NM 4-H Event Calendar
Events are updated regularly as details are finalized. For information regarding any event, contact state4h@nmsu.edu or your local County Extension Office.
Calendar updated October 25, 2026
2026–27 Calendar
November 2026
Nov 3–5
4-H Agent In-Service
Las Cruces
Extension Staff
Nov 27–Dec 1
National 4-H Congress
Atlanta, GA
National
December 2026
No statewide events scheduled.
January 2027
Jan 13–15
4-H FCS National Championship and Conference
San Antonio, TX
National
Jan 15
Parliamentary Procedure Registration Deadline
Deadline
Jan 22
State Portfolio Submission Deadline
At the Senior Leadership Retreat
Deadline
Jan 22
Parliamentary Procedure Contest
NMSU campus, Las Cruces
State Event
Jan 22–24
Senior Leadership Retreat
NMSU campus, Las Cruces
State Event
February 2027
Feb 19–21
Shooting Sports Certification Training
Farmington
Shooting Sports
Date TBD
4-H Day at the Roundhouse
Santa Fe
State Event
Date TBD
New Agent Training
NMSU campus, Las Cruces
Extension Staff
March 2027
Mar 17–21
Ignite Conference
Washington, D.C.
National
Date TBD
FCS School
Location TBD
State Event
Date TBD
Youth Shooting Sports Leadership Summit
Whittington Center, Raton
Shooting Sports
April 2027
Apr 9–14
National 4-H Conference
Arlington, VA
National
Apr 23–25
Youth Get-Away
Glorieta Adventure Camps, Glorieta
State Event
Apr 29–May 2
NM State 4-H Shooting Sports Championship
Whittington Center, Raton
Shooting Sports
May 2027
May 22
Small Animal School
Santa Fe County Fairgrounds
Horse and Livestock
June 2027
Jun 1
State 4-H Officer and Ambassador Applications Due
Deadline
Jun 15–16
Southwest District Shooting Sports Contest
Las Cruces
Shooting Sports
Jun 19–25
NM Youth Ranch Management Camp
CS Ranch, Cimarron
Horse and Livestock
Jun 20–25
National 4-H Shooting Sports Championship
Grand Island, NE
National
Jun 21–23
Northern District Shooting Sports Contest
Farmington
Shooting Sports
Date TBD
4-H Horse School
Horse and Livestock
Date TBD
Southern 4-H Regional Livestock School
Location TBD
Horse and Livestock
Date TBD
Northern 4-H Regional Livestock School
Location TBD
Horse and Livestock
Date TBD
Northeast District Shooting Sports Contest
Whittington Center, Raton
Shooting Sports
Date TBD
Northwest District Shooting Sports Contest
City of Albuquerque Shooting Range
Shooting Sports
Date TBD
Southeast District Shooting Sports Contest
Roswell
Shooting Sports
July 2027
Jul 6–9
State 4-H Conference
NMSU campus, Las Cruces
State Event
August 2027
Aug 2
State 4-H Photography Contest Submission Deadline
Deadline
Aug 6
NM State Fair Indoor Exhibit Youth Official Application Deadline
Deadline
Aug 20
NM State Fair 4-H Indoor Exhibit Entry Deadline
Deadline
September 2027
Sep 3–5
NM State 4-H Rodeo Finals
Location TBA
State Event
Sep 9–19
New Mexico State Fair
Albuquerque
Fair
Sep 11
NM State 4-H Horse Show
NM State Fair, Albuquerque
Fair
Sep 18
New Mexico Food Challenge
NM State Fair, Albuquerque
Fair
Sep 28–Oct 3
Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo
Doña Ana County Fairgrounds, Las Cruces
Fair
October 2027
Oct 2
Southern New Mexico Food Challenge
Doña Ana County Fairgrounds, Las Cruces
Fair
Oct 3–8
Eastern New Mexico State Fair
Roswell
Fair