JANUARY 2026
| January 15 State Officer Candidate Application due to state adviser (application is found on the State Executive Council page of this website |
| January 15 State Honorary Membership/Distinguished Service/School Administrator Award nominations due to State President (nomination forms are found on the Adult Awards page of this website |
| January 14-17 National FCCLA Adviser Summit |
| January 30- February 1 State Executive Council Meeting- Waynesboro |
| January 31 Alumni & Associates Executive Board Meeting – Waynesboro |
| TBA Japanese Exchange Program application (click here for more information) |
FEBRUARY 2026
| February 9-13 National FCCLA Week |
| February 15 Registration deadline for State Leadership & Recognition Conference and STAR Events competitions for lowest rates |
March 2026
| March 2 Deadline for National Program Award Applications |
| March 2 Safe Rides Save Lives Entries Due to National FCCLA |
| March 2 National Technical Honor Society Scholarship, FCCLA Memorial Scholarship, and Zwilling Culinary Arts Scholarship Application Deadline |
| March 13 Deadline to submit refund request for state conference registration |
| March 23 Deadline to submit refund request for banquet tickets |
| March 27 Online registration site closes at midnight for state conference and STAR Events entries |
April 2026
April 10-12 State Leadership and Recognition Conference, Virginia Beach
May 2026
June 2026
| June 15-18 2026-2027 State Executive Council Leadership Training- Roanoke |
July 2026
| July 6-10 National Leadership Conference- Washington, D.C. |
| July 19-22 VATFACS Professional Institute, including FCCLA sessions – Virginia Beach |
August 2026
September 2026
| September 25-27 Fall State Executive Council Meeting- Lexington |
| September 27-28 Board of Directors Meeting- Lexington |
OCTOBER 2026
| October 1 Application deadline for National Program Mini-Grant Funding Through the Virginia FCCLA Leadership Foundation (access the Word document here and a Google Doc here |
| October TBA FCCLA Day at the State Fair (Doswell) |
| October TBA National Fall Leadership Institute (Disney World-Orlando, FL) |
| October TBA ROUND 1: FCCLA/LifeSmarts FALL TEAMSMARTS NLC QUALIFIER QUIZ Online |
| October TBA National Fall Leadership Institute (Disneyland-Anaheim, CA) |
NOVEMBER 2026
| November TBA Registration Deadline for Virginia FCCLA Knowledge Quest Testing |
| November TBA First Testing Window for Virginia FCCLA Knowledge Quest |
DECEMBER 2026
| December TBA Second Testing Window for Virginia FCCLA Knowledge Quest |
| December 1 National Officer Candidate applications due to state adviser (the application is found on the State Executive Council page of this website |
| December 3 Family & Consumer Sciences Day |