South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension 4-H will be hosting county fairs and achievement days across South Dakota starting in July 2023.
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 2023 State Fair Book.
2023 Schedule
- Aurora - Achievement Days - August 4-5 - Plankinton
- Beadle - Achievement Days -August 1-3 - Huron
- Bennett - County Fair -August 9-13 - Martin
- Bon Homme - Achievement Days - August 4-5 - Tyndall
- Brookings - Achievement Days - July 31-August 3 - Brookings
- Brown - County Fair - August 14-21 - Aberdeen
- Brule - Achievement Days - August 1-2 - Pukwana
- Butte/Lawrence County Fair - July 31-August 5 - Nisland
- Campbell - Achievement Days - August 1-2 - Herreid
- Charles Mix - Achievement Days - August 8; August 11-12 - Lake Andes
- Clark - Achievement Days - July 31-August 2 - Clark
- Clay - County Fair - August 10-12 - Vermillion
- Codington - Achievement Days - July 31-August 3 - Watertown
- Corson - County Fair - August 11-13 - McIntosh
- Custer - County Fair - August 10-13 - Hermosa
- Davison - Achievement Days - July 31-August 2 - Mitchell
- Day - County Fair - August 9-13 - Webster
- Deuel - Achievement Days - July 31-August 3 - Clear Lake
- Dewey - Achievement Days - July 27 - Timber Lake
- Douglas - Achievement Days - July 31-August 1 - Armour
- Edmunds - Achievement Days - August 2-4 - Ipswich
- Fall River - County Fair - August 2-4 - Edgemont
- Faulk - Achievement Days - July 30-31 - Faulkton
- Grant - Achievement Days - August 7-9 - Milbank
- Gregory - Achievement Days - August 6-9 - Burke
- Haakon/Jackson - Achievement Days - August 11-12 - Philip
- Hamlin - Achievement Days - July 31-August 3 - Hayti
- Hand - Achievement Days - July 31-August 1 - Miller
- Hanson - Achievement Days - August 6-7 - Alexandria
- Harding - Achievement Days and County Fair - August 18-20 - Camp Crook
- Hutchinson - County Fair - August 4-6 - Tripp
- Hyde - Achievement Days - August 3-4 - Highmore
- Jerauld/Buffalo - Achievement Days - August 7-9 - Wessington Springs
- Jones/Mellette - Achievement Days - August 7-8 - Murdo
- Kingsbury - Achievement Days - August 1-5 - De Smet
- Lake - Achievement Days - August 3-4 - Madison
- Lincoln - Achievement Days - July 30-August 3 - Lennox
- Lyman - Achievement Days - August 8-9 - Kennebec
- Marshall - Achievement Days - August 1-3 - Britton
- McCook - Achievement Days - August 4-6 - Salem
- McPherson - Achievement Days - August 7-8 - Leola
- Meade - County Fair and Achievement Days - July 28-29 - Sturgis
- Miner - Achievement Days - July 31-August 2 - Howard
- Minnehaha - Sioux Empire Fair - August 4-11 - Sioux Falls
- Moody - County Fair - July 20-22 - Flandreau
- Pennington - Central States Fair - August 17-27 - Rapid City
- Perkins - County Fair - August 3-6 - Bison
- Potter - Achievement Days and County Fair - August 5-8 - Gettysburg
- Roberts - Achievement Days - July 31-August 2 - Sisseton
- Sanborn - Achievement Days - August 3-5 - Forestburg
- Spink - Achievement Days - July 19-21 - Redfield
- Prairie Winds (Hughes/Stanley Counties) - Achievement Days - August 6-7 - Fort Pierre
- Sully - County Fair - August 10-13 - Onida
- Todd - County Fair - August 3-5 - Mission
- Tripp - Mid Dakota Fair - August 1-5 - Winner
- Turner - County Fair - August 14-17 - Parker
- Union - County Fair - August 3-5 - Alcester
- Walworth - Achievement Days - August 3-5 - Selby
- Yankton - County Fair - August 3-5 Yankton
- Ziebach - Achievement Days - August 3 - Dupree
