All dates are subject to change at the discretion of the Colfax County CES Office.

 

2026

January

1-2 - NMSU Winter Break, NMSU closed

1 - County Building closed for New Year's Day

6 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Raton, 6pm

7-9 - CES In-Service, Las Cruces

13 - 4-H Achievement Awards, First Methodist Church, Springer, 5:30pm

19 - NMSU and County Building closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

23-25 - 4-H Senior Leadership Retreat, Las Cruces

26 - Colfax County 4-H Council meeting, CES office, 5:45pm

February

3 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Raton, 6pm

5 - 4-H Enrollment deadline, due in office by 5pm

9 - 4-H Day at the Roundhouse, Santa Fe

14 - CCFA Sweetheart Ball, Raton Convention Center, Raton

17 - Master Gardener meeting, CES office, 1pm

20-22 - 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification, TBA

23 - Colfax County 4-H Livestock Steer Ownership deadline

24 - 4-H Livestock Steer tagging, Mesa Vista Vet. Clinic, Raton, 5-6pm

28 - 4-H Livestock Steer tagging, Jeff Burton's, Springer, 9-10am

March

2 - Colfax County 4-H Shooting Sports Mandatory Safety meeting, CES office, 5:30pm

3 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Raton, 6pm

13-15 - 4-H FCS School, Bernalillo County CES office

17 - Master Gardener meeting, CES office, 1pm

April

2 - 4-H Project Add/Drop Deadline

7 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Raton, 7pm

17-19 - 4-H Youth Get Away, Glorietta Adventure Camp, Glorietta

21 - Master Gardener meeting, CES office, 1pm

22 - Health Fair setup, Raton Convention Center, Raton, 3:30-5:30pm

23 - Annual Family Health Fair, Raton Convention Center, Raton, 9am-3pm

30-May 3 - NM State 4-H Shooting Sports Contest, NRA Whittington Center, Raton

May

1-3 - NM State 4-H Shooting Sports Contest, NRA Whittington Center, Raton

2 - Colfax County 4-H Shooting Sports Dance, TBA, 8-11pm

5 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 7pm

19 - Master Gardener meeting, CES office, 1pm

25 - NMSU and County Building closed for Memorial Day

25 - Colfax County 4-H Livestock Small Animal Ownership deadline

24 - 4-H Livestock Small Animal tagging, Mesa Vista Vet. Clinic, Raton, 5-6pm

28 - 4-H Livestock Small Animal tagging, Colfax County Fairgrounds, Springer, 5-6pm

June

2 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 7pm

9 - NE 4-H District Novice/Junior Shooting Sports Contest, NRA Whittington Center, Raton

16 - Master Gardener meeting, CES office, 1pm

21-26 - NMSU Youth Ranch Management Camp, CS Ranch, Cimarron

23-24 - 4-H Northern District General Contest, Cibola County CES host

July

7 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 7pm

14-17 - 4-H State Conference, Las Cruces

18 - Colfax County 4-H Council meeting, Colfax County Fairgrounds, Springer, 8am

18 - Mandatory 4-H Fairground Cleanup, Colfax County Fairgrounds, Springer, 8:30am

20-26 - Colfax County Fair & Rodeo, Colfax County Fairgrounds, Springer

TBA - Master Gardener meeting, CES office, 1pm

August

4 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 7pm

TBA - Master Gardener meeting, Chase Ranch Garden Tour, Cimarron

September

1 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 7pm

7 - NMSU & County Building closed for Labor Day

15 - Master Gardener meeting, CES office, 1pm

October

6 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Raton, 7pm

20 - AgExplorer Day, Raton Convention Center, Raton

November

3 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Raton, 6pm

26 - NMSU and County Building closed for Thanksgiving Day