Past Dates
January 2025
January 1 – New Year’s Day, Kiwanis International Offices (Ghent, Belgium, and Indianapolis, Indiana, US) closed
January 7 – Tentative 2025 Signature Project Contest opens
January 10-12 – Americas Governors Conference (Indianapolis)
January 15-16 – Kiwanis International Board meeting
January 17-18 – Key Club District Administers Meeting
January 20 – MLK Day (office closed)
January 21 – 110th anniversary of Kiwanis International
January 29-30 – Chinese New Year
January 30 – Tentative 2025 Signature Project Contest closes
February 2025
February 1 – Kiwanis Children’s Fund scholarship application deadline
February 10-14 – K-Kids Week
February 12-13 – Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board meeting
February 15 – Deadline for all U.S. Kiwanis family clubs and districts to file IRS tax returns (Form 990, Form 990-EZ or Form 990-N)
February 24-28 – Builders Club Week
February 25 – Kiwanis Day of Giving
March 2025
March – Kiwanis Asia-Pacific Education Conference (dates to be determined)
March 3-7 – Aktion Club Week
March 14-16 – Kiwanis Asia-Pacific Convention, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
March 23 – Key Club International birthday
March 28 – Spring Holiday (office closed)
March 31 – Deadline for Kiwanis districts to submit prior fiscal year financial statement examination and governmental filing (tax return) to Kiwanis International Finance Department. Required for Kiwanis, Circle K International and Key Club districts and district foundations.
April 2025
April 3-5 – CKI Governors and Administrators Training Conference (GATC), Indianapolis, Indiana US
April 21 – Easter Monday (Ghent office closed)
April 23-26 – Kiwanis International Board meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana US
April 30 – Delegate registration deadline for the 2025 Kiwanis International Convention
May 2025
May 1 – Labour Day (Ghent office closed)
May 1-3 – Kiwanis International Germany District Convention, Bitzfeld, Germany
May 1-15 – Letters sent to convention delegates of past due balance for Kiwanis clubs of US$150 or more.
May 10 – Kiwanis International France-Monaco District Convention, Antibes, France
May 16-18 – Kiwanis International Europe Convention, Akureyri, Iceland
May 26 – Memorial Day, Kiwanis International Office (Indianapolis, Indiana, US) closed
May 29 – Ascension Day (Ghent office closed)
May 29-31 – Kiwanis International Eastern Canada and the Caribbean District Convention, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
June 2025
June 9 – Whit Monday (Ghent office closed)
June 14-16 – Kiwanis International Italy-San Marino District Convention, Pavia, Italy
June 24-28 – Kiwanis International Pennsylvania District Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
June 24 – Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
June 25 – Kiwanis International Board meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
June 25-28 – Kiwanis International Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
July 2025
July 4 – Independence Day, Kiwanis International Office (Indianapolis, Indiana, US) closed
July 2-6 – Key Club International Convention, Orlando, Florida, US
July 21 – National Holiday (Ghent office closed)
July 24-26 – Kiwanis International Texas-Oklahoma District Convention, Denton, Texas, US
July 25-27 – Kiwanis International Western Canada District Convention, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
July 25-27 – Kiwanis International Southwest District Convention, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
August 2025
August 1-3 – Kiwanis International Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District Convention, Memphis, Tennessee, US
August 1-3 – Kiwanis International Kansas District Convention, Salina, Kansas, US
August 6-10 – Kiwanis International New York District Convention, Albany, New York, US
August 7-10 – Kiwanis International California-Nevada-Hawaii District Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
August 15 – Deadline to file Form 990 and Form 990-EZ extensions if needed
August 15 – Assumption Day (Ghent office closed)
August 15-17 – Kiwanis International Capital District Convention, Arlington, Virginia, US
August 21-24 – Kiwanis International Michigan District Convention, Kalamazoo, Michigan, US
August 21-24 – Kiwanis International Pacific Northwest District Convention, Grand Ronde, Oregon, US
August 22-24 – Kiwanis International Georgia District Convention, Stone Mountain, Georgia, US
August 31 – Deadline for all district requirements to be submitted to Kiwanis International to remain “District in Good Standing”
September 2025
September 1 – Labor Day Holiday, Kiwanis International Office closed, Indianapolis, Indiana, US
September 4-7 – Kiwanis International Switzerland-Liechtenstein District Convention, St-Gallen, Switzerland
September 14-20 – Celebrate Community
September 14-16 – Kiwanis International Italy-San Marino District Convention, Pavia, Italy
September 25 – Circle K International’s 78th birthday
September 30 – Deadline for clubs to update Kiwanis Engage with new members added during the 2024-25 Kiwanis service year.
October 2025
October 1 – Kiwanis administrative year begins
October 6-10 – Kiwanis Youth Protection Week
October 13-18 – Circle K International Week
October 14-18 – Kiwanis International Board meeting (Indianapolis)
October – Kiwanis Youth Programs Board meeting (dates to be determined)
November 2025
November 1 – Kiwanis Children’s Fund scholarship applications available online
November 1 – All Saints’ Day (Ghent office closed)
November 3-7 – Key Club Week
November 5-8 – Kiwanis International Governors-elect Conference
November 11 – Armistice Day (Ghent office closed)
November 12-15 – Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board meeting (Indianapolis)
November 27-28 – Thanksgiving Holiday (office closed)
November 30 – Deadline for club dues to be sent to Kiwanis International
December 2025
December 1 – Kiwanis club Annual report due
December 25-31 – Kiwanis International Offices (Ghent, Belgium, and Indianapolis, Indiana, US) closed
December 31 – Year-end gifts to Kiwanis Children’s Fund postmarked by December 31 (U.S. only)
January 2026
January 1 – Kiwanis International Offices (Ghent and Indianapolis) closed
January 6 – Signature Project Contest opens for submissions
January 21 – 111th anniversary of Kiwanis International
January 21-22 – Kiwanis International Board meeting (Virtual)
February 2026
February 1 – Legacy of Play Contest opens for submissions
February 2 — Last day to register for 2026 Kiwanis International Convention before price increases
February 9-13 — K-Kids Week
February 11-12 – Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board meeting (Virtual)
February 15 — Club deadline for 990 filing (U.S. only)
February 23-27 — Builders Club Week
February 25 — Kiwanis Day of Giving
March 2026
March 2-6 — Aktion Club Week
March 23 — Key Club’s 101st birthday
March 27 — Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor Membership Summit
April 2026
April 3 — Kiwanis International Office in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., closed
April 8-11 – CKI Governors and Administrators Training Conference (GATC), Indianapolis, Indiana, US
April 13 — Deadline to register for the Kiwanis International convention
April 14-18 – Kiwanis International Board meeting (Indianapolis)