Shows & Fairs: 4-H

Practice skills, demonstrate what you've learned, and have fun with 4-H shows.

Interested in joining 4-H in our counties? Find more information

All-County Events and Certifications:

• Public Presentations Contest 2025
• Dog Show 2025 - info coming soon
• Quality Assurance and Ethics Certification (QAEC)
  • This is for first-time youth showing horses, rabbits, poultry, dogs, and cats. The remaining species are all covered in the YQCA program. The QAEC training can now be accessed in the Clover Academy section of the ZSuite Enrollment System. ZSuite can be accessed at 4h.zsuite.org/. Families can access directions for completing the course at go.illinois.edu/TakeQAEC. Deadline: May 1 of first show year.
• Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA)
  • Members enrolled in dairy and beef cattle, swine, sheep, and goats must take this certification annually. Learn more here. Deadline: May 1 of each show year.
• Livestock Ownership Deadlines 2025
  • State Fair Livestock Health Requirements
  • County Fair Livestock Health Requirements

DuPage County:

• 2025 DuPage 4-H Fairbook
• 2024 DuPage 4-H Fairbook
• DuPage 4-H Fair Entry - deadline June 15
• General DuPage County Fair website

Kane County:

• 2025 Kane 4-H Fairbook
• 2024 Kane 4-H Fairbook
• Kane 4-H Fair Entry  - deadline June 15
  • Instructions
• General Kane County Fair website
• Kane 4-H show forms:
  • Kane Garment Description form (pdf) - due general project judging day
  • Kane Poultry Cage request form (fillable Word doc | pdf) - due
  • Kane Swine Nomination form (fillable Word doc | pdf) - due June 15
  • Dairy lease guidelines and agreement - cow/yearling due April 1 | calf due June 1
  • Horse project and lease forms - due May 1 (Coggins due in FairEntry June 15)
  • Dog lease - due June 1

Kendall County:

• 2025 Kendall 4-H Fairbook
• 2024 Kendall 4-H Fairbook
• Kendall 4-H Fair Entry
  • General Project Deadline: June 25
  • Livestock Deadline: July 1
• Animal and livestock forms:
  • Animal/Livestock count form
  • Dairy lease guidelines and agreement
  • Horse project and lease forms
  • Rabbit health certificate
  • Swine nomination form
  • Youth health/medical form (if needed)
  • Livestock Auction Committee Scholarship (2024)
• General Kendall County Fair website

Additional Helpful Links for all Counties:

• 4-H Conference Judging Tutorial
• 4-H forms for livestock records, leasing and ownership - scroll to bottom
• 4-H exhibit rules and scoresheets by projects - scroll to find specific project categories
• 4-H project guide and general project information
• 4-H at Illinois State Fair
• General Illinois State Fair website
• Interest Form for Judges

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