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48th Annual National Conservative Student Conference ft. the Freedom at 250 Rally at Mount Vernon

This year’s National Conservative Student Conference will be the biggest in YAF history—and it begins with an historic moment.

The 48th Annual NCSC will open with YAF and The Daily Wire’s Freedom at 250 Rally at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, headlined by none other than Ben Shapiro.

Join hundreds of like-minded students from across the country for three days in our nation’s capital to celebrate America’s 250th birthday and prepare to advance and defend freedom on your campus and beyond.


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Young America’s Foundation (YAF) is excited to announce a new expanded partnership with The Daily Wire to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s independence: Freedom at 250.

Coinciding with YAF's life-changing student conferences in 2026, a series of Freedom at 250 rallies will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, Santa Barbara, California, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, throughout 2026. 

This year-long, nationwide tour of programs and activities will bring The Daily Wire’s juggernaut media brand, legendary mainstay talent, and rising stars together with YAF’s six decades of experience shaping America’s future by winning over America’s youth with freedom’s principles and equipping generations of freedom fighters to rise to positions of influence in media, entertainment, government, law, education, and the private sector. 

Student registration for the first two programs + Freedom at 250 rallies in Nashville and at the Reagan Ranch — is now open below. 

These marquee events are just the first pieces of Freedom at 250, with additional events, special guests, and opportunities to get involved rolling out in the new year.

From our founders’ revolutionary bid for independence based on the belief that all people are created equal with their rights coming from God rather than a government and surviving a civil war to make the U.S. a more perfect union to liberating Europe from tyranny and defeating the Soviet’s “Evil Empire,” the freedom fought for, defended, and passed on by those before us has sustained and guided our country for two and a half centuries. 

Now, our continued defense of that freedom requires action.

Freedom at 250 builds on YAF and The Daily Wire’s years-long collaboration to bring bold voices to students nationwide at YAF’s student conferences and narrative-disrupting campus lectures which will also continue as part of Freedom at 250.

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Freedom Rallies

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Nashville

February 6 -7, 2026 

Young America's Foundation and The Daily Wire hosted a jam-packed Freedom at 250 Rally and Conference to kick off our year-long celebration of American freedom.

Featured: Governor Bill Lee, Rep. Tim Burchett, Scott Jennings, Governor Scott Walker, Michael Knowles, Nick Freitas, Mary Margaret Olohan, Cabot Phillips, Reagan Conrad, Lee Greenwood, Dr. Arthur Laffer, Daniel Di Martino, Todd Starnes, and more!

Watch the full rally here!

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The Reagan Ranch

June 2026 — Open to High School Students

Visit President Reagan's beloved ranch, his home for 25 years and the "Western White House" for eight, and walk in the footsteps of our 40th President at the property that played a pivotal role in his life and career.

Location: President Reagan's Rancho del Cielo

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Washington, D.C.

August 2026 - registration coming soon!

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Philadelphia

October 2026 - registration coming soon!

Freedom at 250 Lecture Series

America’s colleges and universities increasingly promote a distorted view of our nation’s history that downplays the ideas, courage, and lasting impact of America’s Founders. From the 1619 Project to activist-driven curricula, too many students are taught to doubt the very principles that made this country exceptional.
 
freedom_at_250_lecture_seriesYou can help change that.
 
By hosting a speaker as part of Young America’s Foundation’s Freedom at 250 Lecture Series, you can bring a bold, unapologetic defense of America’s founding ideals to your campus and give fellow students the chance to hear the truth about our history.
 
YAF invites you to host one of the following speakers in 2026 to challenge the prevailing campus narrative and make a lasting impact at your school.
 
  • Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee
  • Isabel Brown, host of The Isabel Brown Show at The Daily Wire
  • Nick Freitas, retired Green Beret and Virginia state legislator
  • Daniel Di Martino, Venezuelan freedom activist and economist
  • Jason Miyares, 48th Attorney General of Virginia
  • Scott Walker, President of Young America’s Foundation and 45th Governor of Wisconsin
 Each of these speakers delivers a compelling, inspiring message about the greatness of America while directly confronting the myths so often pushed in today’s classrooms.
 

"Our spirit is back, but we haven't reinstitutionalized it. We've got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom — freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare. It's fragile; it needs protection."

–President Reagan's Farewell Address to the Nation

OTHER STUDENT PROGRAMS COMING in 2026

Middle School Expedition at the Reagan Ranch
Santa Barbara, CA | March 14
Middle School Expedition at the Reagan Ranch
Santa Barbara, CA | June 19-20
Middle School Expedition in the Heartland
Minneapolis, MN | September 23-24
Middle School Expedition in the Nation's Capital
Washington, DC | May 8-9
High School Conference at the Reagan Boyhood Home
Dixon, IL | July 15-17
Middle School Expedition at the Reagan Ranch
Santa Barbara, CA | October 23-24
High School Conference at the Reagan Ranch
Santa Barbara, CA | June 16-19
Middle School Expedition at the Reagan Boyhood Home
Dixon, IL | July 17-18
Freedom Conference at the
Reagan Ranch
Santa Barbara, CA | November 13-14