2026 Convention Schedule
Schedule is subject to change.
All events occur in the Baird Center unless otherwise noted.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
1-4:00 p.m. Workshops: Drew McCoy, FFRF Legal Team, Legislative Team, Chapters
4-6:00 Registration opens, Thursday Evening Welcome Reception
(Hilton Hotel, Crystal Ballroom)
Dinner on your own
7:30 Rep. Jared Huffman, followed by book signing
Baird Center Ballroom
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
8 a.m. Registration re-opens
Complimentary continental breakfast
Sales tables open
9:00 Welcome
“Die Gedanken,” Dan Barker
Sadie Pattinson, Events Manager
Chapter Welcome
Report from Co-Presidents Dan Barker & Annie Laurie Gaylor
10:00 Civil Rights Hero & Heroine
Gigi Cervantes
Johnnie Cotton
10:20 Hank Zumach $75,000 Award to Secular Coalition for America Education Fund
Acceptance by Steven Emmert, SCA Executive Director
10:40 Break
11:00 Kate Cohen, author, “We of Little Faith”
11:30 Maya Wiley, Executive Director, Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights, Book signing
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Noon-2:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
2:00 Legal Reports
FFRF Legal Team
3:00 Legislative Report
FFRF Legislative Team
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00 Randi Weingarten, Executive Director, AFT
Book signing
5:30 Dinner (ticketed, plated)
7:30 Godless Gospel Concert
8:00 Jennifer Welch, Emperor Has No Clothes Award
“I’ve Had it with Christian Nationalism”
10:00 Late show viewing of Jeremiah Camara’s new documentary: “Americacaste: The Cast Behind the Curtain,” runtime: 75 minutes
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
8 a.m. Nonprayer Breakfast (ticketed, plated)
9:00 Ballroom re-opens, sales
9:30 Student essayists
10:00 Avijit Roy Courage Award
Maryam Namazie on behalf of Itbissame (Betty) Lachgar
10:30 Peter Isely, Darrow Award
11:00 Jim Obergefell, Forward Award
11:40 Book signing
Noon-2:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
2:00 Drew McCoy
2:30 Forrest Valkai
3:15 COMFORT BREAK
3:30 Percival Everett, Emperor Has No Clothes Award
4:30 Book signing
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Drawing for Clean Money
8:30 Ron Reagan, Keynote
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
9:00 a.m.-Noon Membership and State Representatives meetings
