4-H Calendar

April 3 – Deadline to add/drop projects, email sarah.stevenson@wisc.edu

April 15 – Summer Day Camp Registration Opens in 4-H Online

May 15 – County 4-H Scholarship Applications due

June 17 – Deadline for County Fair entries

July 15-19 – Fond du Lac County Fair

September – Enrollment for 2026-2027 opens

September 8 – Record Books due to office for county awards

September 8 – Nominations for Awards due

September 12 – Record Book Reading day

September 15 – Key Award & Funding Applications due

October 31 – Youth Member & Volunteer Re-enrollment Deadline

January 14 – New Family Orientation

February 28 – Family Learning Day

April 25 – Acrylic Painting & Drawing Workshop

June 15-17 – Foodie Day Camp

June 17 – Foods Revue: Cherries

June 24 – Cloverbud Day Camp: Foodie Camp

June 29-July 1 – Around the World Day Camp

July 22 – Cloverbud Day Camp: Heroes in our Community

July 28-30 – STEM Wizarding Day Camp

August 3-5 – Art Day Camp

August 12 – Cloverbud Day Camp: Art Camp

August 17-19 – Cardboard City Day Camp

August 17-19 – LEGO Day Camp

October 18 – Achievement Program & Awards Banquet

October TBD – Cloverbud Pumpkin Contest

Dairy Judging

Dairy Judging is a great opportunity to help 4-H youth sharpen their skills on decision making, build confidence in public speaking, and building relationships with their peers. We have a few practices scheduled below, with more to be announced at later dates. In addition, the Area Animal Science Days competition will be Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 in Clark County. *Please bring a notebook and a pen or pencil to practice.*

Monday, April 13, 2026 @ 6:30 PM: Westphalia Holsteins, W6301 West Byron Road, Brownsville
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 @ 6:30 PM: Vir-Clar Farms, N5119 County Road K, Fond du Lac

Chad Ryan  920-960-1449
Matthew Kramer  920-838-0201

Jr Holstein Workshop

Saturday, May 2 at 8:30 am at Vir-Clar Farms, N5119 County Road K, Fond du Lac
It will cover nutrition and showmanship for dairy cows and counts as a fair requirement. Contact Karla at kstumpf1@new.rr.com with any questions.

Mandatory Orientation – April 2, 2026 at 5:00pm at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Rec Center
Do not bring dogs to this meeting.

2026 Classes are weekly on Thursdays at 5:00pm at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Rec Center

• April 9, 16, 23, 30
• May 7, 14, 21, 28
• June 4, 11, 18, 25
• July 9
• July 18 (Fair)

Dog Project Rules & Enrollment

Market Livestock Fair Orientation

 March 2, 2026, 7pm at the Fond du Lac Fairgrounds Rec Building

Market Livestock Judging Practices

March 18, 2026, 6-7:30pm at the Fond du Lac County Campus

Additional dates TBD

YQCA – IN PERSON

Saturday, April 4, 2026 – 9:00 a.m., Fond du Lac County at the Fairgrounds

Please register and complete the following requirements by March 28, 2026, if attending in person.

• Sign-in at https://yqcaprogram.org/
• Select your child’s age 
• Select Instructor-Led Training
• Choose the participant, the state, and the correct training led by Sam Pinchart on April 4 
• Pay the $3.00 fee 
• Complete the pretest by March 28, 2026 https://forms.gle/xMjMjtJJkLEu2v6q9

Market Livestock Scholarships

• Market Livestock Scholarship is due April 15, 2026
• Show Camp Grant Application is due April 15, 2026
  • www.fonddulaccountyfair.com —>Exhibitors—>Market Livestock Committee and Project

Market Livestock Self-Identification

• Market beef, market hog, market lamb, and meat goat self-identification submission must be submitted by 11:59 pm on April 15, 2026 (includes breeding stock)
  • www.fonddulaccountyfair.com —>Exhibitors—>Market Livestock Committee and Project

Educational Opportunities

• https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=ZmRsbWFya2V0bGl2ZXN0
• April 21st @ Sheboygan Extension Office
  5pm Beef Nutrition w/Miles Tounyes
  7pm Show-Rite Feed
• May 12th @ 7pm Room 2020/2022 Sheboygan County Extension
  Everyday Care & Feed
• June 16th @ 6pm at Sheboygan County Fair Grounds
  Showman Camp for Swine

2026 Meetings TBD at Izaak Walton League, N6491 Co Rd K, Fond du Lac

Small Animal Project Meeting – Sunday, January 18, at 3:00 pm at Rolling Meadows Golf Course in the barn. This is required for all project members who plan on auctioning or showing this year.