4-H Food Show and Food Challenge
2025 County 4-H Food Show and Food Challenge
2025 Food Challenge Rules & Guidelines – follows D8 guidelines (updated info coming soon)
2025 Food Show Rules & Guidelines – follows D8 guidelines (updated info coming soon)
Click here to register – Registration due by October 13
Date of Contest: October 29
Location & Time – info will be sent to all registered participants
Registration Fee: $10 per Food Challenge team – by October 17 bring cash or check made payable to 4-H Adult Leaders, or pay online here (including a small fee). Only full team payments will be accepted.
Again this year: participants and families can purchase tickets for a pizza dinner on the night of the contest. $5 per person – by October 17 bring cash or check made payable to 4-H Adult Leaders, or pay online here (including a small fee).
**NEW** We will be offering a Clover Kids division for Food Challenge this year! Clover Kids (registered K-2nd grade members) will be able to participate in Food Challenge. The purpose of their participation will be for a fun project experience, so their rules will be less strict and they will receive participation certificates (without a score or placing).
Reminders:
- All youth must be enrolled 4-H members and must be academically eligible to participate
- Food Show contestants will prepare their dish at home and bring it to the contest ready to present
- Food Challenge teams will need to bring their own supply boxes and pantry items (make sure they fit 2024-2025 lists and guidelines!)
- Rules for both contests will follow D8 contest guidelines (linked above)
2025 District 8 Food Challenge & Food Show
Event Information
Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Registration: October 27 – November 14 in 4-H Online – for members who qualified at the county level
Location
Bell County Expo Center
301 W Loop 121
Belton, TX 76513
Record Books
County Record Books
4-H Roundup
2025 County Roundup
Click here to register – deadline March 6.
County Roundup Contest: March 26, 2025 at the Williamson County Extension Office. Specific schedule details will be sent to all registered participants.
County Roundup will include Educational Presentations, Public Speaking, and 4-H Talent Showcase events. Our contests will follow the District 8 Roundup rules and guidelines – please review the guidelines for category information on each event.
For Educational Presentations – if you are using a PowerPoint, please bring your presentation on a USB drive. Our laptops use Microsoft Office so make sure it’s in a compatible format.
For Talent Showcase – we cannot provide any equipment (instruments, microphones, lighting, etc.). You will need to bring the equipment that you need for your presentation.
2025 District Roundup
Date: April 26, 2025
Registration: March 31-April 11, 2025
Location: West High School, in West, Texas
Event information, rules, and guidelines
2025 Texas Roundup
Date: June 2 – 5, 2025
Registration: Open April 14-May 6 through 4-H Online. – For senior aged members, there are qualifying contests AND invitational contests at Roundup, as well as informational sessions to attend. See the Texas 4-H Roundup page for additional information.
Location: College Station, Texas
Event information, rules, and guidelines
4-H Fashion Show
2025 County Fashion Contest
Entries due by February 12 – no late entries will be accepted. This includes your final paperwork and all documents.
County Fashion Show will be February 27, 2025
Sign Up for Fashion Contests HERE
Join us on Thursday, February 27th for the Williamson County 4-H Fashion Show! Following judging we will have an awards ceremony. The county Fashion Show will follow D8 rules and guidelines – see the District 8 Fashion Contest Page for guidelines, forms, and labels.
STORYBOARDS: Storyboards will be given feedback only (no placings) and will be displayed at the county event. Note that Storyboards at the district level will need to be physical boards and you will upload photos of your board to enter. At the state level (seniors only, invitational contest), Storyboards will need to be created digitally. For our county event, you can choose either option to submit for feedback.
2025 District Fashion Contest
Contests:
Fashion Show
Natural Fiber
Fashion Storyboard
Duds to Dazzle
Registration: March 31 – April 11, 2025
Date: April 28, 2025
Guidelines and information: D8 Fashion Show, Storyboard, and Duds to Dazzle
Location:
Cleburne Conference Center
1501 W. Henderson
Cleburne, TX 76033
4-H Photography
2025 Williamson County 4-H Photography Contest
Photo Uploads due by January 31st – no late entries!
- Only entries from active enrolled 4-H Members will be accepted
- Age divisions are determined by the participant’s grade: Junior 3rd-5th grade, Intermediate 6th-8th grade, Senior 9th-12th grade. There is no clover division for this contest.
- Limit of one entry per category for each member
- See below for which categories are offered to each age division
- Accepted formats: .jpeg, .jpg, or .png
- Photo must be a minimum of 300dpi quality resolution
- Ratio must be 3:2 (4′ X 6″) OR 5:4 (8″X10″), can be landscape or portrait
- Size may not be larger than 10MB
- The file name of each photo should be “initials.category.agedivision.year” for example: AH.animalsdomestic.intermediate.25 – this is what helps us determine who the photo belongs to! If the file is not named properly it’s hard to tell who submitted it.
- See D8 Photography Contest guidelines and State Photography Contest guidelines for category descriptions and additional information
- NOTE we will be following the district category rules this year. Photos will be accepted for the following categories in each age division:
- Junior (3rd-5th grade): Animals – Domestic/Wildlife, Plant/Landscape/Nature, People
- Intermediate (6th-8th grade): Animals – Domestic/Wildlife, Plant/Landscape/Nature, People, Details/Macro, Elements of Design, Catch All
- Senior (9th-12th grade): all 18 categories offered at the state level
JUNIORS (3rd-5th grade) – Upload Photos Here
INTERMEDIATE (6th-8th grade) – Upload Photos Here
SENIORS (9th-12th grade) – Upload Photos Here
The winner of each category in each of the age divisions in the Williamson County Contest will advance to the District 8 Contest. Senior aged 4-H members that win their category in the county contest will also advance to State.
2025 D8 Photography Contest
- D8 Photography contest page
- Rules & Guidelines (includes: Rules, Category Descriptions, Judging Criteria, and Score Sheet)
Texas 4-H Photography Contest Website
Invitational CDM Contest – Williamson County Fair and Rodeo
Event Information
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Check in: 5:00pm-5:30pm
Awards ceremony to follow contest
Registration: Online here due by October 20 – $40/team or $10/individual if registered by October 20. Late or on-site registration will be $80/team or $20/individual.
Location: Williamson County Expo, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail, Taylor, TX 76574
