellor Meeting – 6 p.m. – Trail’s End, Loudonville
22 Cloverbud Activity – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
24-25 Last Counselors Training Weekend – 4-H Camp Ohio
27 Office Closed – Memorial Day Observance
30 Junior Fair Broiler Pick – Up – 1 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
30 In-Person Junior Fair Entries – 1 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
31 Junior Fair Entries Due (No Late Entries)
JUNE
1 Dairy Market Feeder & Beef Feeder Tagging & Weigh-In – 8 a.m. to 12 Noon, Knox County Fairgrounds
1 Fredericktown PAS Show, Fredericktown Horse Park
1 Quality Assurance Deadline
1 Dog Paperwork Due
3 Final Counselor Meeting – Holmes County Fairgrounds 5:00-9:00 p.m.
3-7 Junior Fair Entry Check by Appointment
4 4-H Equine Advisory Committee Meeting – 7 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
5-9 Knolmes 4-H Camp – 4-H Camp Ohio, St. Louisville
5 Junior Fair Board Meeting – 5:30 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
7 Dairy Market Feeder & Beef Feeder Animal ID Pictures & Information Uploaded to 4-H Online 2.0 by 12 Noon
7-9 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
8 Cloverbud Day Camp – 4-H Camp Ohio, St. Louisville
9-14 Camp Canopy – FFA Camp Muskingum
10-12 STEM Camp – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp
12-15 Ohio 4-H Spark EXPO – Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
17-19 Ohio State Dog Show, Ohio State Fairgrounds
18 4-H Still Project Help Night – 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
19 Office Closed – Juneteenth Observance
20 Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Livestock Entries Due
22 Market Rabbit Animal ID Pictures & Information uploaded to 4-HOnline 2.0 by Noon
23 PAS Qualifying Show – 9 a.m., Knox County 6Fairgrounds
28 Early Judging – By Appointment Only
29 State Cloverbud Engineering Exhibition – 10-12:00pm, Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
TBD 4-H Dog Judging – Knox County Fairgrounds
JULY
1 Livestock Interview Judging & Skillathon – 1 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
4 Office Closed – Independence Day Observance
5 Junior Leaders Meeting – 6:00 p.m. – Ramser 4-H Activity Center
8 Livestock Interview Judging & Skillathon – 1 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
9 4-H Still Project Judging – 1 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
14-19 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
15 Style Review and Ohio State Fair Awards – 6:30 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
15 State 4-H Horse Judging Contest – Ohio Expo Center https://ohio4h.org/events/4-h-horse-judging-contest
15-19 Ohio State Fair Horse Show – Ohio Expo Center
17 Booth Set-Up & Construction – 3 to 8 p.m., 4-H Booth Building
19 Booth Set-Up & Still Project Drop Off – 4 to 8 p.m., 4-H Booth Building
19-23 Ohio 4-H Sea Camp – Kelley’s Island 4-H Camp
20 Booth Set-Up & Still Project Drop Off – 8 a.m. to Noon, 4-H Booth Building
21 4-H Vegetable and Flower Judging – 8 a.m., 4-H Booth Building
20-27 Knox County Fair
24-Aug 4 Ohio State Fair
AUGUST
4-8 Ohio Military Kids Youth Camp – Kelley’s Island 4-H Camp
24 State 4-H Groom & Clean Contest – Hartford Fairgrounds https://ohio4h.org/events/state-horse-groom-and-clean-contest
SEPTEMBER
2 Office Closed – Labor Day Observance
4 Junior Fair Premium Pick-Up – 3 to 6 p.m., Ramser 4-H Activity Center
6-7 State 4-H Competitive Trail Ride – Caesar Creek State Park https://ohio4h.org/events/state-4-h-horse-competitive-trail-ride-0
13-15 Fall Shooting Sports Instructor Workshop – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp https://ohio4h.org/families/members/events-opportunties/shooting-sports/state-training
17-19 Farm Science Review – Molly Caren Center, London
OCTOBER
6-12 National 4-H Week
NOVEMBER
TBD Year-End Awards Recognition
11 Office Closed – Veterans Day Observance
28-29 Office Closed – Thanksgiving Day Observance
DECEMBER
24-25 Office Closed – Christmas Observance