Thank you for taking part in the 2025 Hennepin County 4-H Showcase Season! We look forward to seeing you at our many showcase events this summer! For more information, visit the Hennepin County 4-H Showcase Dashboard .

Please add these important dates to your calendar:

• April 1 - Project registration opens in FairEntry (hennepin-mn.fairentry.com) for ALL projects/exhibits

• May 15 - Project registration in FairEntry CLOSES at 11:59 PM for Cloverbud, club, general, exhibits, rabbit and poultry projects

• May 15 - 4-H member enrollment deadline; Animal ID deadline; Livestock Quality Assurance Training deadline

• May 15 - Absentee/Virtual Judging Request form due. If not able to attend June 7th judging, submit form by May 15th (or ASAP on a circumstantial basis)

• May 22 - 4-H project drop off for youth being judged virtually or absentee (to be displayed at County Fair)

• June 7 (Saturday) - Hennepin County Fair In-person judging (Cloverbud, General/Static projects, Food Revue, Fashion Revue, Performing Arts Revue and Demonstration judging)

  • 11:30 am - 5:00 pm with judging break 2:30- 3pm
  • LOCATION: UROC 2001 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411

• June 12 – 14 - Hennepin County Fair at Corcoran Lions Park

• June 13 - Rabbit Show at the Hennepin County Fair, 6 PM

• June 14 - State Fair project registration deadline for all general and rabbit projects, 5 PM

• June 14-15 - County Fair Project Pickup at Corcoran Lions Park

Sat., June 14th 8-9pm - NO PROJECTS RELEASED BEFORE 8PM

Sun., June 15th 9-10am - PROJECTS LEFT ONSITE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE HENNEPIN COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE IN EDEN PRAIRIE

• July 18 - Horse Project deadline for class registration in FairEntry
• July 18 - Dog Project deadline for class registration in FairEntry

• TBA - Hennepin County 4-H Dog Show

• August 2 - Hennepin County 4-H Horse Show

• August 10 - State Horse Show & State Dog Show registration deadline

Still have questions? We are here for you!

Ashley Purry, Extension Educator, purry002@umn.edu

Elora Turner, Extension Educator, turne311@umn.edu

Askia Luminae, Executive Office and Administrative Specialist, aluminae@umn.edu

Bridget Doyle, Principal Office and Administrative Specialist, 612-596-2128, doyle389@umn.edu