Welcome to the 2026 Hanson County Achievement Days!

Our achievement days will take place August 2nd-3rd in Alexandria, SD.

When registering exhibits in FairEntry, the process is not complete until you see the ‘thanks’ screen. You will receive an email with a list of all the exhibits you registered. You must register your exhibits for the Hanson County 4-H Achievement Days by July 27th. No exceptions will be made to this and will result in a no show for achievement days.

If you have questions on how to enter please refer tovideo on how to register.

Please refer to the State Fair book for a breakdown of classes and sub-classes: https://extension.sdstate.edu/south-dakota-4-h/competitions-state-fair/state-fair.

Also please register for your state events at the following website prior to Aug. 12.

https://sd4hstatefair.fairentry.com

Don't be afraid to call the office at 605-239-4542 or email penny.speich@sdstate.edu

Summer Office Hours:

Monday- Friday: 8-4:30pm NO HOLIDAYS

Hanson County 4-H Achievement Days Schedule:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2026

ALL DAY- Exhibits can be brought to the Quonset. Must be in by 3PM.

3:00-6:00 pm - 4-H Display Exhibits & 4-H Interview Judging

5pm- Rabbit/Poultry/Companion Animal Show

MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026

7:30-8:30am - 4-H Animal Check-in

9:00am - Livestock Shows

(order: Dairy Sheep, Dairy Goats, Dairy Cattle, Swine, Beef, Meat Goat, & Sheep)

Following Livestock shows- Jr. Ag Olympics hosted by the Jr. Leaders of Hanson

5:30pm - Cloverbud Small Animal Show

5:00-7:00pm - 4-H Community BBQ

sponsored by: Hanson County 4-H Leader's Association

7:00pm - All exhibits released