Maricopa 4-H Calendar of Events | UA Cooperative Extension

Calendar of Events

Subject to change. Updates September 2024.

September 2024

2 Extension Office closed for Labor Day
5 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
7 Annual Leader’s Meeting – 10am-3pm
9 ZSuite Enrollment Opens
12 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
16 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
18 Leader’s Council Meeting – Palo Verde Room 6pm (Dinner Served)
20 Arizona State Fair Begins
21 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
22 County Shoot – Ben Avery Shooting Range
25 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm

October 2024

1 2023-2024 4-H Year Begins
2 Lego Robotics - TBD
3 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
6-12 National 4-H Week
7 TOTSOCE (Trick or Treat so others can eat Community Service) registration due
10 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
10 Corn Festival - MAC Farm, Maricopa, 9:30am-1:00pm
14 Deadline: Club Financial/Rechartering Packet for 23/24 Year Due
16 Leader’s Council Meeting
17 Corn Festival - MAC Farm, Maricopa, 9:30am-1:00pm
17 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
17 Officer Training – Palo Verde Room 5:30pm (Dinner Served)
18-20 State Horse Show – Holbrook AZ
19 Sewing Camp in Buckeye 9am
19 4-H STEM Fair - MCCE, Palo Verde, 9am
20 Horse Show North
21 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
23 General Projects Meeting – Zoom 6pm
25-27 State Shooting Team 2025 Multi Discipline Open and Nationals Qualifier Match, Flagstaff
26 Bee Project - Maricopa Ag Center, 10am-12pm
26 Underwater Robotics – 9am
27 AZ State Fair Ends

November 2024

1-3 FARMacy Event
2 STEM Saturday
5 Lego Robotics - TBD
7 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
9 Horse Show - BVM
9 AZ 4-H State Sorting Show - Rockin' A, Queen Creek
9 Celebration of 4-H Youth
9 Underwater Robotics – 9am
11 Extension Office Closed for Veteran’s Day
13 Leader’s Check-In Meeting – Zoom 6:30pm
14 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
15-16 State Shooting Team 2025 Air Nationals Qualifier and Open Match, TBD
17-20 NAILE Skill-a-thon and Judging - Kentucky
18 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
18 Deadline: Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat Report
19 Record Book Clinic – Zoom 6pm
20 Leader’s Council Meeting
21 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
23 Underwater Robotics - 9am
27 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
28-29 Extension Office Closed for Thanksgiving
29 National 4-H Congress Departs– Atlanta Georgia

December 2024

3 National 4-H Congress Returns – Atlanta Georgia
3 Lego Robotics - TBD
5 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
6-8 Level-1 Multi Discipline Instructor Certification Workshop, TBD
7 Biz Kid$ Holiday Boutique, Buena Vista Ranchos, Tempe
7 Underwater Robotics – 9am
7 STEM Saturday
12 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
14 Horse Show BVM
14-15 County Community Service Lock-In– Palo Verde Room
16 Deadline: Camp GRIT Counselor Applications
16 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
18 Leader’s Council Meeting
19 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
21 Underwater Robotics – 9am
24 – Jan 1 Maricopa County Extension Office Annual Closure & Holidays
27-31 Arizona National Livestock Show
28 ANLS Livestock Skill-a-thon Contest
31 ANLS Livestock Judging, Prepared and Creed Speaking Contests

January 2025

1 Maricopa County Extension Office Closed-Holiday
2 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
4 Underwater Robotics – 9am
4 STEM Saturday – 1pm
7 Lego Robotics - TBD
8-11 Western National Roundup – Denver Colorado
9 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
11-12 Cotton Classic Small Stock Show – Goodyear
11 Horse Show – Gymkhana
15 Leader’s Council Meeting – 6:30pm
15-18 FCS National Competition – Texas
16 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
18-19 Colorado River Small Stock Show
18 Horse Show – BVR
18 Underwater Robotics – 9am
20 Extension Office closed for MLK Day
20 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
22 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
25 State Communications Day – MCCE

February 2025

1 Showmanship Shootout Livestock Show
1 Underwater Robotics – 9am
1 STEM Saturday – 1pm
4 Lego Robotics - TBD
6 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
8 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner – Palo Verde
8 Horse Show - Gymkhana
13 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
15-16 Arizona State Rabbit & Cavy Breeders State Convention
15 Underwater Robotics – 9am
17 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
19 Leader’s Council Meeting – 6:30pm
19 Registering for General Projects at County Fair Clinic – Zoom 6pm
20 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
21-23 State Multi Discipline Championships, TBD
28 Arizona 4-H Stock Show & Roundup– Pima County Fairgrounds

March 2025

1-2 Arizona 4-H Stock Show & Roundup – Pima County Fairgrounds
1 Underwater Robotics – 9am
4 Lego Robotics - TBD
6 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
8 Horse Show – Gymkhana
8 Sewing Camp at Mission Bell Church – 9am
8 STEM Saturday – 1pm
10 Deadline: County Scholarships Due
12-16 Ignite by 4-H, Washington DC
13 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
14 Deadline: Maricopa County Fair General Projects Registration Closes
15 Waddell Hoofprints Dairy Show
17 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
19 Leader’s Council Meeting – 6:30pm
20 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
22 Camp GRIT Counselor Training – Palo Verde Room 10-4pm
26 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
29 General Projects Day @ Maricopa County Fair

April 2025

1 Lego Robotics - TBD
3 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
4-6 Maricopa County Fair
10 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
10-13 Maricopa County Fair
11-16 National 4-H Conference
16 Leader’s Council Meeting – 6:30pm
17 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
18-23 National 4-H Conference, Washington DC
21 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
23 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
25-26 Maricopa County Horse Finals @ Welcome Home Ranch, Gilbert
27 Camp GRIT Counselor Training
TBD State Air Rifle and Air Pistol Championships

May 2025

1 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
2-4 Camp GRIT Counselor Training Overnight
3 State STEM Competition
8 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
10 Camp GRIT Counselor Training – Palo Verde Room 10-4pm
15 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
17 State FCS Day - MCCE
19 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
21 Leader’s Council Meeting – 6:30
27-1 AZ 4-H Summit – Tucson UA Campus - Tentative
28 General Projects Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
31 Clover Ball – Tucson UA Campus

June 2025

4 Camp GRIT Counselor Training
5 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
8-13 Camp GRIT – James 4-H Camp Prescott Valley
12 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
18 Leader’s Council Meeting – 6:30pm
19 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
23 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
28-3 Shooting Sports National Match

July 2025

3 Livestock Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm
4 Extension Office closed for Independence Day
7-11 JOLT Camp – James 4-H Camp Prescott Valley
10 Shooting Sports Committee Meeting – Zoom 7:30pm
17 Small Stock Committee Meeting – Zoom 7pm
18-19 Shooting Sports Level 1 Training & Certification
18-19 AFHE Homeschool Convention - Phoenix
21 Horse Committee Meeting – Zoom 6pm