National FFA Convention Returning To Indianapolis

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — About 64,000 visitors are expected in Indianapolis this week for the National FFA Organization convention.

The annual event for the group that promotes agricultural education will remain in Indianapolis until 2024 under a $4.5 million incentive deal state officials announced last year. The convention begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday.

The Indianapolis Star reports the conference is expected to sprawl across downtown and includes events at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center. It also will include festivities at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and eight hotels.

The convention was held in Louisville, Kentucky last year. Indianapolis had previously hosted it from 2006 to 2012.

Tags:FFA Agriculture

Support independent journalism today. You rely on WFYI to stay informed, and we depend on you to make our work possible. Donate to power our nonprofit reporting today. Give now.

Groups criticize Girl Scouts' commitment to Black youth amid charter school fight

Criticism of the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana came to a head because of the fight over the Girls IN STEM Academy, a proposed charter school in Washington Township.

Local News / March 28, 2024

Safety concerns drive Indianapolis school closures during solar eclipse

The district is one of many within the 115-mile-wide path of totality — which includes states between Texas and Maine — that have chosen to cancel classes or teach students remotely that day.