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Schedule

A weekend three-day event happening July 31 - August 2, 2026
Click on each date for details:

Friday (July 31) Schedule at a glance - click to expand

(Group activities: Hiking, golfing, kayaking, & other options on Friday, inquire here)

3:00 pm: Doors open

4:00 pm: Welcome to Friday

4:30 pm: Friday Workshops 1

- (see Workshops page for details, click this link)

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5:30 pm: Friday Workshops 2

- (see Workshops page for details, click this link)

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6:30 pm: Friday Feast - Dinner Cookout (by the pool)
(Separate ticket required - $38 in advance, $48 at event)

6:30 pm: Movie "Bad Faith" - free showing

8:00 pm: Friday Night: Comedy & Improv Show

10:00 pm: Friday wrap-up, hanging out

Saturday (August 1) Schedule at a glance - click to expand

9:00 am: Doors Open & Registration

10:00 - 10:20 am: NaNoCon Welcome

10:20 - 10:30 am: Eliott Canter

10:30 - 11:00 am: Glenda Jordan

11:00 - 11:10 am: Dr Darrel Ray

11:10 - 11:30 am: Promise Backlund (by video stream)

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Intro to the Workshops & Panels

Lunch Break 12:00 - 1:00 pm (lunch provided)

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Workshops & Panels - session 3 (Breakout sessions)

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Workshops & Panels - session 4 (Breakout sessions)

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Workshops & Panels - session 5 (Breakout sessions)

Break 3:50 - 4:10 pm

4:10 - 4:30 pm Forrest Valkai

4:30 - 5:00 pm Sam McGuire & Wil Jeudy

5:00 - 5:20 pm Hemant Mehta

5:30 - 5:50 pm Monte Mader

5:50 - 6:10 pm Keynote: Fish Stark

6:10 - 6:20 pm NaNoCon Main Day Wrap-Up

6:20 - 6:30 pm Movement to the Afterparty

6:30 - 8:30 pm Saturday Soire'e - Dinner & Afterparty

(Separate ticket required - $40 in advance, $48 at event)

8:30 - 10:00 pm Magic & Mentalism Show with Matt Dillahunty

(included with your NaNoCon ticket)

10:00 pm - 12:00 am Hanging out!

Sunday (August 2) Schedule at a glance - click to expand

9:00 am Sunday Seminar welcome

Sunday Seminar (three panels)

9:30 - 10:30 am - Session 6: Communicating for Change

10:30 - 11:30 am - Session 7: When Politics is Personal

11:30 - 12:30 am - Session 8: Be the Change

12:30 - 1:00 pm NaNoCon closing

1:00 pm: NaNoCon complete!

Group excursions: Kayaking, hiking, & other activities options

(Activities options: Hiking, golfing, kayaking on Sunday afternoon, inquire here)

Friday Schedule (July 31, 2026) - in detail:

Want to participate in Friday's group activities? Awesome! Tell us which ones here! We'll send you the info.

3:00 pm: Doors open

4:00 pm: NaNoCon Welcome to Friday

4:30 pm - 5:20 pm Workshops & Panels - Friday session 1

(Breakout sessions, click link to see DETAILS on the Workshops page)

5:30 pm - 6:20 pm Workshops & Panels - Friday session 2

(Breakout sessions, click link to see DETAILS on the Workshops page)

6:30 - 8:30 Friday Feast - Dinner Cookout!

Picture a beautiful Summer evening on a terrace overlooking the lake, hanging out with the speakers and secular friends. Enjoy a full cookout menu and a cash bar! (with a lovely vegan option) The $38 ticket can be added at checkout here.

Below the terrace the pool area is open to everyone, where you're welcome to hang out, relax, and cool off if you like!

(Watch the trailer of this excellent movie)

Movie "BAD FAITH" (documentary)

- Two showings: 6:30 pm // 8:15 pm
- popcorn provided by Americans United!
- free movie in the VIP (Board Room)

"Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy"
Our democracy is being torn apart by frightening, powerful forces, but who is actually behind them? This documentary shows how Christian Nationalists have taken over the Republican Party and turned it into a weapon to demolish democracy from within. Discover the origins of this massive power grab, and the secular and interfaith grassroots coalition who are bravely fighting it.

8:00 pm: Friday Night Special: Comedy & Improv

Standup Comedy! (details here)
Improv Comedy special event
Want to participate? Tell us here.

10:00 pm: Friday wrap-up, hanging out

Saturday Schedule (August 1, 2026) - in detail:

9:00 am: Doors Open & Registration

NaNoCon Welcome

10:00 am - 10:20 am Team NaNo

Eliott Canter - Welcome & Code of Conduct Introduction

10:20 am - 10:30 am

Glenda Jordan - Artist, Model & Entertainer

Topic: Neurodivergency, purity culture, and kink:
the bondage that connects them
10:30 am - 11:00 am

Dr Darrel Ray - Institute for Secular Leadership

Topic: Are You "Herding Cats"? That’s the Problem
11:00 am - 11:10 am

Promise Backlund - @eve_wasframed

Topic: Prioritizing humanity in the midst of the inhumane
11:10 am - 11:30 am (live streaming by video)

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Intro to the Workshops & Panels

Lunch Break 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Workshops & Panels - Saturday session 3

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm (Breakout sessions, click link to see DETAILS on the Workshops page)

Workshops & Panels - Saturday session 4

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm (Breakout sessions, click link to see DETAILS on the Workshops page)

Workshops & Panels - Saturday session 5

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm (Breakout sessions, click link to see DETAILS on the Workshops page)

3:50 pm - 4:10 pm Break / Room reset

Forrest Valkai, science communicator

Topic: How to Debunk Literally Every Creationist

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm

Sam McGuire (American Atheists)
& Wil Jeudy (Secular Texas PAC)

An Important Conversation on Secular Political Advocacy
4:30 - 5:00 pm

Hemant Mehta - The Friendly Atheist

Topic: How a Christian Nationalist lie harmed us all
5:00 pm - 5:20 pm

Monte Mader @MonteMader

Topic: Christian Nationalism - history, harm, and once it's gone
5:30 pm - 5:50 pm

Keynote: Fish Stark of AHA

Topic: When We Win - Envisioning a Humanist World
5:50 - 6:10 pm: Keynote presentation

6:15 pm - 6:30 pm - Saturday Wrap-Up

Movement to the Afterparty

Dinner on the Terrace
* the POOL area is OPEN to everyone!

6:30 - 8:30 Saturday Soire'e: Dinner & Afterparty!

Picture a beautiful Summer evening on a terrace overlooking the lake, hanging out with the speakers and your secular friends, enjoying great food and a cash bar! The catered BBQ dinner will include choice of two entrees (with a lovely vegan option). If still available, the $40 Dinner tickets can be added at checkout here.

Below the terrace the pool area is open to everyone -- you're welcome to hang out, relax, and cool off if you like!
In case of bad weather the Dinner will be moved inside to Conference Room C