OREGON, Ill.—Looking for a fun, inexpensive way to spend a Saturday evening with your kids or grandkids? Put the Ogle County 4-H Penny Carnival on your March schedule!
4-H Penny Carnival is set for March 7 from 5-8 p.m. at the Blackhawk Center, 1101 W. Jefferson St, Oregon. This annual event is open to the public and features 4-H club created games that can be played for 25 cents each or 50 games for $10. Prizes are awarded win or lose! Plus, a free door-prize drawing will be held, and a snack stand will be available. This is one of the few places where families can still have a whole evening of fun on pocket change!
The 2026 game theme is “Step Into the Pages.” 4-H clubs will be awarded special cash prizes for games that are “Most Entertaining” and “Most Creative.” This year, the event is sponsored by Heels and Hardhats.
4-H is the youth development program of University of Illinois Extension. For more information about this or any other county 4-H program, call Ogle County Extension at 815/732-2191 or visit online at https://extension.illinois.edu/bdo/4-h-ogle-county.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 500 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through five program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, health and community wellness, and natural resources, environment, and energy.