South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension 4-H will be hosting county fairs and achievement days across South Dakota starting in July 2025.
In 4-H, youth design and participate in their own projects and related activities. This unique learn-by-doing model teaches essential skills that youth will use throughout their lives, such as identifying interests, desiring knowledge, setting goals, engaging in self-reflection, adapting to new situations, communicating and responding to the needs of others. Whether a young person builds a rocket, raises a companion pet, or plants vegetables, 4-H gives youth the skills they need to thrive and succeed throughout their lives.
Visit the State Fair page for score sheets, forms and educational resources.
View more information in the 2025 State Fair Book.
2025 Schedule
- Aurora - Achievement Days - August 1-2 - Plankinton
- Beadle - Achievement Days - July 28-30 - Huron
- Bennett - County Fair - August 6-9 - Martin
- BonHomme - Achievement Days - July 31-August 2 - Tyndall
- Brookings - Achievement Days - July 28-31 - Brookings
- Brown - County Fair - August 11-17 - Aberdeen
- Brule - Achievement Days - July 30-31 - Pukwana
- Butte/Lawrence - County Fair - July 28-August 2 - Nisland
- Campbell - Achievement Days - July 29-30 - Herreid
- Charles Mix - County Fair - July 29-August 2 - Lake Andes
- Clark - Achievement Days - August 4-6 - Clark
- Clay - County Fair - August 7-9 - Vermillion
- Codington - Achievement Days - August 4-7 - Watertown
- Corson - County Fair - August 8-10 - McIntosh
- Custer - County Fair - August 7-10 - Hermosa
- Davison - Achievement Days - August 3-5 - Mitchell
- Day - County Fair - August 6-10 - Webster
- Deuel - Achievement Days - July 30-31 - Clear Lake
- Dewey - Achievement Days - July 24 - Timber Lake
- Douglas - Achievement Days - August 4-5 - Armour
- Edmunds - Achievement Days - July 31-August 1 - Ipswich
- Fall River - County Fair - July 30-August 2 - Edgemont
- Faulk - Achievement Days - August 3-4 - Faulkton
- Grant - Achievement Days - August 3-6 - Milbank
- Gregory - Achievement Days - July 24-26 - Burke
- Haakon/Jackson - Achievement Days - July 25-26 - Philip
- Hamlin - Achievement Days - August 4-7 - Hayti
- Hand - Achievement Days - August 4-5 - Miller
- Hanson - Achievement Days - August 3-4 - Alexandria
- Hutchinson - County Fair - July 31-August 2 - Tripp
- Hyde - Achievement Days - July 31-August 1 - Highmore
- Jerauld/Buffalo - Achievement Days - August 4-6 - Wessington Springs
- Jones/Mellette - Achievement Days - August 2-5 - Murdo
- Kingsbury - Achievement Days - July 28-August 2 - De Smet
- Lake - Achievement Days - July 28-August 1 - Madison
- Lincoln - Achievement Days - July 27-31 - Lennox
- Lyman - Achievement Days - August 5-6 - Kennebec
- Marshall - Achievement Days - July 29-31 - Britton
- McCook - Achievement Days - August 1-2 - Salem
- McPherson - Achievement Days - August 4-5 - Leola
- Meade - County Fair and Achievement Days - July 24-26 - Sturgis
- Miner - Achievement Days - August 4-6 - Howard
- Minnehaha - Sioux Empire Fair - August 2-9 - Sioux Falls
- Moody - County Fair - July 30-August 2 - Flandreau
- Pennington - Central States Fair - August 14-23 - Rapid City
- Perkins - County Fair - July 31-August 4 - Bison
- Potter - Achievement Days and County Fair - August 2-5 - Gettysburg
- Roberts - Achievement Days - July 28-30 - Sisseton
- Sanborn - Achievement Days - August 7-9 - Forestburg
- Spink - Achievement Days - July 29-31 - Redfield
- Prairie Winds (Hughes/Stanley Counties) - Achievement Days - August 3-4 - Fort Pierre
- Sully - Achievement Days - August 7-9 - Onida
- Todd - County Fair - July 31-August 2 - Mission
- Tripp - Mid Dakota Fair - July 29-August 2 - Winner
- Turner - County Fair - August 11-14 - Parker
- Union - County Fair - July 31-August 2 - Alcester
- Yankton - County Fair - August 1-2 - Yankton
