Freedom Calls to a Bold Future
Libertarian National Convention
Schedule at a Glance
THURSDAY
Registration7:30 AMWelsh Lobby
Credentials Committee Meeting11:00 AMGallery Overlook G-H
Bylaws & Rules Committee1:00 PMGallery Overlook G-H
Platform Committee3:00 PMGallery Overlook G-H
LNC Meeting5:00 PMMonroe Room
The Bitcoin Ball6:00 PMThe Ballroom at McKay
Credentials8:00 PMWelsh Lobby
Opening Reception8:00 PMSecchia Lobby
Registration8:00 PMWelsh Lobby
FRIDAY
Credentials & Registration7:30 AMWelsh Lobby
Keynote & Morning Business10:00 AMMain Hall
Freestate Project12:00 PMRooms A-F
Lunch: Ammon Bundy12:00 PMGrand Gallery D
Afternoon Business2:00 PMMain Hall
Keynote (Zano)5:30 PMMain Hall
Thomas Quiter: Power to Move5:45 PMRooms A-F
Torch Club8:00 PMGrand Suite
Karaoke9:00 PMGrand Gallery A
SATURDAY
Breakfast: Path Forward7:30 AMGrand Gallery E
Training Track 17:30 AMGrand Gallery D
Credentials8:30 AMWelsh Lobby
Registration Open8:30 AMWelsh Lobby
Keynote & Morning Business9:30 AMMain Hall
Breakout: Empower Small Business12:00 PMRooms A-F
Lunch: Challenges to Liberty12:00 PMGrand Gallery B
Lunch: Mycelial Network12:00 PMGrand Gallery E
Training Track 212:00 PMGrand Gallery D
Afternoon Business2:00 PMMain Hall
Regional Caucuses2:00 PMRooms A-F
Dinner: Amash on Liberty5:30 PMGrand Gallery E
Are You Smarter Than a Politician — LIVE!7:00 PMMain Hall
Enemies of the State8:00 PMRooms A-F
SUNDAY
BreakfastMorningRooms A-F
Breakfast: Independent JournalismMorningGrand Gallery C
Breakfast: Scott HortonMorningGrand Gallery E
Training Track 1MorningGrand Gallery D
Credentials8:30 AMWelsh Lobby
Morning Business9:30 AMMonroe Room
Lunch: Privacy & Monetary Freedom12:00 PMGrand Gallery E
Lunch: Stop Posting, Start Showing Up12:00 PMGrand Gallery F
No Warrant, No Watchlists12:00 PMRooms A-F
Ballots Without Barriers12:00 PMMonroe Room
Training Track 212:00 PMGrand Gallery D
Afternoon Business2:00 PMMain Hall
Breakout Session: Sound Money5:30 PMRooms A-F
Gala7:30 PMMonroe Room
MONDAY
Breakfast: Food Crisis Solution7:30 AMGrand Gallery F
Credentials8:30 AMWelsh Lobby
Morning Business9:00 AMMain Hall
Break for Lunch12:00 PMRooms A-F
Afternoon Business1:30 PMMain Hall
LNC Post Convention Meeting2:30 PMMonroe Room
Grand Rapids, MI · May 21–25, 2026
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Schedule of Events
Be there, or be square.
May 21–25, 2026 · DeVos Place Convention Center & Amway Grand Plaza · 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. All times EDT, subject to final updates.
Thursday, May 21
Opening Day
- 7:30 AMRegistrationWelsh Lobby
- 11:00 AMCredentials Committee MeetingGallery Overlook G-H
- 1:00 PMBylaws & Rules CommitteeGallery Overlook G-H
- 3:00 PMPlatform CommitteeGallery Overlook G-H
- 5:00 PMLNC MeetingMonroe Room
- 6:00 PMThe Bitcoin BallThe Ballroom at McKay
- 8:00 PMCredentialsWelsh Lobby
- 8:00 PMOpening ReceptionSecchia Lobby
- 8:00 PMRegistrationWelsh Lobby
Friday, May 22
Business Sessions Begin
- 7:30 AMCredentials & RegistrationWelsh Lobby
- 10:00 AMKeynote & Morning BusinessMain Hall
- 12:00 PMFreestate ProjectRooms A-F
- 12:00 PMLunch Breakout: The Individual vs. The State (Ammon Bundy)Grand Gallery D
- 2:00 PMAfternoon BusinessMain Hall
- 5:30 PMKeynote (Zano)Main Hall
- 5:45 PMThomas Quiter Presents: The Power to MoveRooms A-F
- 8:00 PMTorch ClubGrand Suite
- 9:00 PMKaraokeGrand Gallery A
Saturday, May 23
Leadership Votes
- 7:30 AMBreakfast Breakout: The Path Forward — Restoring Rights and Reclaiming LivesGrand Gallery E
- 7:30 AMTraining Track 1Grand Gallery D
- 8:30 AMCredentialsWelsh Lobby
- 8:30 AMRegistration OpenWelsh Lobby
- 9:30 AMKeynote & Morning BusinessMain Hall
- 12:00 PMBreakout: Empower Small Business (free, no lunch provided)Rooms A-F
- 12:00 PMLunch Breakout: Challenges to Liberty — An International PerspectiveGrand Gallery B
- 12:00 PMLunch Breakout: The Mycelial Network — Connecting Science and ExperienceGrand Gallery E
- 12:00 PMTraining Track 2Grand Gallery D
- 2:00 PMAfternoon BusinessMain Hall
- 2:00 PMRegional CaucusesRooms A-F
- 5:30 PMDinner Breakout: Amash on LibertyGrand Gallery E
- 7:00 PMAre You Smarter Than a Politician — LIVE!Main Hall
- 8:00 PMEnemies of the StateRooms A-F
Sunday, May 24
Platform & Rally
- MorningBreakfastRooms A-F
- MorningBreakfast Breakout: Independent Journalism: Breaking the Chains of Corporate MediaGrand Gallery C
- MorningBreakfast Breakout: The Unrelenting Scott HortonGrand Gallery E
- MorningTraining Track 1Grand Gallery D
- 8:30 AMCredentialsWelsh Lobby
- 9:30 AMMorning BusinessMonroe Room
- 12:00 PMLunch Breakout: Privacy and Monetary Freedom by ZanoGrand Gallery E
- 12:00 PMLunch Breakout: Stop Posting, Start Showing UpGrand Gallery F
- 12:00 PMNo Warrant, No Watchlists (free, no lunch)Rooms A-F
- 12:00 PMPrivate Breakout: Ballots Without Barriers (State Chairs +1 Guest only)Monroe Room
- 12:00 PMTraining Track 2Grand Gallery D
- 2:00 PMAfternoon BusinessMain Hall
- 5:30 PMBreakout Session: Sound MoneyRooms A-F
- 7:30 PMGalaMonroe Room
Monday, May 25
Wrap & Send-Off
- 7:30 AMBreakfast Breakout: A Libertarian Solution to a World in Food CrisisGrand Gallery F
- 8:30 AMCredentialsWelsh Lobby
- 9:00 AMMorning BusinessMain Hall
- 12:00 PMBreak for LunchRooms A-F
- 1:30 PMAfternoon BusinessMain Hall
- 2:30 PMLNC Post Convention MeetingMonroe Room
VIP Guests & Speakers
- Justin Amash — Former U.S. Congressman (MI)
- Ammon Bundy — Property rights activist
- Joel Salatin — Sustainable farmer & food-freedom advocate
- Scott Horton — Director, The Libertarian Institute
- Lyn Ulbricht — Criminal justice reform advocate
- Ford Fischer — Independent journalist & filmmaker
- Dr. Sheena Meade — Health freedom advocate
- Jacques Boudreau — Libertarian Party of Canada
Additional speakers and breakout presenters will be announced — including voices tied to Bitcoin, veterans' issues, and state-level activism.