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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

DECA offers a full spectrum of events throughout the academic year and in the summer.

Future ICDC Dates

April 25-28, 2026 | Atlanta, GA

April 17-20, 2027 | Anaheim, CA

April 22-25, 2028 | Orlando, FL

April 21-24, 2029 | San Francisco, CA

April 27-30, 2030 | Anaheim, CA

Future SCDC Dates

February 1-3, 2026 | Missoula, MT

January 31 - February 2, 2027 | Missoula, MT

January 30 - February 1, 2028 

February 4-6, 2029

February 3-5, 2030

2026-2027 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

July 6-9, 2026

DECA AP Business with Personal Finance Ap Summer Institute | University of North Carolina Charlotte

July 15-16, 2026

Advisor Professional Learning Virtual Conference

July 25-28, 2026

Adobe x DECA Luminary Program | San Francisco, CA

Sep. 13-14, 2026

Montana DECA Annual Business Meeting

Sep. 14, 2026

Chapter Officer Leadership Training | 8:30am-12:30pm | Zoom

Sep. 15, 2026

District Level Instructional Areas Announced

Sep. 28 - Oct. 2, 2026

School Based Enterprise Week

Sep. 30, 2026

DECA + Activate Your Chapter Incentive Deadline

If 2025-2026 Membership was 100+ = Increase Student Membership by 5%

If 2025-2026 Membership was 100- = Increase Student Membership by 20

Sep. 30, 2026

2027 SCDC Housing Request Due by 5pm MST

Oct. 1, 2026

State Conference Registration Site Opens

TBA

DECA AMPED Advisor Professional Learning Conference

Oct. 15, 2026

The Ultimate DECA Power Trip Registration Due

Nov. 15, 2026

Initial Membership Dues Deadline

Nov. 16-22, 2026

Global Entrepreneurship Week

Nov. 20-22, 2026

The Ultimate DECA Power Trip | Louisville, KY

Nov. 24, 2026

SCDC Early Bird Registration Deadline

Dec 1, 2026

DECA Chapter Campaigns + Membership Campaigns Due

Dec 1, 2026

School-Based Enterprise Certification Opens

Dec. 2, 2026

Sports + Entertainment Marketing Conference Registration Due

Dec. 2-5, 2026

ACTE Career Tech Vision

Dec. 18, 2026

State Conference Registration Due @ 5pm MST

Jan. 4-8, 2027

Written Project Submission Portal & Online Testing Open

Jan 8, 2027

SCDC Invoice Payment Deadline

Jan 11-15, 2027

Online Testing Open

Jan. 11, 2027

Student Scholarship Applications Due

Jan. 14, 2027

School-Based Enterprise Certification Due

Jan. 20, 2027

Advisor Scholarship Applications Due

Jan. 27-31, 2027

Sports + Entertainment Marketing Conference | Orlando, FL

Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2027

State Career Development Conference | Missoula, MT

Feb. 1, 2027

Emerging Leader Honor Award Applications Open

Feb 4, 2027

Initial Bump-Ups Due to Google Sheets by 5pm MST

Feb. 5, 2027

Final Bump-Ups Due to Google Sheets by 8pm MST

Feb. 9, 2027

ICDC Registration, Tours, Housing, Airfare Due to Google Sheets by 5pm MST

March 1, 2027

Advocacy Campaigns Due

March 3, 2027

ICDC Invoices Payment Deadline

March 23, 2027

ICDC Blazer Order Deadline

March 23-30, 2027

ICDC Qualifying Written Entry Submissions Open

March 31, 2027

Emerging Leader Honor Award Nominations Due

April 17-20, 2027

International Career Development Conference | Anaheim, CA

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