DNC guide: When it’s on, how to watch and speaker schedule
Former Vice President Joe Biden will be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee this Thursday at the first Democratic National Convention held during the coronavirus pandemic.
It will be an all-virtual affair, with Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, his 2020 running mate, making their acceptance speeches from a ballroom in Wilmington, Delaware, instead of a convention center full of cheering supporters, balloons and bunting.
The nominating convention, which kicks off Monday, was scheduled to be held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July but was moved largely online because of safety fears during the pandemic — billing itself as a “Convention Across America” that will include all 57 states and territories.
Here’s what you need to know about the 2020 Democratic National Convention — including what days it is on, times to watch, and the schedule of speakers and entertainers:
When to watch the 2020 DNC
There will be four nights of programming beginning Monday and running through Thursday, beginning at 9 p.m. and ending at 11 p.m. ET.
Where to watch the DNC
It will be live-streamed on the Democratic National Convention website and its social media handles, including Youtube, Facebook and Twitter.
The major broadcast and cable networks and news stations are also scheduled to cover the convention extensively.
It will also be available on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV.
When the acceptance speeches will take place
Biden will give his acceptance speech Thursday night and Harris will deliver hers Wednesday night.
Schedule of speakers
Monday:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina
DNC Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi
Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin
Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Former First Lady Michelle Obama
Tuesday:
Former acting US Attorney General Sally Yates
Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York
Former Secretary of State John Kerry
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware
Former President Bill Clinton
Former Second Lady Jill Biden
Wednesday:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Sen. Kamala Harris
Former President Barack Obama
Thursday:
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey
Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg
California Gov. Gavin Newsom
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Sen. Tammy Duckworth from Illinois
Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang
Joe Biden
Musical guests
A number of musicians will perform during the four days of the convention, including Leon Bridges and Maggie Rogers on Monday, Billie Eilish and Jennifer Hudson on Wednesday, and The Chicks on Thursday.
Common, John Legend, Billy Porter, Prince Royce and Stephen Stills are also slated to perform, according to a statement Friday, but aren’t currently listed on the DNC’s online schedule.
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