Hennepin County 4-H
Project & Showcase Dashboard
Welcome to the Hennepin County 4-H Project & Showcase Dashboard!
We hope you’ve had a great year of learning, whether in school, in extracurriculars, in your own studies at home, in your 4-H Club, and beyond! An important piece in your learning & leadership is how you share it. We hope you & your favorite project(s) can join us this spring & summer at our various 4-H project learning showcasing events, where you’ll perform & present to a caring, adult judge, and celebrate your amazing projects with others.
Please use this platform as your "homebase" for all things exhibition-related with Hennepin County 4-H!
SAVE THESE DATES!
Thank you for taking part in the 2024 Hennepin County 4-H Showcase Season! We look forward to seeing you at our many showcase events this summer!
Please add these important dates to your calendar:
April 10 - project registration opens for ALL projects/exhibits
May 15 - Project registration in FairEntry CLOSES for ALL projects/exhibits showing at the May 18th Food Revue, Fashion Revue, Performing Arts Revue and Demonstrations judging
May 15 - 4-H member enrollment deadline; Animal ID deadline; Livestock Quality Assurance Training deadline
May 18th - Food Fashion and Art Showcase - Clothing & Textiles, Food and Nutrition, Performing Arts and Public Presentations Showcase
8:30 am - 12:00 pm Food Revue, Fashion Revue, Performing Arts Revue and Demonstrations judging.
1:30 pm Performance.
LOCATION: UROC 2001 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411
June 2 - Registration in FairEntry Closes. Deadline for ALL Projects/exhibits including all animal Events & Shows ends today.
June 12 - Hennepin County Fair (Cloverbud & General/Static projects) In-person judging, Time 2:30 -7:00pm
June 13 – 15 - Hennepin County Fair at Corcoran Lions Park
June 15-16 - County Fair Project Pickup Starting Saturday, June 15th 8-9pm, Sunday, June 16th TBA
June 14 -State Fair project registration 4-7pm
June 18 - State Fair project registration deadline for all general projects
TBA - Hennepin County 4-H Dog Show
August 3 - Hennepin County 4-H Horse Show
August 10 - State Horse Show & State Dog Show registration deadline
Worried about project judging at the fair? Hear what our County Ambassadors have to say about their experience!
Important Updates & Deadlines
Enroll in 4-H by May 15th!
All youth actively participating in 4-H are asked to be enrolled by Wednesday, May 15th, 2024.
(Re-)Enroll in 4-H Online. Use this tip sheet for assistance.
Be sure to save your username & password! You'll need it for project registration!
Showing animals this summer? Submit Animal IDs by May 15!
For any 4-H youth who would like to show an animal in a County 4-H animal show AND be eligible for the State trip, your animal must have 4-H certified identification submitted by May 15th, 2024. This is a statewide deadline, with no exceptions. By completing this process, you ensure health, safety, and fairness at practices, meetings, and in competition.
Use this 2024 Animal ID guide, which outlines the required items and documentation needed for the animal identification process for each species.
Project registration opens Saturday, April 19!
Starting Saturday, April 19, register your 4-H project(s) in FairEntry (hennepin-mn.fairentry.com)
FairEntry our online registration system for all showcase events! Anything that gets entered, judged, and displayed at a 4-H county show should be registered in FairEntry! It is mobile friendly and integrated with 4-H Online, so it makes for a family- and staff-friendly experience.
Project registration closes on May 15th for Foods & Nutrition, Fashion Revue, Performing Arts & Demonstrations.
Project registration closes on June 2nd at 11:59 PM for ALL other project areas.
Share your 4-H project memories with us!
We would love for you to share your photos (or short videos) of your project learning and showcase event experiences with us! Whether in the middle of an activity, shrugging to blooper, OR posing with your finished product - we’d love to see you!
All photos and videos can be uploaded into the 2024 Project Memories album!
