2013 Calendar of Events
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC
January 2
CT 4-H Recognition Forms due to the State 4-H Office for selection to National
4-H Conference and Citizenship Washington Focus. Check with your county office for the December due date. Forms must be submitted to the county 4-H office before being sent to the State 4-H Office.
January 19
Tri-County 4-H Nutrition Food Show (Hartford, Tolland & Litchfield)
January 26
Snow Date, Tri-County 4-H Nutrition Food Show
February 1
Registration due for participation in Connecticut 4-H Expressive Arts Day - This includes Fashion Revue, CT 4-H Photography & Art Contest, Textile Arts Contest, Talent Show. Please read contest guidelines carefully as some entries are due on February 1 while others can be brought to the event for judging.
Entries due to the Connecticut State 4-H Office for the 2013 National 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest
All CT ESE 4-H Beef Steer entries due to Laura Marek. (Steers must be tagged by Feb. 1 as well)
February 2
State 4-H Fair Association Training, UConn Greater Hartford Campus
February 9
Tri-County Public Speaking (Hartford, Tolland and Litchfield)
February 16
Snow Date, Tri-County Public Speaking
February 23
State 4-H Sheep Project Clinic, UConn Storrs Campus
State 4-H Horse Communications Contest, UConn Storrs Campus
State 4-H Hippology Contest, UConn Storrs Campus
February 24
State 4-H Horse Judging Contest
March 9
Connecticut 4-H Expressive Arts Day, UConn Greater Hartford Area Campus
March 16
State 4-H Dairy & Beef Day, UConn Storrs Campus
State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest
April 1
4-H Horse applications and verification forms due to county office for Eastern States Exposition 4-H Horse Show consideration
April 6-11
National 4-H Conference, National 4-H Youth Conference Center, Chevy
Chase, MD
April 12-14
AYHC (American Youth Horse Council) Conference, hosted by CT
April 26-27
New London County 4-H Foundation Auction, New London County 4-H
Camp, Franklin, CT
Animal verification forms due to county 4-H office for dairy cattle projects
Due date for New England Dairy Program applications (The Big E)
4-H Enrollment forms due to county 4-H office in order to show at current year's
4-H fairs
All CT ESE 4-H Beef Heifer entries due to Laura Marek
May 3-4
Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Auction and Tag Sale, Windham-Tolland 4-H
Camp, Pomfret, CT
May 4
New England 4-H Dog Clinic
May 11
Middlesex County 4-H Auction, Middlesex County Extension Center, Haddam, CT
June 1
CT 4-H Recognition forms due to the State 4-H Office for selection to National
4-H Dairy Conference and National 4-H Congress.. Check with your county
4-H office for the May due date. Forms must be submitted to the county 4-H
office before being sent to the State 4-H Office.
Animal verification forms due to county 4-H office for animal projects with the exception of dairy cattle
4-H Camps begin in June. Go to www.4-H.uconn.edu for more information
June 23-29
Citizenship Washington Focus, National 4-H Youth Conference Center,
Chevy Chase, MD
July 26-28
New London County 4-H Exposition, North Stonington Fairgrounds
August 2-4
Middlesex & New Haven County 4-H Fair, Durham Fairgrounds
Windham County 4-H Fair, Brooklyn Fairgrounds
August 3 & 4
Litchfield County 4-H Fair, Goshen Fairgrounds
August 9-11
Tolland County 4-H Fair, Tolland Agricultural Center, Vernon
August 16-18
Hartford County 4-H Fair, Four Town Fairgrounds, Somers
September 13
The Big E Begins
September 14
4-H Day at the Big E
September 29
The Big E ends
Sept. 29 - Oct. 2
National 4-H Dairy Conference, Madison, WI
Fairfield County 4-H Fair
October 11-13
New England 4-H Horse Judges School, hosted by CT
November 29-December 3
National 4-H Congress, Atlanta, GA
December
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