The Libertarian Party will hold a national convention June 26-29 in Columbus, Ohio, at the Hyatt Regency. The party holds national conventions every two years.

The Green Party will hold a national convention July 24-27 in St. Paul, Minnesota, at Macalester College. That is the same venue at which the first national Green Party meeting was ever held. In 1984 the framework for the Green Party was set forth at that location.