Celebrate National 4-H Week
October 4 - 10, 2026

National 4-H Week began in 1945 as "National 4-H Club Week," following World War II, evolving from a "National 4-H Mobilization Week" held during the war to focus on national defense efforts and club accomplishments. It was then officially set as a fall event in 1968, and it has been celebrated as National 4-H Week the first full week of October ever since.  We hope you'll share your great ideas and photos from National 4-H Week as you celebrate this year.

As you post on social media, we hope you'll use the hashtags #4HMilitaryPartnership, #National4HWeek

 More Activities to Celebrate National
​4-H Week

  • Wear green on Monday, October 5
  • Join the national 4-H meeting, Zoom into 4-H, Wednesday, October 7
  • Announce and share details for 4-H Week on social media, in the news, and anywhere announcements are made.
  • Promote 4-H Thankful Thursday, October 8
  • Post photos on social media of staff, 4-H groups, 4-H volunteers & others wearing green every day this week.
  • Create banners celebrating National 4-H Week; present to guard and reserve offices, locations on installations, and more. Be sure to add the 4-H Military Partnership when you can.
  • Share recipes for green treats. Share early with installation staff so they can consider it as part of their weekly activities.
  • Host a door-decorating contest at schools or your offices to celebrate 4-H Week; post photos of doors on social media and run a contest for the most likes.
  • Provide announcements for schools to make, recognizing 4-H involvement in your community.
  • Feature military kids and their 4-H activities on social media
  • Have a proclamation signed announcing 4-H Week, including military service leadership in the area.
  • Have youth write 4-H articles and create a national 4-H newspaper or insert in local media.​​
  • Host a 4-H  picnic and include military-connected  kids; Serve green foods, decorate with green, plan green fun
  • Add green to a local fountain or water feature in town (with permission). Add it to the Going Green calendar with the National 4-H Council.
  • Add green spotlights to your outdoor signage or a local landmark & add to the Going Green calendar with the National 4-H Council.
  • Add National 4-H Week to outdoor signage. If your office doesn't have a sign, ask a local business to highlight it, including those on installations.
  • Sponsor a local window painting event to celebrate and include a location on an installation.  
  • ​Add green ribbons to pins to wear during 4-H week. Supply them to all employees at the installation, children, and youth centers.
  • Highlight 4-H alums, including those who were military-connected youth and those now part of the Services.​
  • Add green bows to trees in your community.​​
  • Recruit military-connected 4-H youth to share a shout-out about 4-H.
  • Create a Photo circle for youth to share photos in green, doing good, or sharing about 4-H. Use the photos for a 4-H highlight reel to post on social media.​

More Ideas from
​National 4-H Council

Share Your Project

Share your National 4-H Week activities. We will post activities and events on social media and our webpage, and you'll likely be featured in social media and in our 2027 list.

Please complete the short survey to include your activity.  If you have an event you'd like to advertise for participation, consider adding it to our 4-H Military Partnership calendar or sharing it in our Facebook group
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