Youth & Young Adult Events

The 2026 Washington, DC Experience will be held in Washington, DC, on July 11-15, 2026.  This experience doesn’t just start and stop in Washington, DC, though. This will be a multi-year event to promote youth engagement at the local, state, and national levels of the Grange.

This experience will be sponsored by the National Grange with the understanding that the youth who participate (ages 18-25) will make a four-year commitment to the National Grange. Details on the commitment expectations are below.

The National Grange will provide up to $2,000 in sponsorship for each youth who applies and is accepted into the Washington, DC Experience. Participation in this program requires a four-year commitment, during which each participant is expected to fully and actively engage with all program requirements.

In return for this commitment, the National Grange will cover the participant’s expenses to Washington, DC, and will invite the participant's members to the annual National Grange Convention at their own expense at the end of the participation period. If a participant fails to meet the outlined expectations in any program year, they will be required to reimburse $500 of the $2,000 sponsorship amount for each year in which the requirements are not met. Each year, up to 2 outstanding participants may be selected to return to Washington, DC, to help train the next class.

Youth ages 18-25 will commit to the growth and development of youth programming across the country with a willingness to keep growing, keep working, and keep moving the Grange forward into the next generation.

Learn more about the requirements and expectations to participate in the Washington, DC Experience.