December
- 12/06 Ohio 4-H Horse Show Judges Clinic – State
- 12/13 Ohio Military Kids Winter Wonderland – State
- 12/21 Shelby County Camp Counselor Meeting (2:00-5:00 pm)
- 12/21 Shelby County Junior Fair Board Meeting
- 12/23-12/31 Extension Office Closed
January 2026
- 1/1 -1/3 Office Closed: New Year’s Day
- 1/1 Market Beef (Steers/Market Heifers) Possession Deadline
- 1/5 Junior Fair Suggestion Forms Due
- 1/9 Market Beef (Steers/Market Heifers) Registrations Due
- 1/11 Market Beef (Steers/Market Heifers) Tag/Weigh In (12:00-1:30 pm)
- 1/_ Junior Fair Livestock Sale Committee Meeting (7:30 pm)
- TBA DNA/EID kits due for Ohio State Fair Market Beef – State
- 1/14-18 Ohio Fair Managers Association 2026 https://ohiofairs.org/register/
- 1/17 Ohio Fair Manager’s Association – Junior Fair Day – State
- 1/18 Shelby County Camp Counselor Meeting (2:00-5:00 pm)
- 1/18 Annual Junior Fair Board Rule Change Meeting (6:00 pm)
- 1/18 Market Beef (Steers/Market Heifers) Tag/Weigh In (12:00-1:30 pm)
- 1/19 Office Closed: MLK Day
- 1/21 Senior Fair Board Meeting (7:00 pm)
- 1/25 Makeup date – Market Beef (Steers/Market Heifers) Tag/Weigh In (12:00-1:30 pm)
- TBD State Horse Advisor Training – State
- TBD MXC registrations due by noon – State
February
- 2/1 4-H Online Re-Enrollment Deadline (Returning Members)
- 2/1 County Deadline for Ohio Achievement Record Submission
- 2/7 CARTEENS (9:00 am -12:00 pm)
- 2/15 Volunteer Background Check Screenings Due – State
- TBA Annual 4-H Volunteer Training (10:00 AM)
- 2/15 Ohio 4-H Scholarship Deadline – State
- 2/15 Shelby County Camp Counselor Meeting (2:00-5:00 pm)
- 2/15 Annual Junior Fair Board Rule Change Meeting (6:00 pm)
- 2/18 Senior Fair Board Meeting (7:00 pm)
- 2/20 Ohio 4-H Conference Registration Due – State
- 2/20-2/22 Winter Shooting Sports Training Workshop – State
- 2/28-3/01 Making eXtreme Counselors (MXC) Workshop – State
March
- 3/7 Horseapalooza (clinic) and Horse Communications Contest – State
- TBA Quality Assurance at Fairgrounds (7:00 pm)
- 3/1 Horse Communications Contest – State
- 3/2-3/8 Ohio 4-H Week – State
- 3/8: Ohio 4-H Conference- State
- TBA Russia Quality Assurance (8:00 pm)
- 3/15 Shelby County Camp Counselor Meeting (2:00-5:00 pm)
- 3/15 Shelby County Junior Fair Board Meeting
- 3/15-3/21 Ohio 4-H Week – State
- 3/21 Ohio 4-H Conference – State
- 3/24-3/29 Citizenship Washington Focus – State
- 3/25-3/29 Ignite by 4-H – State
- TBD Ohio Youth Poultry Clinic (Columbus, OH) – State
- TBD Ohio Youth Poultry Clinic (Wooster, OH) – State
April
- 2/4 CARTEENS (9:00 am -12:00 pm)
- TBA Junior Fair Livestock Sale Committee Meeting (7:30 pm)
- 4/10-4/15 National 4-H Conference – State
- 4/13 Ohio Youth Institute – State
- 4/18 Dairy Palooza – State
- 4/18-4/19 Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Camp – State
- 4/19 Shelby County Camp Counselor Meeting (2:00-5:00 pm)
- 4/19 Senior Fair Board Meeting (7:00 pm)
- 4/19-4/30 Global Immersion Project (Greece) – State
- 4/24-4/26 Spring Shooting Sports Instructor Workshop – State
May
- 5/1 4-H Online Enrollment Deadline (New Members)
- TBA Forestry Wildlife Conservation Camp
- 5/3 Market Goat & Market Lamb Tag In/Optional Weigh In (12:00-2:00 pm)
- 5/3 Feeder Calf Tag Pick Up & Vaccination Paperwork Check (1:00-2:00 pm)
- 5/3 Swine Tags (12:00-2:00 pm)
- 5/15 Swine & Feeder Calf ID Photos Due on FairEntry
- 5/15 4-H Event Youth Assistant Applications Due – State
- 5/17 Shelby County Camp Counselor Meeting (2:00-5:00 pm)
- 5/17 Junior Fair Board Meeting (6:00 pm)
- 5/20 Senior Fair Board Meeting (7:00 pm)
- 5/25 4-H Office Closed: Memorial Day
June
- 6/1 Junior Fair Entries Due in FairEntry
- 6/1 Quality Assurance Deadline
- 6/1 Horse IDs and Vaccination Records Due in FairEntry
- 6/01-6/05 State 4-H Leadership Camp
- 6/03-6/06 Shelby County 4-H Camp
- 6/05-6/07 Adaptive Adventures Camp
- 6/09 State Achievement Awards Banquet
- 6/11-6/13 Spark EXPO
- 6/12-6/14 Shooting Sports Camp – Junior
- 6/20 Rabbit Tattooing (8:00-10:00 am)
- 6/21-6/27 National Shooting Sports Championships
- 6/29-7/1 STEM Camp at Canters Cave
- TBD Cloverbud Engineering Adventure
- TBD Poultry Judging and Avian Bowl Contests
- TBD Space Adventure Camp
July
- 7/12-7/17 Shooting Sports Camp – Senior
- 7/18-7/21 Sea Camp
- 7/14-8/8 Ohio 4-H Livestock Skillathons
- 7/20-7/24 Shelby County Fair Pre-Fair Judging
- 7/26–8/1 Shelby County Fair
- 7/29-8/9 Ohio State Fair
- TDB OSU State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
August
- 8/02 Ohio 4-H Food Challenge
- 8/29 Horse Groom and Clean State Event
- TBD Ohio 4-H Poultry Judging and Avian Bowl
September
- 9/11-9/12 Horse Competitive Tail Ride
- 9/22-9/24 Farm Science Review
- 9/27-10/01 National 4-H Dairy Conference
- TBD Urban Immersion Project (Washington, DC)
October
- 10/02-10/04 Fall Shooting Sports Instructor Workshop
- 10/04-10/10 National 4-H Week
- TBD Celebration of Youth
