NOTE:  All dates, locations and times are subject to change without notice.

2023 American Legion meeting dates and holidays

January (2023)
16        Deadline for 2022 Sports Bids
16        Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, holiday

February
 7        Legislative Day, Pierre
20       Presidents' Day holiday
10-12  Midwinter Conference, Huron
12       State Oratory Contest, Huron
15       Department Scholarship applications due to HQ
26-March 1  Washington Conference

March

1-3        DSO School - Washington DC
11         District 5 Spring Meeting, Watertown
12         District 4 Spring Meeting, Cresbard
18         District 3 Spring Meeting, Ft. Pierre
19         District 6 Spring Meeting, DeSmet
25         Youth Trooper Applications due
25         District 1 Spring Meeting, Spearfish
26         District 2 Spring Meeting, Hot Springs
April
1            District 8 Spring Meeting, Springfield
2            District 7 Spring Meeting, Hartford
7            Good Friday, holiday
16          District 3 Spring Meeting, Pierre
23          District 4 Spring Meeting, Cresbard
30          District 6 Spring Meeting, DeSmet
21-23     Oratorical Contest Finals - Indianapolis 
 
May
1        Boys State Registration Closes
8-11   National Spring Meetings
29      Memorial Day, holiday
29      Boys State Starts

June
May 29-June 2       South Dakota Boys State - Aberdeen
15        Legion Day at Boys State - Extended until May 15
8-11     South Dakota State Convention, Oacoma
19        Juneteenth, holiday

July
4          Independence Day, holiday
23-29   Boys Nation, Washington, D.C.
26-28   DSO School - Indianapolis
27-29   Nat'l Membership Workshop - Indianapolis

August
10-15   Legion Baseball World Series, Shelby, N.C.
25-31  104th National Convention, Charlotte, N.C.

September
Aug 31-4       South Dakota State Fair
4      Labor Day, holiday
9-10 Legion Golf Tournament Hosted by Hermosa
16    District 2 Fall Meeting - Hermosa
17    District 1 Fall Meeting - Piedmont
16-17   Americanism/Children & Youth Conference, Indianapolis
22-24   Americanism Conference, Indianapolis
23    District 4 Fall Meeting
24    District 5 Fall Meeting - Watertown
October
9           Native American Day, holiday
9-12      Fall Meetings, Indianapolis
21    District 7 Fall Meeting - Tea
22    District 8 Fall Meeting -
28    District 6 Fall Meeting -
29    District 3 Fall Meeting -
November 
10       Veterans Day, holiday
15       Employer Awards due to HQ
23-24  Thanksgiving, holiday

December
       Human Services Christmas Party
       Sioux Falls VA Christmas Party
       Hot Springs VA Christmas Party
       Hot Springs Veterans Home Christmas Party
       Ft. Meade VA Christmas Party
22-26  Christmas, holiday
31   Firefighter/EMT and Law Officer Of The Year apps due to HQ
29-January 2, 2024 New Year’s, holiday