Youth Programs: Events Calendar

Click here for events planned at the County and District levels that are open to youth from multiple counties, as well as National Breed Association contests with no qualifying restrictions.

State and National level events are listed below.
(This page was last updated on 06/19/2009)

2008
July 30-August 3	Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships	Lexington, VA
October 28-29	National 4-H Meat Judging Contest	Manhattan, KS
November 7-9	Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup	Louisville, KY
November 17-18	National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest	Louisville, KY
November 22	Swine Showmanship Clinic	Tampa
December 13	4-H/FFA Horse Judging School	Gainesville
2009
January 8-11	Western National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest	Denver, CO
January 8-11	Western National 4-H Meats Judging Contest	Ft. Collins, CO
January 9-10	4-H/FFA Livestock Evaluation & Meats Judging Clinic	Gainesville
January 19	Hog & Ham Workshop	Gainesville
January 24	South Florida Fair Youth Livestock Judging Contest	West Palm Beach
January 30	South Florida Fair Youth Horse Judging Contest	West Palm Beach
February 7	Florida State Fair Horse & Livestock Judging Both contests - FFA Preliminary, 4-H Practice	Tampa
February 20	FFA Livestock Judging, North Florida Preliminary	Chipley
March 7	State 4-H & FFA Horse Judging Contest	Gainesville
March 14	State 4-H Hippology Contest	Orlando
March 27-29	American Youth Horse Council Youth Horse Leadership Symposium	Lincoln, NE
April 4	State 4-H & FFA Livestock Judging Contest	Gainesville
April 18	State 4-H & FFA Meats Judging Contest	Gainesville
June 1	State 4-H Poultry Judging Contest	Gainesville
June 7-12, 14-19	Horsemanship Schools Sunday through Friday; new week starting on each date	Welaka
June 20	State 4-H Horse Events Demonstrations, Public Speaking, Quiz Bowl, Horseman of the Year Interviews	Gainesville
June 25-27	4-H Hog & Ham	Gainesville
July 9-11	State 4-H Horse Show	Tampa
July 20 - 21	Instructors/Coaches: Training Adults to Teach Youth Animal and Products Evaluation	Gainesville
July 29 - August 2	Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships	Little Rock, AR
Future events
2010	Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships	(t) Clemson, SC
2011	Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships	Tunica, MS