Chautauqua County 4-H Calendar of Events 2024

*All dates are subject to change until finalized by 4-H Council.*

January
10 4-H Council-Sedan
15 Martin Luther King Jr Day—Offices Closed
19 SE Regional Project Award Screening, Fredonia
27 Horse Panorama, Salina

February
1 Enrollment Deadline for Exhibiting at the county fair
1 Citizenship in Action Registration Deadline
14 4-H Council – Sedan
16 CQ County Club Day/Favorite Foods Entries Due
18-19 Citizenship in Action—Topeka
24 County Club Days/Favorite Foods Show — Sedan

March
1 State 4-H Scholarships Applications Due
2 KSU Jr Beef Producer Days—Manhattan
16 KSU Jr Sheep Producer Days—Manhattan
23 Regional 4-H Club Days—Madison
24 Market Beef Weigh In—Sedan
29 Good Friday—Extension Offices Closed

April
1 CQ County 4-H Scholarship and Cord Applications Due
10 4-H Council
26-27 Market Hog, Lamb and Goat Weigh In-Sedan
27 Spring Beef Show

May
1 Project Drop/Add Deadline
1 State Nominations Due for Market Beef
12 Fun Fish Clinic—Sedan
27 Memorial Day—Extension Offices Closed
29-31 Discovery Days—Manhattan

June
1 Horse ID’s Due
1 Spring Small Animal Livestock Show-Sedan
2-7/16 4-H Camp—Rock Springs
5-7 Discovery Days, Manhattan
12 4-H Council
15 State Nominations Due for Commercial Heifer,
Market Hogs, Lambs and Meat Goats
TBA SE Area Ag Contests—Yates Center
TBA SE Area 4-H Youth Challenge Day—Emporia
TBA KSU Animal Science Leadership Academy
TBA Citizenship Washington Focus
29 Fairgrounds Clean Up

July
4 Independence Day – Extension Offices Closed
12 CQ County Fair Entries Due
12 Skillathon—Extension Office
12 Premium Sale Requirements Due to Office
15 Kansas State Fair Market Livestock Entries Due
17-20 Elk County 4-H Fair—Howard
20 Fashion Revue—Cedar Vale
20 Fairgrounds Clean Up – Sedan
22 CQ Horse Show—Sedan
24 CQ County Market Livestock Weigh In—Sedan
24-27CQ County Fair—Sedan

August
14 4-H Council
11-17 Inter-State Fair and Rodeo- Coffeyville
15 Kansas Junior Livestock Show Entries Due
17-18 (Tentative) State 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes

September
2 Labor Day-Extension Offices Closed
6-15 Kansas State Fair -Hutchinson
20 Record Books and Pin Applications Due
27-29 Kansas Junior Livestock Show-Hutchinson

October
1 Beginning of New 4-H Year
9 4-H Council
6-12 National 4-H Week
12-13 48 Hours of 4-H
19 4-H Bingo Fundraiser

November
TBA Kansas 4-H Leadership Weekend
TBA County 4-H Achievement Banquet and Supporters’ Appreciation Dinner