Tarrant County 4-H Calendar

Please save this link for the 2026-2027 Tarrant County 4-H Calendar of Events. This document will be updated continuously throughout the year with current information. Please check it regularly!

Contact us with any questions: kate.marshall@ag.tamu.edu

**Please use the calendar as a guide. It may not list ALL dates and deadlines. Check your respective project areas for more details.

Tarrant County 4-H Website: 4-H Home - Tarrant County 4-H - Making the Best Better

Links & Forms: 4-H Links - Tarrant County 4-H - Making the Best Better

Abbreviations:

CYC - County Youth Council

ALA - Adult Leaders Association

TCJLS - Tarrant County Junior Livestock Show

• Major Validation Tag Orders, July 20 - August 31
• West Texas, ETX State Fair, HOT Fair (Waco), State Fair (Dallas) Entries DUE, August 12 by 5 p.m. @Extension Office
• Club Manager Training, August 27, 6:30 p.m. @Extension Office

• Major Validation Tag LATE Orders, September 1-11
• Office Closed, September 7 - Labor Day
• CYC Club Officer Training, September 28, 6:30 p.m. @Extension Office
• ALA Meeting, September 28, 6:30 p.m. @Extension Office

• Tarrant County Food Challenge Registration CLOSES, October 1, 5 p.m.
• District IV Green Jacket Academy, October 3, @Grayson College
• Quilts of Valor Sewing Event, October 4, 2-4:30 p.m., @Diamond Hill Community Center
• 4-H Day at the Rattlers, October 4, @Dickies Arena
• Tarrant County 4-H Food Challenge Contest, October 8, 6 p.m. @Extension Office
• National 4-H Week, October 4-10
• Major Livestock Validation, October 17, @Keller Ag Barn
• Shootings Sports Coaches Training, October 24, @Bowie County Courthouse
• District Food Challenge & FCH Quiz Bowl, October 30, @Hopkins County Civic Center

• Texas 4-H Foundation Opportunity Scholarship OPENS, November 1, via Foundation website
• CYC & ALA Meetings, November 16, 6:30 p.m. @Extension Office
• Office Closed, November 26- Happy Thanksgiving!
• Office Closed, November 27 - Happy Thanksgiving!

• County Talent Showcase, December 10, @6:00 p.m. @Meadowbrook United Methodist Church
• Office Closed, December 24 - Happy Holidays!
• Office Closed, December 25 - Happy Holidays!

• Office Closed, January 1 - Happy New Year!
• Tarrant County 4-H Food Show, TBD
• Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Parade, January 16, 10 a.m. @Extension Office
• Office Closed, January 18, Martin Luther King Day
• CYC & ALA Meetings, January 25, 6:30 p.m. @Extension Office

• Office Closed, February 15 - Presidents Day

• Tarrant County Roundup & Fashion Contests, TBD
• CYC & ALA Meetings, March 22, 6:30 p.m. @Extension Office
• Office Closed, March 26 - Good Friday

• District IV Roundup, TBD
• District IV Shooting Sports, April 24, @Texarkana

• District 4 Livestock Judging, May 1, @College Station
• CYC & ALA Meetings (Officer Elections), May 24, 6:30 p.m. @Extension Office
• Office Closed, May 31- Memorial Day

• Tarrant County 4-H Record Books DUE, June 1 @Extension Office before 5 p.m.
• ALA Scholarship Applications DUE, June 1 @Extension Office before 5 p.m.
• Tarrant County 4-H Record Book Judging, June 3 (& 4 if needed), @Extension Office
• State 4-H Roundup, June 7-11, @College Station
• Office Closed, June 18 - Juneteenth
• County Award Interviews, June 28, @Extension Office

• Office Closed, July 5 - Happy Independence Day!
• County 4-H Awards & Recognition Night, Time/Location TBD