Fair Edition 2025

All signs point to the York County Fair

Project Entry Tags and Exhibitor Shirts are available for pick-up at the Office.

Clover Kids will NOT have entry cards until Clover Kid entry night.

2025 4-H Food Stand

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Each 4-H Family needs to sign up for one time slot to work. If you have availability to work more than one shift, please feel free to do so! Thank you!

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Attention 4-H Families:

There are still a LOT of openings in the 4-H Food stand. Remember, each 4-H family is expected to work at least one shift. THe Food Stand is the main fundraiser for York County's 4-H program dna directly supports opportunities for 4-Her's. It's also a powerful way for members to live out our 4-H pledge - "putting our hands to larger service."

Please sign up for a shift where you can!

4-H Family Pie Donation

Each 4-H Family is asked to furnish at least ONE pie (two pies would be even better) for the 4-H Food Stand during the fair. These pies support the 4-H Council Food Stand.

It is asked that the pies be 9 inches in size and FRUIT PIES (ONLY), nothing that needs to be refrigerated. Please plan to furnish pies according to the following schedule:

Bring pies to the 4-H Food Stand by LAST NAME:

Thursday, July 31st......................A - G

Friday, August 1st........................H - P

Saturday, August 2nd..................Q - Z

Pre-sale starts Monday, July 21st! Get your cup for $8!

Interview Judging Sign-Ups

It is recommended, but not required, for youth to participate in interview judging. Interviewing is a great option if you want to share with the judge more about why and how you completed your project. Interviews are set for 15 minutes and we ask that you share no more than 2 projects during that time frame; 10 minutes will be for interviews with the last 5 minutes being for judging of projects/scoring. You are more than welcome to sign up for multiple judging areas.

Below, please find the direct links that will take you to the sign-ups. Please click on the area that you are interested in signing up for. If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Extension Office.

4-H Clothing Day and Modeling (Friday, July 25th)

Quilts and Barn Quilts (Friday, July 25th)

Photography Level 1 (Tuesday, July 29th)

Photography Level 2/3 (Tuesday, July 29th)

Family Consumer Science: Human Development, Consumer Management, Leadership, Citizenship, Heritage & Personal Development (Tuesday, July 29th)

Visual Arts Themes & Mediums (Tuesday, July 29th)

Design Decisions & Heirloom Treasures (Tuesday, July 29th)

Design My Place & Celebrate Arts (Tuesday, July 29th)

WORKSHOP Items (Door Mat, Coasters, Yardzee, Mosaics, etc.) entering in Home Environment ONLY (Tuesday, July 29th)

Foods 101 - Brownies, Muffins, Granola Bar, Snack Mix (Wed, July 30th)

Foods 101 - Cookies, No Bake Cookies, Cereal Bar/Cookie (Wed, July 30th)

Foods 201/301 (Wed, July 30th)

Foods 401/Preservation (Wed, July 30th)

Cake & Cookie Decorating (Wed, July 30th)

Woodworking (Wed, July 30th)

Rocket, Science, & Engineering (Wed, July 30th)

Gardening & Herbs (Wed, July 30th)

Flowers (Wed, July 30th)

Environmental Education (Wed, July 30th)

Don't forget to clean-up your livestock area after the show!

There will be a "to-do" list in your packet of what you will be

required to do/clean up at check-out time on Sunday!

4 - Extension Office closed for 4th of July

4 - Count Fair Entry Deadline

18 - Horticulture, Weed, Grass, & Insect ID Contest

18 - Culinary Challenge

25 - 4-H Clothing Day and Quilt Judging

27 - Archery Contest

29 - 4-H Static Entry

29- Bike Rodeo and Casting Contest

29 - Exhibit Judging

29 - Dog Show

30 - 4-H Food Entry

30 - Companion Animal Show

30 - Judging of Ag Hall

30 - Ice Cream Roll Contest

31-Sheep & Goat show

1-Poultry Show

1- Dairy Show

31 - Public Style Revue and Bed Turning (6:15 pm)

1 - Bucket Calf and Beef Show

1 - Rabbit Show

2 - Swine Show

2 - Small Animal Round Robin

2 - Livestock Judging Contest

3 - Large Animal Round Robin

3- Project Pick up

15 - State Fair Static Entries due to Extension Office by 5 pm

20 - State Fair Perishable/Flower Exhibits due to Extension Office by 8 am

Local and State Wide Scholarships

There are multiple scholarships available in York County. Due dates are just around the corner starting in January. Click here to see what is available.

Virtual Opportunities

STEM at Home

Looking for fun STEM activities? Check out our STEM at Home collection offering fun and engaging activities for a variety of grade levels. The lessons are designed to meet the Nebraska State Standards, help youth gain knowledge, and prepare youth for the next grade level. Explore all the activities at 4h.unl.edu/stem-home

We offer a wide variety of adult volunteer opportunities, and we're excited to announce our new training resources designed to better equip our adult volunteers in engaging young people. Explore all of the new volunteer training resources at 4h.unl.edu/volunteer.

Classroom Connection

Whether your classroom is in a school, community center, park, or living room, we know learning needs to be able to happen anywhere. And Nebraska 4-H is ready to help deliver high-quality learning experiences in your classroom wherever it might be.
We’re proud to launch the new 4-H Classroom Connection, a collection of life enrichment experience designed for groups of youth in school classrooms, home school co-ops, afterschool programs, and families looking for supplemental learning experiences. All the programs are supported by a statewide network of positive youth development experts, bringing the education of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln straight to your classroom. 4h.unl.edu/classroom-connection

Link to York County Website

UNL Extension - York County

Tanya Crawford - tanya.crawford@unl.edu

Jenny Rees - jrees2@unl.edu

Amanda Hackenkamp - amanda.hackenkamp@unl.edu

Macee Parrish - macee.parrish@unl.edu

Laurie Linabery - llinabery2@unl.edu

Email: york-county@unl.edu
Website: https://york.unl.edu
Location: 2345 North Nebraska Avenue, York, NE, USA
Phone: (402) 362-5508
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unlextensionyork/?ref=bookmarks

Link to 4-H & Extension Facebook Page

Link to 4-H & Extension Instagram Page

Virtual Home Learning

Looking for virtual or at-home educational resources? We’ve got your covered! Nebraska 4-H offers a variety of live virtually-guided opportunities, on-demand and self-paced experiences, and activity guides. These resources are perfect for school classrooms, after-school programs, clubs, home school co-ops, and families looking for supplemental learning experiences. Check out all of our virtual and at-home learning resources at 4h.unl.edu/virtual-home-learning.

Virtual Field Trip

Join Nebraska 4-H as we go on-site to learn more about science, agriculture, technology, and more! Virtual Field Trips offer facility tours, educational experiences, and additional resources for teachers. Virtual Field Trips are perfect for youth in 7th-12th grades. Each session will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing. Youth do not need to be 4-H members to participate. Click on this link for more information on virtual field trips 4h.unl.edu/virtual-field-trips.

Fair Edition 2025

All signs point to the York County Fair