4-H Shows

2024 Show Dates by County

Details of show schedules, dates, length of time project must remain on site, and times are published in the Show Guide.

Champaign County Livestock

Ford County Livestock

Iroquois County Livestock

Vermilion County Livestock

FORD COUNTY 

General Projects: Monday, June 24

Livestock: Tuesday, June 25

Ford County Fairgrounds

VERMILION COUNTY

Cat & Small Pet: Wednesday, July 3 (Vermilion County Extension office)

Dog: Friday, July 5 (4-H & K9 meeting location, Potomac)

General Projects: Saturday, July 6

Rabbit: Wednesday, July 10

Horse, Sheep, Goat, & Swine: Thursday, July 11

Poultry & Beef: Friday, July 12

Georgetown Fairgrounds

IROQUOIS COUNTY

Visual Arts & Clothing: Monday, July 15

Foods, Gardening, Crops, & Opening Ceremonies: Tuesday, July 16

Livestock: Wednesday, July 17

General Projects, Dogs, Cloverbuds, & Rabbit: Thursday, July 18

Fashion Revue: Friday, July 19

Iroquois County Fairgrounds

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY

Dog: Saturday, June 15 (Dog Training Club of Champaign-Urbana)

Clothing: Wednesday, June 26 (Champaign County Extension office)

Horse: Friday, July 19

General Projects: Sunday, July 21 & Monday, July 22

Livestock: Thursday, July 25

Champaign County Fairgrounds

MULTI-COUNTY SHOWS

Public Presentations (Champaign & Vermilion): Sunday, March 24 (Champaign County Extension office)

Tractor Driving (Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, & Vermilion): Wednesday, July 10 (Georgetown Fairgrounds)

Bicycle Rodeo (Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, & Vermilion): Sunday, July 14 (Iroquois County Fairgrounds)

Important Resources

Pictures of Awards Ribbons with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place written on them
Show Book 2024
This is your reference for everything about county 4-H shows - schedules, 4-H exhibit requirements, livestock information, and other important info
A picture of a girl presenting her cow at a show
Take YQCA Online
Showing Beef, Dairy, Goats, Sheep, or Swine? You must take this each year by June 1
White outlines of a horse, dog, rabbit, chicken and cat in front of pictures of Awards Ribbons with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place written on them
QAEC is due by June 1
Take this class ONCE to show Cats, Dogs, Horse, Poultry, Rabbit, and Small Pets. Deadline is June 1.

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2024 – Livestock Birth, Ownership and Tattoo Dates for Illinois State Fair Junior Show

For complete Rules, Regulations, and nomination forms for Premiere Shows, please refer to the information from Dan Jennings.