September 7-10, 2023 Virginia 4-H State Horse and Pony Show, Lexington, VA
September 8-10, 2023 State 4-H Shoot, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
September 15, 2023 Project Books Due to the Extension Office
September 22- October 1, 2023 State Fair of Virginia, Doswell, VA
September 30, 2023 End of 4-H Year
October 1, 2023 Beginning of New 4-H Year
October 1, 2023 All Star Applications Due to Albemarle Extension Office
October 15, 2023 Club Charters and Re-Charters Due to Albemarle Extension Office
October 15, 2023 Virginia 4-H Scholarships Due Date
October 29, 2023 Gymkhana, Durbin Arena
November 2, 2023 Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H Achievement Night, Greenwood, VA
November 5-6, 2023 Albemarle/Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene Teen Leader Retreat, Appomattox, VA
November 21, 2023 Officer Training, COB 5th Street Extension, Meeting Room A, Charlottesville, VA
November 28, 2023 Adult Leader Meeting, Extension Office
December 9, 2023 District Horse Judging Contest, Durbin Farm/Camp Albemarle
December 15, 2023, Teen Leader Applications for 4-H Camp Due
January 1, 2024, 4-H Jr. Camp Registration Opens
January 12-13, 2024, 4-H Camp Teen Leader Lock-In, Standardsville, VA
January 15, 2024, Corky Shackleford Livestock Project Scholarship Application Deadline
January 20, 2024 Block and Bridle Horse Judging Clinic, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
January 24, 2024, 4-H Day at the Capital
January 31, 2024, Albemarle 4-H Livestock Member Enrollment Deadline
February 9-10, 2024, Block and Bridle Contest Weekend, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
February 20, 2024, Quarterly Adult Leader Meeting, Greenwood Community Center
March 1-3, 2024 TALT, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center (Additional opportunity May 29-31)
March 2, 2024 - District Horse Bowl and Hippology - Carver Center, Culpeper
March 8-10, 2024 - Teen Summit, NOVA 4-H Center
March 9, 2024, County Contests - TBA
March 9, 2024, NW District Food Challenge, Augusta Expo, Fishersville, VA
March, 2024, State Meats Judging Contest
March 15-17, 2024, Spring Air Shooting Education Championship, Skelton 4-H Center
March 23, 2024, Piedmont District Contests, Louisa County, VA (Alternative April 13 District Contests in Clarke County)
April 5-7, 2024, Equizmartz State Educational Contest Weekend, Lexington, VA and Rockbridge County High School
March/April 2024, State 4-H Livestock Skillathon
April 13, 2024, Northwest District Contests Option 2, Clarke County
April 26-28, 2024, Healthy Living Teen Summit, W.E. Skelton 4-H Center
April 24-May 5, 2024, Tractor Supply Company Spring Paper Clover Campaign
April to June, June Dairy Month Poster Contest
May 1, 2024 Deadline for Virginia 4-H State Congress Registration
May 4, 2024 Piedmont Master Gardener Plant Sale
May 3-5, 2024, Virginia Hunter Education Challenge, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
May 26, 2024, Hoof-N-Woof Benefit Show, Free Union, VA
June 2024, State Livestock Judging Contest
June 1, 2024, Northern District Livestock Show, Rockingham Fairgrounds, 4-H and FFA Members
June 8, 2024, Albemarle 4-H Livestock and Home Arts Show, Grace Church Farm Tour, Keswick, VA
June 10-14, 2024 Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H Junior Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
June 14-16, 2024, Cloverbud Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
June 17-21, 2024, Camp Woods and Wildlife - Forestry Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
June 18-21, 2024, 4-H State Congress at Virginia Tech
July 15-19, 2024, Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H Sewing Day Camp
July 28-Aug 1, 2024, Shooting Education Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center and Natural Resources Education Camp
August 1-3, 2024, Albemarle County Fair, Open Agriculture, Home Arts, and Horticulture Exhibits, and Open Livestock Show
August 3, 2024, Goochland County 4-H Ag Fair, 10am, 4-H Livestock Show, Agriculture Vendors, Home Arts, and more! RULES LINK
August 15-17, 2024, Fluvanna 4-H Livestock Show and Sale, Fluvanna County Fair
September 5-8, 2024, Virginia 4-H State Horse Show, Lexington, VA
September 13-15, 2024, Hunter Skills Weekend, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
September 15, 2024, Project Books Due to the 4-H Office
September 24, 2024, Officer Training, Western Albemarle High School
September 26-October 6, 2024, State Fair of Virginia
October 1, 2024, New 4-H Year begins, 4-H Online Opens for Enrollment
October 2, 2024, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors proclamation of National 4-H Week in Albemarle County
October 7-12, 2024, National 4-H Week
October 12, Hokie Bug Fest, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
October 12-13, Shooting Education Instructor Certification, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
October 19, 2024 - Farm Day at Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville, VA
October 22, 2024, Achievement Night, Greenwood Community Center
October 26, 2024, Camp Albemarle Haunt, Free Union, VA
October 29, 2024, Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H Livestock Leadership Association Meeting
November 4, 2024, Home Educator Day at James Monroe Highland, Charlottesville, VA
November 5, 2024, State 4-H/FFA Soils Judging Contest
November 8-10, 2024, Wizard Weekend 4-H Camp, Skelton 4-H Center, Wirtz, VA
December 7-8, 2024, Winter in the Woods Weekend 4-H Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
November 29-December 15, 2024 Tractor Supply Company Fall Paper Clover Campaign
December 14, 2024, Holly Days at Highland, Charlottesville, VA
December 15, 2024, 4-H Camp Teen Leader Applications Due
JANUARY
January 15, 2025, Corky Shackleford Scholarship Applications Due
January 17-19, 2025, 4-H Food Frenzy Weekend 4-H Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
January 18, 2025, Albemarle 4-H Livestock Leadership Association Meeting *NEW DATE
January 22, 2025, Virginia 4-H Day at the Capitol, Richmond, VA
January 23, 2025, An Evening with Virginia 4-H, Richmond, VA
January 25, 2025, Block and Bridle Horse Judging and Hippology Clinic, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
January 25, 2025, Block and Bridle Meats Clinic, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
FEBRUARY
February 1, 2025, Corey Childs Memorial Stockmen's Contest, Front Royal, VA, Registration due January 24.
February 1, 2025, Hokie Dairy Day, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Register here.
February 7-8, 2025, Block and Bridle Horse Judging and Hippology Contests Weekend, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
February 15-16, 2025, Midwinter 4-H All Star Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, Registration due February 7.
February 19-20, Virginia Tech Giving Day
February 21-22, 2025 Block and Bridle Livestock Stockman's and Livestock Judging Weekend, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
February 21-23, 2025 Winter Cloverbud Camp (Superheros) at Skelton 4-H Educational Center, Wirtz, VA
February 22, 2025, Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H County Contests
MARCH
March 1, 2025, State 4-H/FFA Meats Contest, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
March 1, 2025, District Horse Bowl and Hippology, Rapidan, Carver Center
March 8, 2025, Northwest District Food Challenge, Augusta Expo, Fishersville, VA
March 12-16, 2025, Ignite by 4-H/TLEI, Washington D.C.
March 14-16, 2025, Spring Air Shooting Sports Competition, Skelton 4-H Educational Center, Wirtz, VA
March 15, 2025, District Horse Judging, Culpepper, VA
March 15, 2025, 4-H Camp Cluster Teen Leader Training, Charlottesville, VA
Loudon County 4-H ARBA Double Youth Rabbit Show (including hopping!)
March 26, 2025, State 4-H and FFA Livestock Skillathon, Harrisonburg, VA
APRIL
April 4-6, 2025, Horse Equi-Smartz Weekend, tentative Lexington, VA
April 11-16, 2025 National 4-H Conference, Washington, DC
April 12, 2025 Glenwood Livestock Show, Loudon, VA
April 16-19, 2025 Virginia Beef Expo, Rockingham County Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg, VA
April 18-19, 2025 Virginia Beef Roundup Livestock Show, Harrisonburg, VA
April 17, 2025, Virginia 4-H/FFA State Youth Cattle Working Contest, Harrisonburg, VA
April 18-May 5, 2025, Spring Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign, Tractor Supply, Charlottesville, VA
April 23, 2025, Virginia 4-H/FFA State Forestry Competition, Mountain Gateway Community College, Clifton Forge, VA
April 26, 2025, Northwest District 4-H Communication Contests
MAY
May 3, 2025, Piedmont Master Gardeners Plant Sale, Albemarle Square, Charlottesville, VA
May 17, 2025, Cleanup Day at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
May 24, 2025 Northwest District Livestock Show, Rockingham County Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg, VA
May 25, 2025, Hoof-N-Woof Benefit Show, Free Union, VA, Durbin Farm
May 30-June 1, 2025, Take Off! A 3-Day STEM Event by Virginia 4-H, Virginia State University. Register by May 9.
May 31, 2025, 4-H Camp Teen Cluster Training, Fluvanna
JUNE
June 2025, Citizenship Washington Focus, Arlington, VA
*NEW DATE* June 7, 2025, Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H Livestock and Home Arts Show, held during the 14th Annual Historic Farm Tour at Grace Church, Keswick, VA
June 13-15, 2025, Cloverbud 4-H Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Center, Appomattox, VA
June 19-20, 2025, Virginia 4-H All Star Summer Conference, Radford, VA
June 2025, Camp Woods and Wildlife - Department of Forestry, Holiday Lake 4-H Center, Appomattox, VA
June 23, 2025, State 4-H Livestock Judging, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
June 24-27, 2025, 103rd Annual Virginia 4-H State Congress, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
June 28, 2025, NW District Dairy Goat Show, Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises
June 30-July 3, 2025 Albemarle/Charlottesville/Fluvanna/Green 4-H Camp , Holiday Lake 4-H Center, Appomattox, VA
JULY
July 2025, True Leaders in Equity Institute, Maryland
July 2025, Camp Loud and Clear, Holiday Lake 4-H Center, Appomattox, VA
July 12, 2025, Central District Shooting Education Competition, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
July 18-20, 2025, Summer Teen Weekend, Skelton 4-H Center, Wirtz, VA
July 21-25, 2025, Military Teen Adventure Camp, Skelton 4-H Center, Wirtz, VA
July 27-31, 2025, Virginia 4-H Shooting Education Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Center, Appomattox, VA
AUGUST
August 14-16, 2025, Fluvanna 4-H Livestock Show and Sale, Fluvanna County Fair , Palmyra, VA
Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H Upcoming Calendar
Subject to change. Last updated 9/18/2025
October 1, 2025, New 4-H Year begins, 4-H Online Opens for Enrollment
SEPTEMBER
September 4-7, 2025, Virginia 4-H State Championship Horse & Pony Show, Lexington, VA
September 6-7, 2025, Virginia 4-H State Shoot, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
September 13, 2025, Goochland 4-H Livestock Show, Goochland Ag Fair, Goochland County Old Elementary School, VA
September 15, 2025, Project/Record Books Due to Extension Office
September 19-21, 2025, Fall Family Camp, Skelton 4-H Educational Center, Wirtz, VA
OCTOBER
October 1, 2025, New 4-H Year Begins 2025-2026. Re-enroll in 4-H Online
October 1, 2025, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Meeting - National 4-H Week Proclamation. RSVP HERE.
October 4-5, 2025, "Life of a Swiftie" 4-H Camp, Skelton 4-H Center, Wirtz, VA.
October 5-11, 2025 National 4-H Week
October 11-12, 2025 Virginia 4-H Shooting Education New Instructor Certification, Holiday Lake, Appomattox, VA
October 15, 2025, Club Re-Charter Applications Due
October 18, 2025, Hokie BugFest, 10am-3pm, Squires Student Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
October 21, 2025, Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H Celebration Night, PVCC. RSVP HERE.
NOVEMBER
November 7-9, 2025, Wizard Weekend 4-H Camp, Skelton 4-H Center, Wirtz, VA. Register HERE.
November 19, 2025, Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H Officer Training. RSVP HERE.
November 28 - December 14, 2025, Tractor Supply Fall/Winter Paper Clover Dates
November 28-December 2, National 4-H Congress, Atlanta, GA
DECEMBER
December 6-7, 2025, Winter in the Woods, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
JANUARY
January 21, 2026, Virginia 4-H Day at the Capitol, Richmond, VA
January 22, 2026, An Evening with Virginia 4-H
FEBRUARY
February 2, 2026, Potential 4-H Camp Registration Open
February 27-March 1, 2026, Food Frenzy Specialty 4-H Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
MARCH
March 14, 2026, Holiday Lake Annual Fundraiser, Raffle
March 21, 2026, Virginia WHEP Competition
March 25-29, 2026, Ignite by 4-H, Washington, DC
March 27-29, 2026, Camp Catch 'Em All Specialty 4-H Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
tbd Virginia 4-H Teen Summit
APRIL
tbd Virginia 4-H Healthy Living Summit
JUNE
June 6, 2026 - Albemarle 4-H Livestock and Home Arts Show during the Grace Church Historic Farm Tour, Keswick, VA.
June 12-14, 2026, Holiday Lake Cloverbud 4-H Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
June 15-19, 2026, Camp Woods & Wildlife - VA Department of Forestry, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA.
June 16-19, 2026, Virginia 4-H State Congress, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
June 21-26, 2026, National 4-H Shooting Sports Championship
JULY
July 17-19, 2026, Camp Loud and Clear, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
July 20-24, 2026 ***TENATIVE DATES***Albemarle/Charlottesville/Fluvanna/Greene 4-H Junior Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
July 26-30, 2026, VA Shooting Education Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA
July 26-30, 2026, Nature Adventure Camp, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, Appomattox, VA