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The 2026 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 excursions: Hiking & other options)

(no ticket required for Friday afternoon events)

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

8:00 pm: Friday Night Special

Talent Show / Comedy Open Mic

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 - 10:15 am: NaNoCon Welcome

10:15 - 10:45 am: Glenda Jordan & Eliott Canter

10:45 - 10:55 am: Dr Darrel Ray

11:00 - 11:20 am: Promise Backlund (by video)

11:20 - 11:40 am: Hemant Mehta

11:40 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 Candace Gorham

5:20 - 5:40 pm Monte Mader

5:45 - 6:15 pm Keynote: Fish Stark

6:15 pm NaNoCon Main Day Wrap-Up

6:30 - 6:45 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

10:00 am Sunday Seminar welcome

10:30 - 11:30 am: Sunday Seminar (Session 6)

Sunday Seminar (two panels)

12:30 - 1:00 pm NaNoCon closing

1:00 pm: NaNoCon complete!

Group excursions: Kayaking, hiking, & other activities options

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

(Group excursions: Hiking & other options earlier in the day)

4:00 pm: 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 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) for only $38, separate ticket required (limited spots, available at checkout when you get your Tickets)

(Watch the trailer of this excellent movie)

6:30 pm: Movie "BAD FAITH" - free showing

"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: The Friday Night Special: Comedy Open Mic

Comedy Open Mic
Improv Comedy 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 - 10:15 am: Team NaNo

Glenda Jordan & Eliott Canter

10:15 am - 10:45 am

Dr Darrel Ray - Recovering from Religion

10:45 am - 10:55 am

Promise Backlund - @eve_wasframed

11:00 am - 11:20 am (live streaming by video)

Hemant Mehta - The Friendly Atheist

11:20 - 11:40 am

11:40 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

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm

Sam McGuire & Wil Jeudy (Am. Atheists)

4:30 - 5:00 pm

Candace Gorham, MBA, LCMHCS of AHA

5:00 pm - 5:20 pm

Monte Mader

5:20 pm - 5:40 pm

Keynote: Fish Stark of AHA

5:45 - 6:15 pm: Keynote presentation

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

Movement to the Afterparty

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

Picture a beautiful 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) for only $40, separate ticket required (limited spots, available at checkout when you get your Tickets)