• The schedule for the 2008 Democratic Convention includes four days of speakers and events, between August 25 and August 29, 2008. The official chair of the Convention will be U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

• 1. All events will be in the Pepsi Center for the first three days, and at Invesco Field at Mile High on August 28DNC: Democratic National Convention: Frequently Asked Questions (August 25, 2008)
  2. General public tickets will be available for the final dayDNC: Democratic National Convention: Frequently Asked Questions (August 25, 2008)
  3. Approximately 50,000 people are expected to attend, including 4,440 delegates and 15,000 reportersDNC: Democratic National Convention: Frequently Asked Questions (August 25, 2008)

• Monday, August 25, 2008

  • 3:00-9:00 p.m. MDT
  • Theme: One Nation
  • Call to Order: Howard Dean
  • Invocation: Polly Baca
  • Color Guard: Navajo Code Talkers Association
  • Main Speaker: Michelle Obama
  • Other Speakers: Jesse Jackson Jr, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, Jim Leach, Claire McCaskill
  • Music: John Legend, the Agape Choir

• Tuesday, August 26, 2008

  • 3:00-9:00 p.m. MDT
  • Theme: Renewing America's Promise
  • Main Speaker: Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • Other Speakers: Mark Warner, Deval Patrick, Patrick Leahy, Kathleen Sebelius, Rahm Emanuel, Eleanor Holmes Norton, [[Federico Peña]], Chris Dodd, Al Gore

• Wednesday, August 27, 2008

  • 3:30-9:00 p.m. MDT
  • Theme: Securing America's Future
  • Main Speaker: Joe Biden
  • Other Speakers: Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Jack Reed, Tom Daschle, Bill Richardson, Evan Bayh, Richard M. Daley, Tammy Duckworth

• Thursday, August 28, 2008

  • 3:30-9:00 p.m. MDT
  • Theme: Change You Can Believe In
  • Main Speaker: Barack Obama
  • Other Speakers: Bill Ritter, Jr., Martin Luther King III

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