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

2025

 October

1 - Start of New 4-H Year

1-4 - Eastern NM State Fair

5 - Vermejo 4-H Club meeting. Maxwell, 5:30 pm

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

8 - Master Gardener meeting, Raton, 1 pm

9 - Colfax County 4-H Council meeting, CES Office, Raton, 6pm

13 - County Building closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day

14 - Johnson Mesa 4-H Club meeting, Raton, 6 pm

15 - Colfax County Fair Trophy Banquet, K-Bob's, Raton, 5:30 pm

16 - 4-H Record Books due in Ext. Office by 5 pm

20 - Rocky Mountain 4-H Club meeting, Cimarron, 5 pm

21 - AgExplorer Day, Raton Convention Center, Raton, 8 am - 12 pm

23 - Pesticide Applicator License CES Class, K-Bob's, Raton, 8:30 am - 2 pm

23 - Master Gardener Main Street Barrels cleanup, 9am

25 - Master Gardener Main Street Barrels cleanup, 9am

26 - Springer Sunshine 4-H Club meeting, Springer, 4pm

30 - Master Gardener Volunteer/CEU Hours due

November

2 - Vermejo 4-H Club meeting, Maxwell, 5:30 pm

11 - County Building closed for Veterans Day

11 - Johnson Mesa 4-H Club meeting, Raton, 6 pm

11-13 - 4-H In-Service, Ruidoso

17 - Rocky Mountain 4-H Club meeting, Cimarron, 5pm

17 - Senior Leadership Retreat registration due in CES office

19 - Master Gardener Annual Year-End Banquet, 12-3pm, CES office

23 - Springer Sunshine 4-H Club meeting, Springer, 4 pm

27 - CES Office & County Building closed for Thanksgiving Day

December

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

2 - Vermejo 4-H Club meeting, Maxwell, 5:30pm

9 - Johnson Mesa 4-H Club meeting, Raton, 6pm

15 - Rocky Mountain 4-H Club meeting, Cimarron, 5pm

23-31 - NMSU Winter Break, NMSU closed

24 - County Building closed 1/2 day for Christmas Eve

25 - County Building closed for Christmas Day

28 - Springer Sunshine 4-H Club meeting, Springer, 4pm

2026

January

1-2 - NMSU Winter Break, NMSU closed

1 - County Building closed for New Year's Day

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

7-9 - CES In-Service, Las Cruces

13 - 4-H Achievement Awards, First Methodist Church, Springer, 6pm

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, 6pm

February

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

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

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, Springer, 6pm

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

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