Want to be part of Civic Season 2026? Explore our resources below!

Important Dates Happening During Civic Season:

Tops To-Do's

One Month Before the start of Civic Season

Submit your program, including Wish Walls, Slice of History events, and National Youth Takeover Day programs, to the Civic Season website by May 1st.
Order Civic Season Merch
Order your Civic Season Guidebooks - Coming soon!
Start sharing your event or program with local youth organizations and community members - Use the Toolkit to grab social assets, logos, etc.
If hosting a Slice of History event, attend the prep session to confirm the ordering process, how to market, and what to document from your event

Two Weeks Before Your Event or Civic Season Starts

Send a media advisory to your local press found in the Toolkit's “PR & Media” tab
Enter your event into local community calendar listings and share flyers in popular youth gathering spaces (ex. cafes, apartment leasing offices, bookstores)
Pitch youth-generated Letters to America to your local media outlets ahead of National Youth Takeover Day
Use Civic Season banners and more located in the Toolkit’s "Logos, Graphics, & Stickers" tab
Post on social media to encourage participation - be sure to tag #CivicSeason
Promote Civic Season Programs, like the Civic Superpower Quiz, the Civic Season Guidebook, and the Build Your Civic Season PLUS use the graphic overlays in your posts to show your event is part of Civic Season

One Week Before

Follow up with local reporters to see if they will cover your event or your participation
Place youth-generated Letters to America to your local media outlets ahead of National Youth Takeover Day
Continue to post on social media to encourage participation
If hosting a Slice of History event, confirm your order with Pizza to the Polls

Day-Of Your Event

After Your Event of After Civic Season

Send local press release (or summary) with highlights from the event to local press
Post a recap, reel or stories on social media - be sure to tag #CivicSeason
Share the Civic Season Youth Survey with your youth attendees to gauge participation and knowledge of your organization and Civic Season
Take the Civic Season Event Survey as a participating organization
Celebrate America’s Potluck on July 5th

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