Calendar

 2026-2027 CALENDAR 

Last updated: 8/26/2026

CEO=County Extension Office

SEPTEMBER 2026

TBD -- Grilling Workshop

1 -- Extended Office Hours for Enrollment, 5:00-7:00 PM, CEO

7 -- CEO Closed for Labor Day

7 -- DUE: Quiz Bowl Meeting Sign-Up, 11:59 PM

8 -- Quiz Bowl Info Meeting, 6:00 PM, CEO

7 -- Food Challenge Coaches School, 7:00 PM, CEO

8 -- DUE: RSVP for Clover Connection, 11:59 PM

11 -- DUE: Swine Tag Orders, 11:59 PM, contact Sierra

11 -- 4-H Weekend in Aggieland

12 -- Food Challenge Coaches School, 10:00 AM, CEO

14 -- Clover Connection, 6:00 PM, Housing Authority, Tahoka

14 -- DUE: Quiz Bowl Sign-Up, 11:59 PM

15 -- 4-H Orientation, 6:00 PM, CEO

15 -- Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

16 -- DUE: Record Book Training Sign-Up, 11:59 PM

17 -- Tri-State Fair Horse Quiz Bowl Contest

17 -- Record Book Training, 6:00 PM, CEO

19 -- Tri-State Fair Goat Show

20 -- Tri-State Fair Swine Show

21 -- Tri-State Fair Food Challenge Contest

21 -- Tri-State Fair Archery Contest

21 -- Tri-State Fair Consumer Decision Making Contest

21 -- DUE: Non-Food Entries for South Plains Fair if Kaci is taking them

22 -- Tri-State Fair Public Speaking Contest

24 -- DUE: Food Entries for South Plains Fair if Kaci is taking them, 9:00 AM

25 -- South Plains Fair Starts

25 -- Tri-State Fair Livestock Judging Contest

25 -- State Fair Lamb Show

25 -- DUE: Points Sheets, 11:59 PM

25 -- DUE: Photo Contest, 11:59 PM
25 -- DUE: Hidden Clover Contest, 11:59 PM 

25 -- DUE: Bingo Bash Cards, 11:59 PM

26 -- South Plains Fair Goat Show

27 -- Tri State Fair Livestock Quiz Bowl Contest

27 -- Tri State Fair Ag Robotics Contest

27 -- South Plains Fair Swine Show

27 -- State Fair Goat Show

28 -- State Fair Food Challenge Contest

29 -- State Fair Barrow Show

30 -- State Fair Steer Show (American/British)

OCTOBER 2026

TBD -- Lynn County Food Show

1 -- State Fair Steer Show

1 -- State Fair Swine Show

3 -- South Plains Fair Lamb Show

3 -- South Plains Fair Steer Show

4-10 -- National 4-H Week

5 -- Go Green Day!

5 -- State Fair Livestock Judging Contest

10 -- Lynn County Harvest Festival

10 -- Turtle Races

12 -- State Fair Ag Robotics Contest

12 -- Ambassador Meeting, 6:00 PM, CEO

12 -- County Council Meeting, 6:00 PM, CEO

19 -- Sheep/Goat Validation

19 -- D2 Gold Star Banquet

20 -- Sheep/Goat Validation

20 -- Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

22 -- Practice Food Challenge Contest

24 -- D2 Grilling Games Contest

25 -- DUE: Points Sheets, 11:59 PM

25 -- DUE: Photo Contest, 11:59 PM
25 -- DUE: Hidden Clover Contest, 11:59 PM

25 -- DUE: Bingo Bash Cards, 11:59 PM

27 -- County Council Meeting

29 -- Practice Food Challenge Contest

NOVEMBER 2026

2 -- D2 Food Show

2 -- D2 Consumer Decision Making Contest

3 -- D2 Food Challenge Contest, Levelland

4 -- D2 FCH Quiz Bowl Contest

4 -- D2 Horse Quiz Bowl Contest

4 -- D2 Livestock Judging Contest

4 -- Major Show entry Night, CEO

5 -- 4-H Scholarship Training, 6:00 PM

5 -- DUE: RSVP for Clover Connection, 11:59 PM

7 -- Veteran's Day Program, Lynn County Courthouse

9 -- Clover Connection, 6:00 PM, Housing Authority, Tahoka

11 -- CEO Closed

13-15 -- SPARK, Texas 4-H Center

16 -- Record Book Training #2, 6:00 PM, CEO

17 -- D2 4-H Scholarship Training, 6:00 PM, District Office

17 -- Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

19 -- Swine Validation

20 -- Swine Validation

25 -- DUE: Points Sheets, 11:59 PM

25 -- DUE: Photo Contest, 11:59 PM
25 -- DUE: Hidden Clover Contest, 11:59 PM

25 -- DUE: Bingo Bash Cards, 11:59 PM

26 -- CEO Closed

27 -- CEO Closed

DECEMBER 2025

7 – Carpenter's Kitchen

7 – Hometown Christmas, Tahoka Midi Park

13 – STEM Club, 2-4, Housing Authority

16 – Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

20 – Salvation Army Bell Ringing, 12-2, Market Street

22 – Finger Knitting Workshop, 1:00-3:30 PM, Housing Authority

24 – CEO Closed

25 – CEO Closed

FEBRUARY 2026

TBD – Family Event

3 – Public Speaking Workshop, 5:00 PM @ CEO

5 – San Angelo Stock Show begins

5 – Food 2 Kids Community Service, 5:30 PM

6 – DUE: RSVP for STEM Club, NOON

6 -- Wear Red for Heart Health Day

7 – Fort Worth Stock Show ends

7 – STEM Club, 1:15-2:15 PM @ Moody Planetarium

8 – DUE: San Angelo Stock Show Contest Entries, 11:59 PM

8 – DUE: San Angelo Robotics Contest Entries, 11:59 PM

12 – San Antonio Stock Show begins

12 – San Antonio Food Challenge Contest

15 – DUE: Texas 4-H Foundation Scholarship Applications, 11:59 PM

16 -- Intro to Digital Storyboards, 5:00 PM @ CEO or virtual

17 – Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

19 – San Antonio Ag Robotics Contest

19 – San Angelo Consumer Decision Making Contest

19 – San Angelo Ag Product ID Contest

21 – San Antonio Consumer Decision Making Contest

22 – San Antonio Stock Show Ag Product ID Contest

22 – San Angelo Stock Show ends

22 -- DUE: Duds to Dazzle Sign-Up, 11:59 PM

22 -- DUE: Duds to Dazzle Coaches Sign-Up, 11:59 PM

23 – Duds to Dazzle Coaches School, 5:30 PM @ CEO

24 -- Beginning Sewing Workshop, 5:00 @ CEO

25 – DUE: Points Sheets, 11:59 PM

25 – DUE: Photo Contest, 11:59 PM
25 – DUE: Hidden Clover Contest, 11:59 PM

25 – DUE: Bingo Bash Cards, 11:59 PM

28 – Duds to Dazzle Coaches School, 10:00 AM @ CEO

28 – Lubbock GEAR Trial Run

28 -- Beginning Sewing Workshop

MARCH 2026

1 – San Antonio Stock Show ends

2 – Houston Stock Show begins

5 – DUE: RSVP for Clover Connection, 11:59 PM

7 – Frenship GEAR Trial Run

9 – Clover Connection, 6:00 PM, Housing Authority, Tahoka

13 – Rodeo Austin begins

15 – Rodeo Austin Ag Robotics Contest

17 – Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

17 – Houston Food Challenge Contest

18 – Houston Ag Robotics Contest

18 – Houston Ag Product ID Contest

22 – Houston Stock Show ends

23 – Rodeo Austin Ag Product ID Contest

25 – DUE: Points Sheets, 11:59 PM

25 – DUE: Photo Contest, 11:59 PM
25 – DUE: Hidden Clover Contest, 1159 PM

25 – DUE: Bingo Bash Cards, 11:59 PM

28 – Rodeo Austin ends

APRIL 2026

TBD -- Family Event

11 – San Angelo Ag Robotics Contest

11 – Lubbock GEAR Game Day

15 – DUE: RSVP for STEM Club, 11:59 PM

18 -- STEM Club, 10-12, CEO

18 – Frenship GEAR Game Day

20 – District 2 Fashion Show Contest

20 – District 2 Duds to Dazzle Contest

21 -- Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

25 -- DUE: Points Sheets, 11:59 PM

25 -- DUE: Photo Contest, 11:59 PM
25 -- DUE: Hidden Clover Contest, 11:59 PM

25 – DUE: Bingo Bash Cards, 11:59 PM

27 – District 2 Ed Pres, Talent Showcase & Pub Speaking Con

MAY 2026

7 -- DUE: RSVP for Clover Connection, 11:59 PM

11 -- Clover Connection, 6:00 PM, Housing Authority, Tahoka

11 -- County Council Elections

17 -- Carpenter's Kitchen

19 -- Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

25 -- DUE: Points Sheets, 11:59 PM

25 -- DUE: Photo Contest, 11:59 PM
25 -- DUE: Hidden Clover Contest, 11:59 PM

26 -- Counselors Arrive to D2 Junior Leader Lab

27-29 -- D2 Junior Leader Lab, Floydada

JUNE 2026

1-5 -- Texas 4-H Roundup, College Station

11-13 -- North Region Power Camp, Floydada

16 -- Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

22 -- DUE: Record books to CEO, 5:00 PM

22 -- DUE: Ambassador Applications, 11:59 PM

25 -- Ambassador Interviews, CEO

25 -- Awards Interviews, CEO

25 -- DUE: Points Sheets, 11:59 PM

25 -- DUE: Photo Contest, 11:59 PM
25 -- DUE: Hidden Clover Contest, 11:59 PM

JULY 2026

TBD -- Pool Party

TBD -- Ambassador Training

TBD -- Officer Training

6 -- DUE: District Record Books, 12:00 PM, CEO

9 -- D2 Record Book Judging

19-22 -- Texas 4-H Congress, Austin

21 -- Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

23 -- DUE: Points Sheets, 11:59 PM

25 -- DUE: Photo Contest, 11:59 PM
25 -- DUE: Hidden Clover Contest, 11:59 PM

26 -- Awards Banquet

31 -- DUE: Raffle Tickets & Money, 12:00 PM, CEO

AUGUST 2026

1 -- 28th Annual Golf Tourney, T-Bar Country Club

18 -- Clover Call (virtual) 

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JANUARY 2026

1 -- CEO Closed

1 – Baking Buddies, 2:15 PM @ Ronald McDonald House

3 – O’Donnell Stock Show

3 – Tahoka Stock Show

10 – New Home Stock Show

14-17 -- Lynn County Livestock Show

14-16 – Stock Show Concession Stand

16 – Fort Worth Stock Show begins

16 -- Sheri Gicklhorn Memorial Baked Goods Show

19 – Beginning Sewing Workshop, 10-12, CEO

19 – Beginning Sewing Workshop, 1:30-3, CEO

20 -- Clover Call (virtual), 8:00 PM

21 – San Angelo Stock Show Food Challenge Contest

24 – Lubbock GEAR Kick-Off

25 -- DUE: Points Sheets, 11:59 PM

25 -- DUE: Photo Contest, 11:59 PM
25 -- DUE: Hidden Clover Contest, 11:59 PM

25 – DUE: Bingo Bash Cards, 11:59 PM

26 – Beginning Sewing Workshop, 5-6:30 PM, CEO

27 – Beginning Sewing Workshop, 5-6:30 PM, CEO

30 – Fort Worth Ag Robotics Contest

31 – Frenship GEAR Kick-Off, Wolfforth

 2025-56 YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR 

Last updated: 6/30/2025

AUGUST 2025

Lynn County Golf Tourney--1st Saturday of August

4-H Enrollment opens

SEPTEMBER 2025

Clover Connection

Food Challenge Coaches School

Food Challenge starts

FCH Quiz Bowl starts

Consumer Decision Making starts

Ag Robotics starts

Grilling Workshop/Mock Contest

Lynn County Harvest Festival

Turtle Races @ Harvest Festival

D2 Preparing for the Season

South Plains Fair

State Fair of Texas

Tri-State Fair

OCTOBER 2025

STEM Club Meeting
Family Night at the Corn Maze

Swine, Sheep, & Goat Validation

County Food Show

County Mock Food Challenge Contest

State Fair of Texas

D2 Gold Star Banquet

D2 Grilling Games Contest

National 4-H Week

One Day 4-H

NOVEMBER 2025

Clover Connection

D2 Food Challenge Contest

D2 Food Show

D2 FCH Quiz Bowl

D2 Consumer Decision Making Contest

Livestock: Major Stock Show Sign-Up Days

Ag Robotics Contest in our area

Spark @ Texas 4-H Center

DECEMBER 2025

Local Stock Shows

Christmas is for Kids

County Council Christmas Party

Family Christmas Party

JANUARY 2026

Clover Connection

Local Stock Shows

Leaders 4 Life starts

Lynn County Livestock Show

Concession Stand @ County Stock Show

Baked Goods Show

San Angelo Stock Show

Fort Worth Stock Show

FEBRUARY 2026

Family Event

Duds to Dazzle Coaches School

Storyboard Workshop

Duds to Dazzle Practices start

San Antonio Stock Show

Texas 4-H Foundation Scholarship Applications due

MARCH 2026

Clover Connection

Archery starts

Trap & Skeet starts

D2 Junior Leader Lab Counselor Applications

Texas 4-H Photography Contest

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

Rodeo Austin

APRIL 2026

Family Event

D2 Fashion Show

D2 Duds to Dazzle

D2 Storyboard Contest

D2 Livestock Judging Contest

D2 Photography Contest

Project Leadership Team Sign-Ups

Texas 4-H Foundation Scholarship Interviews

MAY 2026

Clover Connection

Club Officer Elections

Carpenter's Kitchen

D2 Indoor Archery Contest

D2 Junior Leader Lab 

D2 Educational Presentations

D2 Talent Showcase

D2 Public Speaking

D2 Junior Leader Lab

JUNE 2025

Awards Interviews

County Record Book Judging

Ambassador Applications/Interviews

Steer & Heifer Validation

Texas 4-H Roundup, College Station

North Region Power Camp

D2 Council Elections
D2 3D Archery

D2 Trap & Skeet

D2 Fishing Extravaganza

JULY 2025

Awards Banquet-last Sunday

Club Officer Training

Ambassador Training

D2 Recordbook Judging

Family Pool Party

AUGUST 2025

Finalize planning for 2026-27 4-H year

4-H enrollment opens

Golf Tournament--first Saturday

Texas 4-H Record Book Judging