Registration Deadline for the Laurens County Youth Livestock Show is Sept. 24th

August 24, 2021

There is only ONE month left to register for the Laurens County Youth Livestock Show.

The Laurens County Youth Show is a three-day event consisting of art, beef cattle, dog, rabbit, meat goat, market lamb, and dairy cattle shows. These shows are open to youth from across the state.

The deadline to register is September 24^th. Late registration will be accepted until October 1^st, but there will be a $15 late fee if received after September 24^th. To register, drop off or mail in your registration forms to: Laurens County Cooperative Extension Clemson University, 219 West Laurens Street, Laurens, South Carolina 29360.

The event averages almost three hundred entries per year and attracts youth from as far away as Charleston, SC.

Click here to view the show catalog. As a reminder, the Laurens County Youth Livestock Show is open to any current 4-H or FFA members. Shows include art, poster, dog, rabbit, beef, dairy, meat goat, and market lamb.

“Laurens County 4-H is extremely excited to be hosting the Laurens County Youth Livestock Show along with our sponsors Laurens County Cattlemen’s Association and Laurens County Fair Association. It is always very fulfilling to see the improvement and hard work Laurens County 4-H members put into their project animals,” said Kendall Winn, 4-H Youth Development Agent

Laurens County Cooperative Extension. “These youth have poured themselves into their animals for many months and are now able to display their skills on a county-wide stage. This will be the first Laurens County Youth Livestock Show since 2019 and we are eagerly awaiting the return of our show as I believe many Laurens County 4-H members are as well.”

The dog and rabbit show will be held on Saturday, October 2^nd at Squealin’ on the Square in Downtown Laurens. The remainder of the shows will be held Friday, October 8 ^th , and Saturday, October 9 ^th , in the Exchange Club Building at the Laurens County Fairgrounds (137 Fairgrounds Rd., Laurens, SC).

The show schedule includes:

Saturday, October 2^nd