2025 Adams County 4-H and Events Calendar

Jan 1            Extension Office Closed – New Year’s Day observed

Jan 4            Clover Kid Fun Saturday, Extension Office @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Jan 5            Four Leaf 4-H Club meeting, Extension Office @ 4:00 PM

Jan 5            Jr Leader Meeting, Extension Office @ 5:30 PM 

Jan 6-9         Shooting Sports Class Starts

Jan 6            4-H Council Meeting, Extension Office @ 7:00 PM

Jan 11           Shotgun Parent Meeting, Extension Office @ 2:00 PM

Jan 11           4-H Council Prep for Soup Supper, Fairgrounds @ 6:00 PM 

Jan 12           4-H Council Soup Supper, Fairgrounds @ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Jan 14           Ag Society meeting, Fairgrounds @ 7:30 PM

Jan 20           Extension Office Closed – Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed

Feb 1            Clover Kids Fun Saturday, Extension Office @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM 

Feb 2            Four Leaf 4-H Club meeting, Extension Office @ 4:00 PM

Feb 2            Jr Leader Meeting, Extension Office @ 5:30 PM 

Feb 3            4-H Council Meeting, Extension Office @ 7:00 PM

Feb 4             4-H Special Garden Project Seeds ordered, Extension Office before 5:00 PM 

Feb 9             Horse Stampede Informative Meeting, Extension Office @ 4:00 PM 

Feb 10          Horse Stampede Practice, Extension Office @ 6:30 PM

Feb 10           BInterested (FCE) (Youth & Adults), Extension Office - Teaching Kitchen @ 7:00 PM - Program – “Making Jelly”

Feb 11           Ag Society meeting, Fairgrounds @ 7:30 PM

Feb 13           YQCA In-Person Training, Blue Hill Community Center, Blue Hill @ 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Feb 14           YQCA In-Person Training, Webster County Courthouse, Red Cloud @ 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Feb 14           Love 4-H Enrollment deadline for Adams County – Free 4-H Manual Incentive

Feb 17          Horse Stampede Practice, Extension Office @ 6:30 PM

Feb 17           Extension Office Closed – President’s Day observed

Feb 23           Beef Weigh In, Animal Clinic @ 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Feb 24          Horse Stampede Practice, Extension Office @ 6:30 PM

Feb 27            4-H Special Agronomy Project Seeds ordered, Extension Office before 5:00 PM

Feb 28           Nebraska 4-H Horse Stampede Entry deadline

Mar 1            Clover Kids Fun Saturday, Extension Office @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Mar 2            Four Leaf 4-H Club meeting, Extension Office @ 4:00 PM

Mar 2            Jr. Leader Meeting, Extension Office @ 5:30 PM

Mar 3            4-H Council Meeting, Extension Office @ 7:00 PM

Mar 6            YQCA In-Person Training, Silver Lake Elementary, Bladen @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Mar 7            YQCA In-Person Training, Adams County Extension Office, Hastings @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Mar 9            Speech/PSA/Preforming Arts & Presentation Registration Deadline called in or emailed before 5:00 PM - Extension Office

Mar 10          Horse Stampede Practice, Extension Office @ 6:30 PM

Mar 12          Ag Society meeting, Fairgrounds @ 7:30 PM 

Mar 15          UNL Chick Days Registration Deadline 

Mar 17          Horse Stampede Practice, Extension Office @ 6:30 PM

Mar 19          YQCA In-Person Training, Kenesaw Public School, Kenesaw @ 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Mar 22          UNL Chick Days, Animal Science Dept. Lincoln @ 8:30 AM Registration

Mar 24          Horse Stampede Practice, Extension Office @ 6:30 PM

Mar 29-30     Nebraska 4-H Horse Stampede held in Lincoln, NE

Mar TBA         Dog Obedience Organizational Mtg

Mar TBA         Horse Organizational Mtg

Apr 5            Clover Kids Fun Saturday, Extension Office @ 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Apr 6            Four Leaf 4-H Club meeting, Extension Office @ 1:30 PM

Apr 6            Jr Leader Meeting, Extension Office @ 3:00 PM

Apr 6            Shooting Sports Celebration, Fairgrounds (East End) @ 5:00 PM

Apr 7            4-H Council Meeting, Extension Office @ 7:00 PM

Apr 8            Ag Society Meeting, Fairgrounds @ 7:30 PM

Apr 14          BInterested (FCE) (Youth & Adults), Earl May's Garden Center @ 7:00 PM - Program – “All about Planting"

Apr 15           Market Broiler Order Deadline for Adams County - Payment also by 5:00 PM

Apr 15           Early Enrollment Deadline for Adams County - Special 4-H T-shirt incentive

Apr 15           Flower Barrel Workshop, Fairgrounds @ 5:00 PM

Apr 21           YQCA In-Person Training, Adams County Extension Office, Hastings @ 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Apr 21           YQCA In-Person Training, Blue Hill Community Center, Blue Hill @ 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Apr 25           Extension Office Closed – NE Arbor Day observed

May 2            Sheep/Goat Weigh In, Fairgrounds @ 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

May 3            Clover Kids Fun Saturday, Extension Office @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

May 4            Four Leaf 4-H Club meeting, Extension Office @ 4:00 PM

May 4            Jr Leader Meeting, Extension Office @ 5:30 PM

May 5            4-H Council Meeting, Extension Office @ 7:00 PM

May 13          Ag Society meeting, Fairgrounds @ 7:30 PM

May 26          Extension Office Closed – Memorial Day observed

May 27          YQCA In-Person Training, Adams County Extension Office, Hastings @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

May 27          YQCA In-Person Training, Webster County Fairgrounds, Bladen @ 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

May 29          South Central Livestock Judging Contest - Bladen

May 30          YQCA In-Person Training, Webster County Fairgrounds, Bladen @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

May 30          YQCA In-Person Training, Adams County Extension Office, Hastings @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

May 30          State Horse Levels completed and ID's due in Extension Office by 5:00 PM

Jun 1            NE State 4-H Horse Show Entry deadline. No late entry will be accepted.

Jun 1            Adams County Animal ID deadline - turn in on or before date to Extension Office by 5:00 PM  

Jun 2            Adams County Animal ID sheets will be accepted at the Extension Office by 5:00 PM  (Since June 1st is on a weekend) 

Jun 2            4-H Council Meeting, Extension Office @ 7:00 PM

Jun 10-24     2025 Online Horticulture Judging Contest - Contest opens June 10, 2025

Jun 13          DNA Samples for State Fair turned into the Adams County Extension Office by 5:00 PM   

Jun 15           Livestock Nominations completed and DNA samples paid for online for State Fair by 11:59 PM

Jun 15           Horse Levels for County Fair Deadline - must be completed before 5:00 PM at the Extension Office.

Jun 15           Adams County Pre-Fair Online Entry deadline before 11:59 PM.  Late entries will be penalized.

Jun 16           Due to 15th being a Sunday, Horse Level completion will be accepted till 5:00 PM

Jun 17-18      Premier Animal Science Event (PASE) in Lincoln - East Campus

Jun 19           Extension Office Closed – Juneteenth observed

Jun 19-20      Premier Communication Event in Lincoln - East Campus

Jun 21-22      Adams County Progress Show - Adams County Fairgrounds. (More information at a later date)

Jul 4            Extension Office Closed – Independence Day observed

Jul 7            4-H Council Meeting, Extension Office @ 7:00 PM

Jul 9             Adams County 4-H Fashion Show Events

Jul 13           4-H Static Exhibit Entry 3:00 - 5:00 PM  @ Adams County Fairgrounds 

Jul 14           4-H Static Exhibit Entry 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM  @ Adams County Fairgrounds, Interview with Static Judges available by appointment till 2:00 PM 

Jul 15           4-H Livestock can begin to stall on Fairgrounds - per 2025 4-H Fair Schedule 

Jul 16-20      4-H Animal Shows and Contests see 2025 4-H Fair Schedule for details

Jul 21           4-H Livestock Premium Auction 9:00 AM  @ Adams County Fairgrounds

Jul 21           Release of 4-H Static Exhibits 1:00 - 2:00 PM & 5:30 - 6:30 PM