Following is a list of significant National and State events.
Please check the Department Calendar for District Meeting dates and other events.
2026 Memorial Day Services
May 24
GL National Cemetery
and
Ft Custer National Cemetery
2026 Thrive 101 Training
June 3, 9:00am to 4:00pm
Woodhaven Community Center
Woodhaven, MI
2026 MI State Convention
June 9 - 13
Kalamazoo, MI
2026 Camp Trotter Golf Outing
June 26
Newaygo, MI
2026 VTS
June 27
Camp Trotter
2026 Vietnam Moving Wall
July 16 - 21
Flatrock, MI
2026 VFW National Convention:
July 25 - 29
Reno, NV
2026 Vietnam Moving Wall
July 30 - Aug 4
Holly, MI
2026 MI / OH NH Day events
Aug 7 Golf Outing
Aug 8 OH Day
Aug 9 MI Day
2026 Wall That Heals Tour (VN Memorial)
August 13-16
Taylor, MI
2026 Camp Trotter Family Day
August 22
Camp Trotter
2026 VA Great Lakes Nat Cemetery Golf Outing
August 22
Lapeer, MI
2026 Wall That Heals Tour (VN Memorial)
August 20-23
Battle Creek, MI
2026 Vietnam Moving Wall
Sept 3 - 9
Chesaning, MI (sponsored by VFW Post 6579)
2026 National VFW Dept Adjutant / Quartermaster Training Conference
Sept 10-13
Kansas City, MO
2026 National VFW Fall Legislative Conference
Sept 14-17
Washington, DC
2026 POW/MIA Recognition Day
Sept 18
Every Post
2026 Commander-in-Chief's Homecoming
Sept 24-27
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2026 National CMOHS Convention
Sept 30 - Oct 3
Detroit
2026 Lansing VCAT Hero Fest
Oct 3
Lansing
2026 National VFW Dept Jr Vice Cmdr Training Conference
Oct 1-4
Kansas City, MO
2026 Big Ten Conference Annual Meeting
Oct 15-18
Kalamazoo, MI
2026 MVAA Woman Veterans Conference
Oct 15-17
Bay City, MI
2026 MI Fall Conference
Oct 28 - Nov 1
Mt Pleasant
2027 MI Mid-Winter Conference
Jan 20 - 23
Kalamazoo, MI
2027 THRIVE 201 Training
Feb 22 9:00am to 4:00pm
VFW State Headquarters
2027 VFW Washington Conference
Feb 27-Mar 4
Washington, DC
2027 Senior Vice Commanders Training
Apr 15 - 18
Kansas City, MO
2027 MI State Convention
June 8 - 12
Kalamazoo, MI
2027 VFW National Convention - Milwaukee
July 31 - Aug 4
2027 MI Day at National Home
Aug Date TBD
2027 Michigan Auxiliary 100th Anniversary
Aug-Sept Location & Date TBD
2027 Department Adjutant/Quartermasters Training
Sept 23 - 26
Kansas City, MO
2027 Commander-in-Chief's Homecoming
Sept 30-Oct 3
Gettysburg, PA
2027 Big Ten Conference Annual Meeting
Oct 15 -17
2027 Junior Vice Commanders Training
Oct 21 - 24
Kansas City, MO
2027 MI Fall Conference
Oct 27 - Oct 31
Comfort Inn, Mt Pleasant
2028 MI Mid-Winter Conference
Jan 26 - 29
Kalamazoo, MI
2028 Washington Conference
Mar 4-9
Washington, DC
2028 Senior Vice Commander Training
Apr 27 - 30
Kansas City, MO
2028 MI State Convention
June 6 - 10
Kalamazoo, MI
2028 VFW National Convention - San Antonio
Aug 5-10
2028 Department Adjutant/Quartermasters Training
Sept 14 - 17
Kansas City, MO
2028 Junior Vice Commanders Training
Oct 5 - 8
Kansas City, MO
2028 Big Ten Conference Meeting
Oct 20 - 22
2029 MI Mid-Winter Conf
Jan 31 - Feb 3
Kalamazoo, MI
2029 Senior Vice Commanders Training
Apr 12 - 15
Kansas City, MO
2029 National Convention - Reno Nevada
July 21-26
2029 Department Adjutant/Quartermasters Training
Sept 13 - 16
Kansas City, MO
2029 Junior Vice Commanders Training
Oct 4 - 7
Kansas City, MO
2029 Big Ten Conference Meeting
Oct 19 - 21
2030 National Convention - New Orleans, LA
July 20-25
2030 Big Ten Conference Meeting
Oct 18 - 20
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