2024 FAIR 4-H SCHEDULE
Saturday, June 15
5:00 p.m. Animal ID Sheets Due (beef, sheep, swine, dairy, meat goats, dairy goats) T-shirt orders due
11:59 p.m. 4-H Enrollment for the year is due. Sign up at v2.4honline.com
Wednesday, July 10
5:00 p.m. Horsemanship level testing due
11:59 p.m. 4-H Entries Due in seward.fairwire.com (except Horticulture, Poultry, and Rabbits)
·Hard Copy to Extension Office (use drop-box in middle door)
·Online —seward.fairwire.com
Saturday, July 20 Culinary Challenge
Tuesday, July 23
1:00 p.m. Bucket Calf, Beef Production, & 4-H Partners record books due in Extension Office
Thursday, July 25
6:30 p.m. 4-H Static Superintendent meetings—Extension Office
7:30 p.m. 4-H Livestock Superintendent meetings—Extension Office
Sunday, July 28
1:30 p.m. Air Pistol – 4-H Center
BB Gun Contest – 4-H Center
Air Rifle Contest – 4-H Center
Tuesday, July 30 Bucket Calf, Beef Production, & 4-H Partners Interviews—Extension Office
Wednesday, July 31
5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Family Packet Pick-up – 4-H Center
6:00 p.m. Fair Clean-up Night (all buildings and grounds)
7:00 p.m. Livestock Exhibitor and Family Meeting –Livestock Center
11:59 p.m. Horticulture/Floriculture, Poultry/Rabbits online pre-entry deadline for seward.fairwire.com
Saturday, August 3
10:00 a.m. Archery –Reunion Center
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Fashion Show Judging —Harvest Hall
7:00 p.m. Public Fashion Show —Harvest Hall
Sunday, August 4
1:00 p.m. Trap Shooting Contest —Izaak Walton Cabin
Monday, August 5
7:00 a.m. Day 1 of 4-H Horse Show – Horse check-in east side of arena
8:00 a.m. 4-H Horse Show: Showmanship, Halter, English Pleasure, English Equitation, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Ranch Rail Pleasure
5:00-8:00 p.m. Check-in all Static Exhibits (except and decorated cakes)—4-H Center
5:00–8:00 p.m. Clover Kid Interview Judging
Tuesday, August 6
7:00 a.m. Day 2 of 4-H Horse Show – Horse check-in east side of arena
8:00 a.m. 4-H Static, Foods & Horticulture interviews, and judging– 4-H Center
8:00 a.m. 4-H Horse Show: Trail, Barrels, Poles, Keyhole, Break-Away Roping, Dummy Roping, Ground Roping
Wednesday, August 7
8:00 a.m. 4-H Dog Show –Reunion Center
12: 00 p.m. Cake Decorating check-in and interview judging—4-H Center
6:30 p.m. All sheep in place, weigh-in, and breeding check-in
7:00 p.m. All meat goats in place, weigh-in, and breeding check-in
8:00 p.m. All livestock, rabbit, poultry, and horses in place
Thursday, August 8
8:00 a.m. 4-H Rabbit Show —Small Animal Barn
2:00 p.m. 4-H Small Animal Show —Ag Pavilion
3:00 p.m. 4-H Cat Show —Ag Pavilion
4:00 p.m. 4-H & FFA Meat Goat Show –Livestock Center
7:00 p.m. (or 30 min. 4-H & FFA Sheep Show –Livestock Center
following previous show)
Friday, August 9
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Wash racks open to Dairy Exhibitors ONLY
8:00 a.m. 4-H Poultry Show –Small Animal Barn
9:00 a.m. 4-H & FFA Dairy Cattle Show –Livestock Arena
1:30 p.m. (or 30 min. 4-H & FFA Dairy Goat Show –Livestock Arena
after dairy cattle show)
4:00 p.m. Beef Production Show –Livestock Arena
4:30 p.m. 4-H & FFA Beef Show –Livestock Arena
5:00-7:00 p.m. 4-H Foundation Hamburger Feed; east side of 4-H Center
Saturday, August 10
8:00 a.m. 4-H & FFA Hog Show –Livestock Arena
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Staplehurst Livestock 100th Anniversary Celebration –Gazebo handing out cupcakes
1:30 p.m. 4-H Awards Program —4-H Center
3:00 p.m. Overall Showmanship Written Test –4-H Office
4:00 p.m. Overall Showmanship Contest –Livestock Arena
Sunday, August 11
9:00 a.m. Exhibitor Breakfast –4-H Center
11:15 a.m. Clover Kid Pet Show –Ag Pavilion
12:00 p.m. Livestock Subsidy Auction –Livestock Center
Livestock Exhibits released following subsidy auction
2:00 p.m. 4-H Static Exhibits released
Nebraska Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture. The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.