48 Hrs of 4-H

When: October 12-13, 2024

What: Join us this fall in seeing just how much we can give back to our communities! The weekend after National 4-H Week, is the perfect opportunity to setup a service project. Invite your friends, clubs, adult volunteers and 4-H Alums too! Find all the information HERE and start planning your projects. Please register your projects and then follow up with a report so we know about all the great things that happened across the state. 48 Hours of 4-H is the perfect compliment to #InspireKidstoDo

Who: 4-H Members, 4-H Clubs, Friends, Adult Volunteers, Parents, 4-H Alumni, Partnerships, Community Organizations, Potential 4-H Families

Dog Conference & Quiz Bowl

When: October 21-22, 2023

Registration Deadline: October 1, 2023 - Registration Link

What: Kansas 4-H Dog Conference and Quiz Bowl

Who: The educational sessions are open to youth and adults interested in the Kansas 4-H Dog project. To participate in the quiz bowl and public speaking 4-H enrollment is required.

Draft Agenda

Fees:

$155 - Saturday & Sunday
$80 - Sunday only

Kansas Youth Leadership Forum (KYLF)

When: November 23-24, 2024

Registration Deadline: October 15, 2024 - Registration Link

Where: Rock Springs 4-H Center

Who: Youth 14-18 years of age by January 1, 2024

Fee: $200 and additional optional $50 for Friday overnight and breakfast

Build your leadership skills and potential through workshops, consulting groups, inspirational speakers and more. In addition, the 2024 State 4-H Youth Leadership Council will be elected and up to six National 4-H Conference delegates will be selected through an interview process at KYLF.

All Info can be found HERE!

Horse Panorama

When: Saturday & Sunday, February 22-23, 2025

Registration Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2025

Where: Rock Springs Ranch, Junction City, KS

Who: Youth 14-18 years of age by January 1, 2025

Fee: TBA

Horse Panorama is a compilation of various contests related to the Horse Project. Contests include: Horse Bowl, Hippology, presentations, photography, design and more. Registration will be completed via Qualtrics.

Check the Panorama webpage for schedules, contest rules, and registration information.

Citizenship in Action (CIA)

When: February 16-17, 2025

Where: Topeka KS - Hotel Topeka at City Center (formerly Capitol Plaza)

What: Would you like to have more influence in laws and rules that affect your life? Then you’ll want to go to Kansas 4-H Citizenship in Action! This two day event is sponsored by the State 4-H Youth Leadership Council. The purpose of the event is for Kansas youth to learn how the state legislative process works and how their voice and participation in decision-making can make a difference in their local communities. The legislative visit will not only familiarize youth with the capitol building, but will also show them how they can affect the legislative process.

Who: Youth 13-18 years of age by January 1, 2025

Registration Deadline: Friday, January 24, 2025

Check the CIA event page as it is updated with schedules and registration information.

Kansas Junior Producer Days

K-State Junior Beef Producer Day - even years only!

When: TBD (March 2026)

Cost: TBD

Registration must be RECEIVED TBD by to receive a t-shirt
Both youth & adults attending need to register

Online Registration:

K-State Junior Sheep Producer Day - even years only!

When: TBD (March 2026)

Cost: TBD

Registration must be RECEIVED by TBD to receive a t-shirt
Both youth & adults attending need to register

Online Registration:

K-State Junior Swine Producer Day - odd years only!

When: Saturday, March 1st, 2025

Cost: $20/person by February 5th ($25/person after February 5th)

Registration must be RECEIVED by February 5th to receive a t-shirt
Both youth & adults attending need to register

Online Registration: http://bit.ly/ksuasiregister

K-State Junior Meat Goat Producer Day - odd years only!

When: Saturday, March 22nd, 2025

Cost: $20/person by February 26th ($25/person after February 26th)

Registration must be RECEIVED by February 26th to receive a t-shirt
Both youth & adults attending need to register

Online Registration: http://bit.ly/ksuasiregister

Discovery Days

When: June 4-6, 2025

Who: Youth ages 13-18 years of age by January 1, 2025

Cost: TBA

Registration: Click Here - Open TBD

Agenda: TBD (2025 Tentative Agenda Click Here)

Discovery Days objectives:

Help youth learn new ideas, techniques, and skills they can use personally and in their 4-H clubs or groups and communities
Give youth in-depth training through hands-on educational sessions from content and youth development experts
Prepare youth to make informed decisions about their careers and college path
Enhance personal growth by giving opportunities to develop responsibility, confidence, independence, accountability, problem-solving, decision-making, and time management skills
Help youth meet new people and make new friends from different places and with different backgrounds from across the state
Provide an opportunity for youth to experience the KState campus and its wealth of resources
Develop college and career readiness skills which prepare participants academically and socially for a successful transition to college and life as an adult

Kansas Horse Judging Contest

When: March 21, 2025

Registration Deadline: March 7th, 2025

Fee: $25.00

The State 4-H Horse Judging is scheduled for Friday, March 21st at the Saline County Expo Center in Salina, KS. The KSU Horse Judging Contest provides youth an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of equine-related subject matter, including structure and movement, in a competitive setting. The contest awards are available to all Kansas 4-H members aged 9-18.

Information will be posted on the webpage at https://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/contests/horse-judging/docs/4-H%20HorseJudging%20Rules.2025.pdf.

Kansas State Fair

September 5-14, 2025!

Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS)

When: TBD 2025

Where: Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS

Registration Deadline: TBD by 11:59pm (Entries can still be made TBD but the fees double!)

For more information, please check out the Kansas Junior Livestock Show website at http://www.kjls.net/