2026-2027 Event List
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Spring 2027: National 4-H Conference, Washington D.C.
March/April 2027: State 4-H/FFA WHEP Contest
April TBD, 2027: Clemson Give Day; Online
July TBD: National WHEP Championships; Pennsylvania
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September
September 1, 2026: Start of the 4-H Club Year - Membership Registration opens; Online
September 7, 2026: Labor Day Holiday; Clemson University
September 1-30, 2026: Free t-shirt offered to members who enroll in September 2026
September 25-27, 2026: Shooting Sports – College Meet and Greet and Shoot; Palmetto Shooting Complex (PSC), Edgefield, SC
September 30, 2026: Last day to enroll in 4HOnline for a free 4-H T-shirt; Online
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October
October 1-4, 2026: National 4-H Volunteer Conference, Rock Eagle 4-H Center; Eatonton, GA (4hvcoss.com)
October 4-10, 2026: National 4-H Week, “120+ Years to Celebrate” counties across the state
October 5, 2026: Go Green Day; Online
October 8, 2026: Thankful Thursday; Online
October 15-25, 2026: South Carolina State Fair, SC State Fairgrounds; Columbia, SC
- Dairy (Oct. 16-18), Swine (Oct. 17-19), Jr. Market Goat (Oct. 21), Jr. Commercial Doe and Ewe (Oct. 22), Beef (Oct. 22-24), Dairy Goat (Oct. 24-25)
- October 17, 2026: South Carolina State Fair 4-H Rabbit and Poultry Showmanship & Knowledge Test; Columbia, SC
- October 17, 2026: 4-H Day at the Fair, SC State Fairgrounds; Columbia, SC
October 30, 2026: State 4-H Team Cooking Challenge Registration Deadline; Online
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November
November 6-8, 2026: Eastern National 4-H Horse Round Up; Louisville, KY
November 13, 2026: State 4-H Beef, Dairy, Goat, Horse, and Swine Record Book Project Registration Deadline; Online
November 13, 2026: South Carolina 4-H Pinckney Leadership Roundup Registration opens; Online
November 14, 2026: CAFLS Youth Day; Clemson, SC
November 14, 2026: State 4-H Team Cooking Challenge; Florence, SC
November 26-27, 2026: Thanksgiving Holiday; Clemson University
November 27-December 1, 2026: National 4-H Congress; Atlanta, GA
November 27–December 13, 2026: Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign; stores across the state
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December
December 1, 2026: Giving Tuesday; Online
December 5-11, 2026: Computer Science Education Week – South Carolina 4-H, Online
December 12, 2026: State 4-H Skeet Contest; Wateree, SC
December 15, 2026: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Conference & Camp Applications Open; Online
December 19, 2026: State 4-H Presentations Contest Registration Deadline; Online
December 21-25, 2026: Winter Holiday, Clemson University
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January
January 1, 2027: New Year’s Holiday, Clemson University
January 8, 2027: State 4-H Engineering Challenge Registration Deadline; Online
January 18, 2027: Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday, Clemson University
January 29, 2027: State 4-H Physical Activity Project Registration Deadline; Online
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February
February 1, 2027: Pullet Project Registration Opens; Online
February 1, 2027: Laying Flock Registration Opens; Online
February 5, 2027: State 4-H Horse Bowl and Horse Communications Contest Registration Deadline; Online
February 5, 2027: 4-H Cooking Like a Chef Summit Registration Deadline; Online
February 6, 2027: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Roundup, Florence, SC
February 10, 2027: State 4-H Engineering Challenge; SC State Fairgrounds, Columbia, SC
February 13, 2027: State 4-H Presentations Contest; TBD
February 20, 2027: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Roundup, Charleston, S.C.
February 20, 2027: Cooking Like a Chef Summit; Chapin, SC
February 26, 2027: State 4-H Honey Bee Project Registration Deadline; Online
February 26, 2027: South Carolina 4-H Legislative Day Registration Deadline; Online
February 27, 2027: State 4-H Horse Bowl and Horse Communications Contest; TBD
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March
March 2, 2027: Rabbit Project Registration Opens; Online
March 5, 2027: Pullet Project Registration Deadline; Online
March 6, 2027: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Roundup; Columbia, SC
March 9, 2027: South Carolina 4-H Legislative Day; Columbia, SC
March 12, 2027: State 4-H/FFA Dairy Evaluation Contest Registration Deadline; Online
March 12, 2027: Spring Dairy Show “Let’s Talk Dairy” Public Speaking Registration Deadline; Online
March 16-21, 2027, Ignite by 4-H; Washington, D.C.
March 19, 2027: State 4-H/FFA Livestock Evaluation Registration Deadline; Online
March 25, 2027: State 4-H/FFA Dairy Evaluation; Garrison Arena, Pendleton, SC
March 25-27, 2027: Spring Dairy Show, Garrison Arena; Pendleton, SC
March 26, 2027: State 4-H Horse Judging and Hippology Contest Registration Deadline; Online
March 26, 2027: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Conference (High School) Application Deadline, Online
March 26, 2027: State 4-H Forestry Contest; Clemson University Forest, Clemson, SC
March 27, 2027: Forest Fest; Clemson University Forest, Clemson, SC
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April
April 2, 2027: State 4-H Small Garden Project Registration Deadline, Online
April 2, 2027: State 4-H/FFA Livestock Evaluation; Garrison Arena, Pendleton, SC
April 3, 2027: Shooting Sports – Super Sporting and Sporting Clays; Hermitage Sporting Grounds, Camden, SC
April 4, 2027: $4 for 4-H Day; Online
April 9, 2027: Portfolios Due; State Office (local submission deadlines may vary)
April 9, 2027: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Camp (Middle School) Application Deadline, Online
April 16, 2027: South Carolina 4-H Jr. Weekend Registration Deadline; Online
April 16-17, 2027: State 4-H Horse Judging and Hippology Contest, TBD
April 18-24, 2027: National Volunteers Week; counties across the state
April 30, 2027: Laying Flock Project Registration Deadline; Online
April 30, 2027: State 4-H Horse Show – Intent to Show Deadline; Online
April 30-May 2, 2027: South Carolina 4-H Junior Weekend; North Myrtle Beach, SC
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May
May 1, 2027: State 4-H Trap Contest; Wateree, SC
May 7, 2027: Glen Krohn Volunteer Award – Nominations Due, Online
May 7, 2027: Spirit of 4-H Award – Nominations Due, Online
May 7, 2027: State 4-H Rabbit Project Registration Deadline; Online
May 14, 2027: State 4-H Horse Show and Creative Contest Registration Deadline; Online
May 31, 2027: Memorial Day Holiday; Clemson University
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June
June 2, 2027: Interviews for National Conference & Presidential Tray; Online
June 5, 2027: State 4-H Sporting Clays and HOA; Edgefield, SC
June 9-12, 2027: State 4-H Horse Show; Garrison Arena; Pendleton, SC
June 11, 2027: State 4-H Congress Registration Deadline; Online
June 13- 18, 2027: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Camp; North Myrtle Beach, SC
June 18, 2027: State 4-H Teen Council Application Deadline; Online
June 20-25, 2027: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Conference - Session 1; Clemson, SC
June 20-25, 2027: National 4-H Shooting Sports Championship; Grand Island, NE
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July
July 4, 2027: Independence Day Holiday; Clemson University
July 5-9, 2027: State 4-H Congress, Clemson, SC
July 11-17, 2027: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Conference - Session 2; Clemson, SC
July 19, 2027: South Carolina Junior Beef Round-Up Entry Deadline; Online
July 27-August 1, 2027: Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships; Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, GA (confirmed)
July 30-August 1, 2027: South Carolina Jr. Beef Roundup; T. Ed Garrison Arena, Pendleton, SC
July 30, 2027: State 4-H Ambassador Training Application Deadline; Online
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August
August 13, 2027: State 4-H Wildlife Food Plot Project Registration Deadline; Online
August 31, 2027: End of the 4-H Year!
