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 – Tuesdays & Thursdays in May at Izaak Walton League, N6491 Co Rd K, Fond du Lac

• Dates: May 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, & 28
• Cost: $2.00 per night for each session
• Parents are encouraged to stay for the classes to assist our certified shooting sports leaders. Attendance at the first class is particularly important for receiving essential instructions and background information.
• Call to Action: We are in need of more shooting sports volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Tracy at (920) 906-4625 or email tracy.keifenheim@wisc.edu 
• For any questions about the shooting sports program, please reach out to Dwight Paulin at 920-922-9805.

Small Animal Project Meeting

Sunday, April 19, at 3:00 pm at Rolling Meadows Golf Course in the barn

Educational Opportunity

Volunteer Lori Quackenboss will be hatching silkie chicks at Ascension Lutheran Church (901 Cty Rd V, FDL) and there are several opportunities to be involved:

• Egg Candling – Check for viable eggs on May 7th at 6:00pm. Members in Small Animal projects can earn 1 educational point by attending the egg candling. Attendees are responsible for submitting their points.
• Hatching Day – Come (hopefully) see some of the chicks hatch on May 15th between 11am-12:30pm or 6-6:30pm
• All potential chicks are spoken for at this time. If you have any questions, contact Lori at 920-517-8172.