Due to the availability of space and number of participants, the schedule is subject to change. The final schedule will be published online and on our Mobile App two weeks prior to the convention. When registering students for competitions, be mindful that some competition times overlap. In addition, competition times may conflict at National Convention.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Event |
| 6/23/2026 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Registration |
| 6/23/2026 | 6:00 PM | Premier Performers Practice - Vocalist |
| 6/23/2026 | 6:00 PM | Premier Performers Practice - Dancers |
| 24-Jun-26 | ||
| 6/24/2026 | 8:00 AM | Coordinator Breakfast |
| 6/24/2026 | 8:00 AM | Coordinator Meeting - Convention Competitions |
| 6/24/2026 | 8:00 AM | Coordinator Meeting - Leadership Challenges & National Exhibitions |
| 6/24/2026 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration |
| 6/24/2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Beta Serves Nashville - Donation Drop-Off Only and College Fair |
| 6/24/2026 | 9:30 AM | Performing Arts- Small Group Prelims |
| 6/24/2026 | 9:30 AM | Project Proposal - EAST |
| 6/24/2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Onsite Testing - Computer Science 6-8 |
| 6/24/2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Onsite Testing - Health & Physical Education 6-8 |
| 6/24/2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Onsite Testing - Math 6-8 |
| 6/24/2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Onsite Testing - Science 6-8 |
| 6/24/2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Onsite Testing - Social Studies 6-8 |
| 6/24/2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Onsite Testing - Language Arts 6-8 |
| 6/24/2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Check-in: Visual Arts |
| 6/24/2026 | 10:00 AM | Reimagine, Recreate, Recycle |
| 6/24/2026 | 10:00 AM | Mandatory- Musicology Meeting- Sponsor/Supervisor, and Team Captain |
| 6/24/2026 | 10:00 AM | Being Better Betas - WEST |
| 6/24/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | National Officer /National Leadership Ambassador Meeting |
| 6/24/2026 | 10:30 AM | Musicology |
| 6/24/2026 | 10:30 AM | Musicology |
| 6/24/2026 | 10:30 AM | Musicology |
| 6/24/2026 | 10:30 AM | Musicology |
| 6/24/2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Onsite Testing - Spanish 6-8 |
| 6/24/2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Onsite Testing - Spelling 6-8 |
| 6/24/2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Onsite Testing - U.S. History 6-8 |
| 6/24/2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Viewing: Visual Arts (Judging at 12:00 PM) |
| 6/24/2026 | 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM | Candidate Meeting |
| 6/24/2026 | 12:30 PM | Performing Arts- Large Group Prelims |
| 6/24/2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Onsite- Cake Decorating |
| 6/24/2026 | 1:00 PM | Being Better Betas - EAST |
| 6/24/2026 | 1:00 PM | Project Proposal - WEST |
| 6/24/2026 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Living Literature: Set-up: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM; Judging: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM; Viewing: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
| 6/24/2026 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Viewing: Onsite Cake Decorating (Pick-up: 4:00 PM) |
| 6/24/2026 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Desiginated Club Trading Pin Time with National Sponsors |
| 6/24/2026 | 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Mandatory Pick-up of Visual Arts |
| 6/24/2026 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Opening Ceremony Practice - Premiere Performers - Dancers & Vocalists |
| 6/24/2026 | 6:30 - 7:00 PM | 1ST GENERAL SESSION Pre-Session Activities Award 6 - 10 Places: Academics, Book Battle, Creative Writing, Digital Portfolio, Poetry, and Technology |
| 6/24/2026 | 7:00 PM | FIRST GENERAL SESSION Opening Ceremony- National Convention State Processional and Premier Performers Presiding: McLean Wise | National President Pledge of Allegiance: Scarlett Morales and Sydney Byrd | National Leadership Ambassadors National Anthem: Premier Performer Vocalists Welcome and Introductions: McLean Wise| National President Greetings from the Board of Directors: Donna Wear | Board Chair Greetings from National Beta Office: Bobby Hart | CEO Presidential Campaign Rally: McLean Wise | National Secretary *Voting opens for one hour immediately after campaign rally Vice Presidential Candidate Introductions: Gunnar Guy | National Vice President Secretarial Candidate Introductions: Charlie Wiggins| National President Wired for Success Award: Denia Brown | Director of Convention and Leadership Outstanding Leadership Award: Donna Womack | National Sponsor Sponsor of the Year Award: Mitzi Avritt | National Sponsor Keynote Address: Charlie Wiggins | National Secretary Performing Arts - Small Group Finals - Top 3 Award 1 - 5 Places: Academics, Book Battle, Creative Writing, Digital Portfolio, Poetry, and Technology Adjournment: McLean Wise| National President |
| 25-Jun-26 | ||
| 6/25/2026 | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Registration |
| 6/25/2026 | 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Second General Session Pre-Session Activities Designated Trading Pin Time for Clubs (8:00 AM - 8:30 AM) Award 6 - 10 Places: Being Better Betas, Living Literature, Musicology, Onsite Cake Decorating, Project Proposal, Reimagine-Recreate- Recycle, and Visual Arts |
| 6/25/2026 | 9:00 AM | SECOND GENERAL SESSION Presiding: Gunnar Guy | National Vice President Keynote Address: McLean Wise | National President Secretarial Campaign Rally: Charlie Wiggins | National Secretary *Voting opens for one hour immediately after campaign rally Inspirational Address: Scarlett Morales| National Leadership Ambassador Performing Arts Finals -Small and Large Group - Top 3 Award 1 - 5 Places: Being Better Betas, Living Literature, Musicology, Onsite Cake Decorating, Project Proposal, Reimagine-Recreate- Recycle, and Visual Arts Adjournment: Gunnar Guy | National Vice President |
| 6/25/2026 | 11:30 AM | Performing Arts - Solo, Duo, Trio Prelims (Dancer & Instrumentalist) |
| 6/25/2026 | 11:30 AM | Beta Blitz - EAST |
| 6/25/2026 | 11:30 AM | All the World's a Stage- WEST |
| 6/25/2026 | 11:30 AM | Engineering |
| 6/25/2026 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Quiz Bowl Team Meeting/Oral Round (Sponsors/Supervisor & Team Captain)-Mandatory |
| 6/25/2026 | 11:30 AM -12:30 PM | Check-in: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design |
| 6/25/2026 | 12:00 PM | Meeting of the Minds |
| 6/25/2026 | 12:00 PM | Quiz Bowl Finals |
| 6/25/2026 | 12:00 PM | Quiz Bowl Finals |
| 6/25/2026 | 12:00 PM | Quiz Bowl Finals |
| 6/25/2026 | 12:00 PM | Quiz Bowl Finals |
| 6/25/2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Desiginated Club Trading Pin Time with National Sponsors |
| 6/25/2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Viewing: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design (Judging at 2:00 PM) |
| 6/25/2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Onsite Art - Drawing |
| 6/25/2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Onsite Art - Painting |
| 6/25/2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Beta Serves Nashville - Donation Drop-Off Only |
| 6/25/2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Leadership Representative Interviews |
| 6/25/2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Leadership Representative Challenges |
| 6/25/2026 | 2:00 PM | Beta Blitz - WEST |
| 6/25/2026 | 2:00 PM | All the World's a Stage- EAST |
| 6/25/2026 | 2:30 PM | Performing Arts - Solo, Duo, Trio Prelims (Variety Act & Vocalist) |
| 6/25/2026 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Viewing: Onsite Art - Drawing and Painting (Pick-up: 5:00 PM) |
| 6/25/2026 | 5:00 PM | Mandatory Pick-up: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design |
| 26-Jun-26 | ||
| 6/26/2026 | 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Pre-Session Activities Award 6 - 10 Places: Accessorized Design, All the World is a Stage Apparel Design, Beta Blitz, Club Trading Pin, Engineering, Meeting of the Minds, Onsite Art - Drawing, Onsite Art Painting, Quiz Bowl, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design |
| 6/26/2026 | 9:00 AM | THIRD GENERAL SESSION Presiding: Charlie Wiggins | National Secretary Vice Presidential Campaign Rally: Gunnar Guy | National Vice President *Voting opens for one hour immediately after campaign rally Performing Arts Finals - Solo, Duo, Trio - Top 3 Keynote Address: Gunnar Guy | National Vice President Award 1 - 5 Places: Accessorized Design, All the World is a Stage Apparel Design, Beta Blitz, Club Trading Pin, Engineering, Meeting of the Minds, Onsite Art - Drawing, Onsite Art Painting, Quiz Bowl, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design Inspirational Address: Sydney Byrd | National Leadership Ambassador Adjournment: Charlie Wiggins | National Secretary |
| 6/26/2026 | 11:30 AM | Robotics Showcase |
| 6/26/2026 | 11:30 AM | Songfest Preliminaries |
| 6/26/2026 | 11:30 AM | Convention Invention |
| 6/26/2026 | 11:30 AM | Collaboration Connection - EAST |
| 6/26/2026 | 11:30 AM | Collaboration Connection - WEST |
| 6/26/2026 | 12:00 PM | Speech |
| 6/26/2026 | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | State Officer and Leadership Representative Luncheon Doors open at 12:15 PM) |
| 6/26/2026 | 1:00 PM | Marketing & Communications |
| 6/26/2026 | 2:00 PM | Create and Animate |
| 6/26/2026 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Desiginated Club Trading Pin Time with National Sponsors |
| 27-Jun-26 | ||
| CLOSING CEREMONY CELEBRATION | ||
| 6/27/2026 | 9:00 AM | Pre-Session Activities Award 6 - 10 Places: Campaign Skits (Top 10), Create and Animate, Collaboration Connection, Convention Invention, Marketing and Communications, Performing Arts - Dancer, Instrumentalist, Variety, Vocalist, Performing Arts Large and Small Group, Robotics Showcase, Solo, Duo or Trio, Songfest,and Speech |
| 6/27/2026 | 9:30 AM | FOURTH GENERAL SESSION Presiding: McLean Wise | National President Q & A Rally for Top 3 National Officer Candidates *Voting opens for 30 minutes immediately after Q & A Invitation to 2027 National Convention in Fort Worth, TX Songfest Finals - Top 5 National Leadership Ambassador Farewells National Officer Farewells Award 1 - 5 Places: Campaign Skits (Top 10), Create and Animate, Collaboration Connection, Convention Invention, Marketing and Communications, Performing Arts - Dancer, Instrumentalist, Variety, Vocalist,Performing Arts Large and Small Group, Robotics Showcase, Solo, Duo or Trio, Songfest, and Speech Installation of National Officers and National Leadership Ambassadors Adjournment: Newly Elected National President |