Calendar of Events
Subject to change. Updated September, 2026
email cwerkhoven@arizona.edu for more info on specific calendar events
SEPTEMBER 2026
1 ZSuite Enrollment Opens
3 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
4 State Fair General Projects Entry Deadline – 10:59pm
7 Extension Office closed for Labor Day
10 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
11 4-H Open House – MCCE 6:30pm
17 Healthy Living Ambassador Parent Meeting – MCCE 6:00pm
17 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
18 State Shoot – Air Rifle and Pistol –
21 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
22 Dog Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
23 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
28 Leader’s Council Meeting – MCCE - Dinner 6pm – Meeting 6:30pm
OCTOBER 2026
1 2026-2027 4-H Year Begins
1 AZ State Fair Begins
1 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
3 AZ 4-H Foundation Gala – Tucson
4-10 National 4-H Week
5 4-H Horse Camp – Horseshoe Park Equestrian Center
6 4-H Horse Camp – Horseshoe Park Equestrian Center
8 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
15 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
15-17 State Horse Show – Buckeye, AZ
16 Small Stock Clinic – Poultry & Cavy – MCCE 6:30pm
16-17 State Multi Discipline Shooting Sports Qualifiers
18 Intro to Shotgun Clinic – Ben Avery Clay Target Center 8am-12pm
19 Deadline: Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat Registration
19 Deadline: Club Financial/Rechartering Packet for 25/26 Year Due
19 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
22 Officer Training – Palo Verde Room 5:30pm (Dinner Served)
24 Horse Show – English – BVR Arena
26 Leader’s Council Meeting – MCCE - Dinner 6pm – Meeting 6:30pm
27 Dog Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
28 General Projects Meeting – Zoom 6pm
31 Horse Show – Gymkhana – JVA Arena
NOVEMBER 2026
1 AZ State Fair Ends
2 Record Book Clinic – Zoom 6pm
5 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
7 Horse Show - Ranch/Western – P&M Arena
10 Leader’s Check In – Zoom 6pm
11 Extension Office Closed for Veteran’s Day
12 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
13 Small Stock Clinic – Rabbit & Poultry – MCCE 6:30pm
13 Horse Show – Sorting – Rockin’ A Arena
14 Celebration of 4-H Youth Night
17 Horse Show – Ranch/Western – P&M Arena
19 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
21 Biz Kid$ Holiday Boutique
23 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
24 Dog Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
25 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
26-27 Extension Office Closed for Thanksgiving
27 National 4-H Congress Departs– Atlanta Georgia
30 Deadline: Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat Report
30 Leader’s Council Meeting – MCCE – Dinner 6pm – Meeting 6:30pm
DECEMBER 2026
1 National 4-H Congress Returns – Atlanta Georgia
1 Camp GRIT Counselor Applications Open
3 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
4-6 Shooting Sports Level 1 Training & Certification
10 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
12 Horse Show – Roping – Lehi Ranch Arena
13 Small Stock Clinic – Pygmy Goat & Dairy Goat – MCCE 9am
17 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
18 Horse Show – Sorting – Rockin’ A Arena
21 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
22 Dog Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
23 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
24 – Jan 3 Maricopa County Extension Office Annual Closure - Holiday
28 Leader’s Council Meeting – MCCE – Dinner 6pm – Meeting 6:30pm
27-31 Arizona National Livestock Show (ANLS)
JANUARY 2027
1-3 Maricopa County Extension Office Closed-Holiday
7-10 Western National Roundup – Denver Colorado
7 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
9-10 Cotton Classic Small Stock Show – Goodyear
9 Horse Show – English – BVM Arena
11 Camp GRIT Counselor Apps Due
14 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
13-15 FCS National Competition – Texas
16-17 Colorado River Small Stock Show – Cottonwood
18 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
18 Extension Office closed for MLK Day
20 Small Stock Clinic – Zoom 6pm
21 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
23 Horse Show – Gymkhana – Lehi Ranch Arena
25 Leader’s Council Meeting – MCCE - Dinner 6pm – Meeting 6:30pm
26 Dog Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
27 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
30 State Communications Day – MCCE
30 Showmanship Shootout – Waddell Hoofprints
30-31 AZ 4-H Stock Show & Roundup – Pima County Fairgrounds
FEBRUARY 2027
4 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
6 4-H STEM Fair - MAC6 1438 W Broadway Rd #101, Tempe, AZ 85282
9 Leader’s Check In – Zoom 6pm
11 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
12 Horse Show - Sorting - Rockin A
13 Horse Show – Ranch/Western – P&M Arena
15 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
17 Small Stock Clinic – Zoom 6pm
18 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
20 Horse Show – Roping – Lehi Ranch Arena
22 Leader’s Council Meeting – MCCE – Dinner 6pm – Meeting 6:30pm
23 Dog Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
24 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
27 Horse Show – Gymkhana – Lehi Ranch Arena
27 Maricopa 4-H Small Stock Spectacular – MCCE
MARCH 2027
2 Horse Show – Gymkhana – Horseshoe Park Equestrian Center
3 Registering for General Projects at County Fair Clinic – Zoom 6pm
4 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
5 Horse Show – Sorting – Rockin’ A Arena
6 Waddell Hoofprints Dairy Show
6 Camp GRIT Counselor Training – MCCE
10 Small Stock Clinic – Poultry – Zoom 6pm
11 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
15 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
17-21 Ignite by 4-H, Washington DC
18 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
19 Deadline: Maricopa County Fair General Projects Registration Closes
22 Leader’s Council Meeting – MCCE – Dinner 6pm – Meeting 6:30pm
23 Dog Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
24 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
27 General Projects Day @ Maricopa County Fair
APRIL 2027
1 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
2-4 Maricopa County Fair
8 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
8-11 Maricopa County Fair
9-14 National 4-H Conference – Washington DC
15 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
16 County Horse Finals – Sorting
17 Camp GRIT Counselor Training – MCCE
19 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
19 Leader’s Check In – Zoom 6pm
23-25 County Horse Finals
24 Community Service Day – Box Stuffing
26 Leader’s Council Meeting – MCCE – Dinner 6pm – Meeting 6:30pm
26 Deadline: County Scholarship Applications Due
27 Dog Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
28 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
30-May 2 Camp GRIT Counselor Training Overnight – James 4-H Camp
MAY 2027
1-2 Camp GRIT Counselor Training Overnight – James 4-H Camp
1-2 State STEM Competition – Tucson
6 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
8 Camp GRIT Counselor Training – 10-4pm
13 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
15 County Dog Quiz Bowl & SAT
17 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
20 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
22 State FCS Day – MCCE
24 Leader’s Council Meeting – MCCE – Dinner 6pm – Meeting 6:30pm
25 Dog Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
26 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
JUNE 2027
3 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
5 Camp GRIT Counselor Training – MCCE
10 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
13-18 Camp GRIT – James 4-H Camp Prescott Valley
17 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
21 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
22 Dog Committee Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
23 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
28 Leader’s Council Meeting – MCCE – Dinner 6pm – Meeting 6:30pm
28 Deadline: Record Books Due