South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension 4-H will be hosting county fairs and achievement days across South Dakota starting in July 2024.
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 2024 State Fair Book.
2024 Schedule
- Aurora - Achievement Days - August 2-3 - Plankinton
- Beadle - Achievement Days - July 30-August 1 - Huron
- Bennett - County Fair - August 7-11 - Martin
- BonHomme - Achievement Days - August 1-3 - Tyndall
- Brookings - Achievement Days - July 29-August 1 - Brookings
- Brown - County Fair - August 12-18 - Aberdeen
- Brule - Achievement Days - July 31-August 1 - Pukwana
- Butte/Lawrence - County Fair - July 29-August 3 - Nisland
- Campbell - Achievement Days - August 5 - Mound City; August 6 - Herreid
- Charles Mix - Achievement Days - August 6, 8, and 9 - Lake Andes
- Clark - Achievement Days - August 5-7 - Clark
- Clay - County Fair - August 8-10 - Vermillion
- Codington - Achievement Days - July 29-August 1 - Watertown
- Corson - County Fair - August 9-11 - McIntosh
- Custer - County Fair - August 7-11 - Hermosa
- Davison - Achievement Days - August 4-6 - Mitchell
- Day - County Fair - August 7-11 - Webster
- Deuel - Achievement Days - July 30-August 1 - Clear Lake
- Dewey - Achievement Days - July 25 - Timber Lake
- Douglas - Achievement Days - August 5-6 - Armour
- Edmunds - Achievement Days - August 4-6 - Ipswich
- Fall River - County Fair - July 31-August 3 - Edgemont
- Faulk - Achievement Days - August 4-5 - Faulkton
- Grant - Achievement Days - August 5-7 - Milbank
- Gregory - Achievement Days - August 3-6 - Burke
- Haakon/Jackson - Achievement Days - August 9-10 - Philip
- Hamlin - Achievement Days - August 5-8 - Hayti
- Hand - Achievement Days - August 5-6 - Miller
- Hanson - Achievement Days - August 4-5 - Alexandria
- Harding - Achievement Days - August 16-18 - Camp Crook
- Hutchinson - County Fair - August 1-3 - Tripp
- Hyde - Achievement Days - August 8-9 - Highmore
- Jerauld/Buffalo - Achievement Days - August 5-7 - Wessington Springs
- Jones/Mellette - Achievement Days - August 5-7 - Murdo
- Kingsbury - Achievement Days - July 30-August 3 - De Smet
- Lake - Achievement Days - July 29-August 2 - Madison
- Lincoln - Achievement Days - July 28-August 1 - Lennox
- Lyman - Achievement Days - August 6-7 - Kennebec
- Marshall - Achievement Days - July 30-August 1 - Britton
- McCook - Achievement Days - August 2-3 - Salem
- McPherson - Achievement Days - August 5-6 - Leola
- Meade - County Fair and Achievement Days - July 25-27 - Sturgis
- Miner - Achievement Days - August 5-7 - Howard
- Minnehaha - Sioux Empire Fair - August 2-9 - Sioux Falls
- Moody - County Fair - July 15-20 - Flandreau
- Pennington - Central States Fair - August 15-24 - Rapid City
- Perkins - County Fair - August 1-4 - Bison
- Potter - Achievement Days and County Fair - August 3-6 - Gettysburg
- Prairie Winds (Hughes/Stanley Counties) - Achievement Days - August 4-5 - Fort Pierre
- Roberts - Achievement Days - August 5-7 - Sisseton
- Sanborn - Achievement Days - August 8-10 - Forestburg
- Spink - Achievement Days - July 30-August 1 - Redfield
- Sully - County Fair - August 8-10 - Onida
- Todd - County Fair - August 1-3 - Mission
- Tripp - Mid Dakota Fair - July 30-August 3 - Winner
- Turner - County Fair - August 12-15 - Parker
- Union - County Fair - August 1-3 - Alcester
- Walworth - Achievement Days - August 1-3 - Selby
- Yankton - County Fair - August 1-3 - Yankton
- Ziebach - Achievement Days - August 1 - Dupree
