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

2020 American Legion meeting dates and holidays

*Due to COVID-19, all events are subject to change.* ~~Lined through events are canceled.~~

December 2019
23-25 Christmas, holiday
30-January 1, 2020 New Years, holiday

January
10 Deadline for 2021 Sports Bids
20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, holiday

February
10 Boys/Girls State Governor Commemoration, Pierre
17 Presidents' Day holiday
21-23 Midwinter Conference, Oacoma
23 State Oratory Contest, Oacoma

March
8-11 Washington Conference
11-13 DSO School - Washington DC
April

10 Good Friday, holiday

~~15 YTA Applications Due~~
~~17-19 Oratorical Contest Finals - Indianapolis~~

~~24 Dist 7 Spring Mtg - Dell Rapids~~

~~25 Dist 8 Spring Mtg - Vermilion~~

~~26 Dist 6 Spring Mtg - Arlington~~

May
1         Boys State Registration Closes
1         Dist 3 Spring Mtg - Hoven
2         Dist 4 Spring Mtg - Akaska
3         Dist 5 Spring Mtg - Milbank
4-7      National Spring Meetings
8         Dist 1 Spring Mtg - Box Elder
9         Dist 2 Spring Mtg - Hermosa
25       Memorial Day, holiday

June

~~1-5 South Dakota Boys State - Aberdeen~~
~~4 Legion Day at Boys State~~

~~5-7 District Commander Seminar - Pierre~~
~~18-21 South Dakota State Convention, Huron~~
~~22-26 Youth Trooper Academy - Pierre~~
~~25 Legion Day at Youth Trooper Academy~~

July
4 Independence Day
6 Independence Day, holiday
Finance Commission meets Pierre Post 8 home
Department Executive Committee meets Pierre Post 8 home
~~17-25 Boys Nation, Washington, D.C.~~
~~21-26 Junior Shooting Sports tournament, Colorado Springs, Colo.~~

August
~~5-7 DSO School - Indianapolis~~
~~6-8 Membership Workshop Indianapolis~~
~~13-18 Legion Baseball World Series, Shelby, N.C.~~
~~28-Sept 3 102nd National Convention, Louisville, KY~~

September
3-7 South Dakota State Fair
7 Labor Day, holiday

12-13 Legion Golf Tournament - Hartford
~~19-20 Children & Youth Conference, Indianapolis~~
~~25-27 Americanism Conference, Indianapolis~~

October
12-15 Fall Meetings, Indianapolis

November
1-6 National Legion College, Indianapolis
11 Veterans Day, holiday
26-27 Thanksgiving, holiday

December
Legislative Roundtable, Sioux Falls
Legislative Roundtable, Watertown
4 Deadline for Education Scholarship
Legislative Roundtable, Rapid City
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
23-25 Christmas, holiday
31-January 1, 2021 New Year’s, holiday