Congresses

Each year Esperanto-USA holds an annual convention, known as a Landa Kongreso, hosted in a different region of the country – and sometimes in neighboring countries, with the help of their respective national Esperanto organizations.

In 2023, we will be holding our 71st annual convention in North Carolina. See the 2023 Congress website for details.

More about the conventions in general

For more about the conventions, see this brief guide and also this report from 2017.

Past Congresses

Year Number Location
2022 70 Montréal, Québec, Canada
2021 69 Virtual (Online due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2020 68 Virtual (Online due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 67 Boston, Massachusetts
2018 66 Seattle, Washington
2017 65 Raleigh, North Carolina
2016 64 Miami, Florida
2015 63 Detroit, Michigan
2014 62 Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
2013 61 Raleigh, North Carolina
2012 60 Dallas, Texas
2011 59 Emeryville, California
2010 58 Washington, District of Columbia
2009 57 St. Louis, Missouri
2008 56 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2007 55 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
2006 54 New York, New York
2005 53 Austin, Texas
2004 52 Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
2003 51 Boston, Massachusetts
2002 50 Sacramento, California
2001 49 Salt Lake City, Utah
2000 48 Atlanta, Georgia
1999 47 St. Louis, Missouri
1998 46 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1997 45 San Francisco, California
1996 44 Detroit/Dearborn, Michigan
1995 43 New York, New York
1994 42 Sacramento, California
1993 41 Hartford, Connecticut
1992 40 Berkeley, California
1991 39 Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
1990 38 Mexico City, Mexico
1989 37 Chicago, Illinois
1988 36 San Diego, California
1987 35 Washington, District of Columbia
1986 34 San Francisco, California
1985 33 Cambridge, Massachusetts
1984 32 Portland, Oregon
1983 31 San Francisco, California
1982 30 St. Petersburg, Florida
1981 29 New York, New York
1980 28 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1979 27 San Francisco, California
1978 26 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1977 25 Washington, District of Columbia
1976 24 San Francisco, California
1975 23 Brattleboro, Vermont
1974 22 Spokane, Washington
1973 21 Chicago, Illinois
1972 20 Portland, Oregon
1971 19 San Antonio, Texas
1970 18 San Francisco, California
1969 17 North Adams, Massachusetts
1968 16 Covina, California
1967 15 St. Louis, Missouri
1966 14 College Park, Maryland
1965 13 Portland, Oregon
1964 12 New York, New York
1963 11 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1962 10 Chicago, Illinois
1961 9 Seattle, Washington
1960 8 Washington, District of Columbia
1959 7 St. Louis, Missouri
1958 6 San Diego, California
1957 5 New York, New York
1956 4 Madison, Wisconsin
1955 3 San Diego, California
1954 2 Princeton, New Jersey
1953 1 Madison, Wisconsin