| 2019-2020 Calendar | |
| August 1, 2019 | National FBLA Super Sweeps Begins; Online Membership Registration Opens |
| September 4,2019 | Webinar: Welcome Back |
| September 13-14, 2019 | Illinois FBLA Board of Directors and Executive Council Meetings, Crowne Plaza, Springfield |
| September 16, 2019 | FBLA, Middle Level, and PBL Fall Stock Market Game Begins |
| September 20, 2019 | Tomorrow’s Business Leader-Fall Issue Chapter News Deadline |
| September 21, 2019 | Application Deadline: ACTE Outstanding Business Student Award |
| October 4, 2019 | NFLC-Washington, D.C.: Early Registration Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) |
| October 6-12, 2019 | Illinois Career and Technical Student Organizations Week |
| October 11, 2019 | NFLC- Birmingham, Alabama: Early Bird Registration Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) |
| October 14, 2019 | LifeSmarts Fall Competition Begins |
| October 16, 2019 | Fall Stock Market Fame Registration Deadline |
| October 18, 2019 | NFLC- Denver, Colorado: Early Bird Registration Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) |
| October 19, 2019 | ICCCTSO Meeting, FFA Center, 10 a.m., Springfield |
| October 19, 2019 | PBL: Illinois Fall Leadership Conference, Illinois Central College, East Peoria |
| October 20, 2019 | National FBLA Super Sweeps Ends |
| October 20, 2019 | State and National Dues Deadline for Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit, for Fall Issues of Publications, and Chapter/State Membership Awards at NFLC |
| October 22, 2019 | Virtual Business Finance Fall Challenge Competitive Event and Virtual Business Management Fall Challenge Competitive Event Begin |
| October 24-26, 2019 | PBL: National PBL Career Connections Conference, New York City, New York |
| November 1, 2019 | National FBLA Non-Stop November Begins |
| November 1-2, 2019 | National Fall Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C. |
| November 1-30, 2019 | March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Month |
| November 8, 2019 | LifeSmarts Fall Competition Ends (5:00 p.m. ET) |
| November 8-9, 2019 | National Fall Leadership Conference, Birmingham, Alabama (The NFLC that the majority of the Illinois delegation will be attending) |
| November 15, 2019 | American Enterprise Day |
| November 15, 2019 | Tomorrow’s Business Leader Winter Issue Chapter News Deadline to National Center |
| November 15, 2019 | Virtual Business Finance Fall Challenge Competitive Event and Virtual Business Management Fall Challenge Competitive Event End (5:00 p.m. ET) |
| November 15-16, 2019 | National Fall Leadership Conference, Denver, Colorado |
| November 16, 2019 | March of Dimes World Prematurity Day |
| December 4-7, 2019 | ACTE Convention, Anaheim, California |
| December 6, 2019 | FBLA, Middle Level, and PBL Fall Stock Market Game Ends |
| December 10, 2019 | National FBLA Non-Stop November Ends |
| December 14, 2019 | Central Area FBLA Conference, Heartland Community College, Normal (Online testing December 5-11) |
| December 15, 2019 | State and National Dues Deadline to Receive Winter Issues of Publications |
| January 1, 2020 | National FBLA Action Awareness Begins |
| January 9, 2020 | Southern Area FBLA Conference, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Online testing December 5-17) |
| January 13, 2020 | Eastern Area FBLA Conference, Olney Central College, Olney (Online testing December 7-16) |
| January 15, 2020 | FBLA and PBL March of Dimes Grant Application Deadline |
| January 17, 2020 | Northern Area FBLA Conference, College of Lake County, Grayslake Campus (Online testing December 5-17) |
| January 18, 2020 | Central Northern Area FBLA Conference, Lincoln-Way East High School, Frankfort (Online testing at Conference) |
| January 18, 2020 | Southwestern Area FBLA Conference, Kaskaskia College, Centralia (Online testing January 2-13) |
| January 24, 2020 | Western Area FBLA Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb (Online testing January 7-17) |
| January 31, 2020 | State and National Dues Deadline for Participation at Illinois FBLA State Leadership Conference |
| February 1-28, 2020 | National Career and Technical Education Month |
| February 2, 2020 | FBLA, Middle Level, and PBL Spring Stock Market Game Begins |
| February 2-8, 2020 | PBL: FBLA-PBL Week: Feb. 2 – Share Your FBLA-PBL Story Day; Feb. 3 – Webinar: National Presidents’ Forum; Feb. 4 - Each One Reach One Day; Feb. 5 - FBLA-PBL Adviser Appreciation Day/Professional Attire Day; Feb. 6 - Career Awareness Day; Feb. 7 - FBLA-PBL Spirit Day; Feb. 8 - FBLA-PBL Community Service Day |
| February 3, 2020 | LifeSmarts Spring Competition Begins |
| February 3, 2020 | Virtual Business Finance Spring Challenge Competitive Event and Virtual Business Management Spring Challenge Competitive Event Begin (10:00 a.m. ET) |
| February 15, 2020 | Deadline for All Illinois FBLA State Leadership Conference Materials--Registration, Competitive Events Materials, and Illinois State Board of Education Forms |
| February 21, 2020 | LifeSmarts Fall Competition Ends (5:00 p.m. ET) |
| February 21- March 6, 2020 | Online Testing Open for Illinois FBLA State Leadership Conference |
| February 22, 2020 | Refund for State Leadership Deadline |
| February 22, 2020 | FBLA Central Northern Area Computer Skills Testing for State Leadership Conference, 10:00 a.m., Lincoln-Way East High School Frankfort |
| February 26, 2020 | FBLA Southwestern Area Computer Skills Testing for State Leadership Conference, 4:00p.m., South Central High School, Farina |
| February 27, 2020 | FBLA Eastern Area Computer Skills Testing for State Leadership Conference, 4:00 p.m. Martinsville High School, Martinsville |
| February 27, 2020 | FBLA Western Area Computer Skills Testing for State Leadership Conference, 4:00p.m., Carrollton High School, Carrollton |
| February 28, 2020 | LifeSmarts Spring Competition Ends (5:00 p.m. ET) |
| February 28, 2020 | Virtual Business Finance Spring Challenge Competitive Event and Virtual Business Management Spring Challenge Competitive Event End (5:00 p.m. ET) |
| March 1, 2020 | National FBLA Action Awareness Ends |
| March 1, 2020 | Receipt Deadline for Future, Business, and Leader Levels of Member National FBLA Business Achievement Awards (BAA); Community and Service Levels of Member National Community Service Awards (CSA); National Dues Deadline for National Voting Delegates and Competitive Events and for Spring Issues of Publications; LEAD Awards for Middle Level; CMAP Awards for PBL |
| March 2, 2020 | Spring Stock Market Game Registration Deadline |
| March 5, 2020 | FBLA Central Area Computer Skills Testing for State Leadership Conference, 4:00 p.m., Normal Community High School, Normal |
| March 7, 2020 | FBLA Southern Area Computer Skills Testing for State Leadership Conference, 10:00 a.m., Mt. Vernon Township High School, Mt. Vernon |
| March 8, 2020 | FBLA Northern Area Computer Skills Testing for State Leadership Conference, 12:00 p.m., Wauconda High School, Wauconda |
| April 1, 2020 | FBLA and Middle Level Big 10 Awards Membership Deadline |
| April 1, 2020 | Receipt Deadline for National Middle Level Champion Chapter Awards; National FBLA & Middle Level Membership Awards, Connect 10, Good Neighbor; National FBLA Distinguished Business Leader Scholarships, National Bylaws Amendments, Outstanding Chapter Award |
| April 3-4, 2020 | Illinois FBLA State Leadership Conference, Crowne Plaza & Holiday Inn Express, Springfield, Illinois |
| April 3-4, 2020 | PBL: Illinois State Leadership Conference, Keller Convention Center, Effingham |
| April 7-11, 2020 | NBEA Convention, Boston, Massachusetts |
| April 16, 2020 | Deadline for NLC Qualifiers at IL FBLA SLC to Notify of Intent to Attend |
| April 24, 2020 | Illinois Middle Level FBLA Conference: Tabor School of Business Building at Millikin, University, Decatur |
| April 25, 2020 | Receipt Deadline for America Level of Member National FBLA Business Achievement Awards (BAA) and Achievement Level of Member National Community Service Awards (CSA) |
| April 30, 2020 | Professional Division Membership Recognition Awards Dues Deadline |
| May 1, 2020 | FBLA-PBL Adviser Wall of Fame Application Deadline |
| May 2, 2020 | Illinois FBLA Computer Skills State Site Testing for National Conference—Two Locations TBD after SLC |
| May 8, 2020 | Receipt Deadline for NLC Intern Application; Businessperson of the Year Nominations Due |
| May 8, 2020 | Prejudged Materials for NLC Must be Received at FBLA-PBL National Center by 11:59 p.m. ET; Competitive Event Registration Due (from State Adviser) |
| May 15, 2020 | Receipt Deadline for National Officer Candidate Application, State Chapter Voting Delegates, March of Dimes Fundraising Report, NLC Computer Production Tests |
| May 15, 2020 | FBLA, Middle Level, & PBL NLC and IFL Early Bird Registration Deadline; NLC Housing Reservations to Hotels |
| May 20, 2020 | NLC Travel Plans and Contracts to Sandra Bronson Deadline |
| June 5, 2020 | Last Day for State Adviser to Make NLC Competitive Event Name Changes (11:59 p.m. ET) |
| June 9, 2020 | FBLA Local Chapter Voting Delegates NLC Registration Deadline |
| June 28-29, 2019 | FBLA Institute for Leaders, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| June 29-July 2, 2020 | National FBLA Leadership Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2020-2021 Calendar | |
| July 22-24, 2020 | Illinois Coordinating Council for Career and Technical Student Organizations (ICCCTSO) Seminar, Northfield Inn, Springfield, Illinois |
| September 11-12, 2020 | Illinois FBLA Board of Directions and Executive Council Meetings, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield |
| March 26-27, 2021 | Illinois FBLA State Leadership Conference, Crowne Plaza, Springfield, Illinois |
| June 28-29, 2021 | FBLA Institute for Leaders, Anaheim, California |
| June 29- July 2, 2021 | National FBLA Leadership Conference, Anaheim, California |
| 2021-2022 Calendar | |
| September 10-11, 2021 | Illinois FBLA Board of Directions and Executive Council Meetings, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield |
| April 1-2, 2022 | Illinois FBLA State Leadership Conference, Crowne Plaza, Springfield, Illinois |
| June 28-29, 2022 | FBLA Institute for Leaders, Chicago, Illinois |
| June 29- July 2, 2022 | National FBLA Leadership Conference, Chicago, Illinois |