#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.