Whitley County, Indiana 4-H

10/20/2026

Happening Sunday, October 25th from 4:30 - 6:00pm at the Whitley County 4-H Center!!! Come on out and join us for this FREE community-wide, family friendly event!! Kids, wear your costumes, play some games and win prizes!!
See you there!!

09/29/2026

Wilderness Skills Day Camp:
Get ready for an outdoor adventure like no other at Wilderness Skills Day Camp! Designed for any youth in grades 3–7, this camp is packed with hands-on adventures—canoeing, fishing, archery, r***e skills, campfire cooking, tent pitching, and more. Campers will gain real outdoor know-how while exploring nature and having fun with friends. From learning survival skills to making lasting friendships, this camp is the ultimate way to experience the great outdoors! Don’t wait—sign up today and let the fall fun begin! Only 25 spots remaining!! Get registered today here: https://bit.ly/wildernessskillscamp2026

09/19/2026

Autumn Harvest Festival is OPEN!!
Come on out and see us in small animal barn for Kids Games until 1:00p today!!
Check out the all the craft vendors & food vendors!!
Jr Leaders are selling beautiful fall mums!!
Head on over to the Whitley County 4-H Fairgrounds now!!

09/17/2026

UPDATE: Our online registration has automatically closed due to reaching capacity for Wilderness Skills Day Camp. If you would like to be put on the waitlist please call the Whitley County Extension Office at (260)244-7615 before Oct. 7th.

Wilderness Skills Day Camp:
Get ready for an outdoor adventure like no other at Wilderness Skills Day Camp! Designed for youth in grades 3–7, this camp is packed with hands-on adventures—canoeing, fishing, archery, r***e skills, campfire cooking, tent pitching, and more. Campers will gain real outdoor know-how while exploring nature and having fun with friends. From learning survival skills to making lasting friendships, this camp is the ultimate way to experience the great outdoors! Don’t wait—sign up today and let the fall fun begin!

09/15/2026

Come by the Autumn Harvest Festival this Saturday and bring your kids and their friends along to check out our kids games from 10am-1pm lots of fun games, prizes and laughs. While you are there check out the craft vendors in the commercial building and grab a snack from the food truck vendors. Lots of fun for everyone.

08/25/2026

Only 90 minutes left to pick up your state fair projects at the 4-H Center!!! WE STILL HAVE 39 PROJECTS WAITING TO GO HOME!!! We are here until 7pm!! Unfortunately, anything left after that will be disposed of as we do not have room to store them!!

08/12/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2026 youth Clover Crew WINNERS!!!

It was awesome to see over 200 youth at our fair clean-up day this year!! A HUGE thank you to everyone for showing-up, helping out, and doing your part to make our Whitley County 4-H Fair a successful and great event for our youth!!

Winners - you can pick up your awards at the Extension Office!!

08/07/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to the Dairy Club for winning the Clover Crew Reward for livestock/animal clubs for 2026!!
They had the highest percentage of club members participate in clean-up day after the fair with a whopping 67.74%!!!!
The club receives a $200 gift and will be first in the 2027 auction!!
Top 3 club participation rates at clean-up day this year:
1. Dairy Club - 67.74%
2. Sheep Club - 52.50%
3. Dairy Steer/Feeder Calf Club - 50.93%

08/07/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to the Richland Ramblers 4-H Club as they are our township club Clover Crew Reward winners for 2026!!!
They will receive a club pizza & ice cream sundae party at our first County-Wide Township Club meeting of 2027!!
Great job!!

08/03/2026