2026 National Convention
Louisville, Kentucky – August 28 – September 3, 2026
Click here for convention information on the national website.
ALA National Convention Awards
Several major ALA awards will also be presented at our National Convention to honor outstanding successes in service to veterans, military, and their families, both within the ALA and out in the community:
Salute to Servicemembers recognizes military members from each branch of service.
Unit Member of the Year recognizes those serving at the unit level who exemplify the values and ideals of the Auxiliary and whose accomplishments significantly impact the program work in their units.
Junior Members of the Year recognizes Junior members actively serving the ALA mission.
The Public Spirit Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations for contributions that positively impact communities through service to our veterans, military, and their families.
Department of NY Hotel:
DETAILS TO COME on the Dept of NY Legion website
https://www.legion-aux.org/meetings/national-convention
The American Legion Auxiliary National Convention is our largest gathering of members, guests, and distinguished speakers. The week long event is held annually in cities across America at the same time and place as the convention of The American Legion for the purpose of electing officers, receiving reports, conducting other ALA business — and most of all — having fun while celebrating our accomplishments from the administrative year.
If you’re not attending the ALA’s largest national event in person, be sure to watch the National ALA livestream. Follow on social media @ALAforVeterans for the latest updates.
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About National Convention
The American Legion Auxiliary’s National Convention can be likened to both a political party convention and a family reunion. Auxiliary members from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, together with members of The American Legion and the Sons of the American Legion, meet annually to set national priorities to guide their organizations in the coming year. We celebrate our successes, present resolutions for a vote, and elect a new national leadership team. Educational sessions and updates from our national committee chairmen provide attendees with valuable tools and information to take back to their departments and units. While at the convention, we also develop new friendships through our common bond of serving veterans in other parts of the country and even the world. The National Convention experience is the Auxiliary at its best.
Delegates to the National Convention are selected by departments. Each department is entitled to send five delegates and one additional delegate for each 1,500 members or major fraction thereof, whose current dues have been received by the national treasurer 30 days prior to the convention. All past national presidents in good standing with their local units are life delegates-at-large. Members of the National Executive Committee are also delegates-at-large. Each delegate is entitled to one vote, and a quorum exists when 60 percent of the departments are represented.