AmericaFest is an annual conference put on by Turning Point USA.
This year’s event, Dec. 18-21 in Phoenix, will draw greater attention as the organization’s first since the September assassination of its founder, Charlie Kirk.
The event is sold out, but its website still has an open waitlist option for interested registrants. It’s expected to draw 20,000-plus in person and more than 40,000 online to hear an array of conservative speakers.
It’s the perfect opportunity for American Heritage Girls to show what they’re about, Director Rachel Culpepper said.
“We are really just hoping to spread awareness that American Heritage Girls is an option for families and really just to encourage those young people that are there to continue to walk in boldness, to continue to figure out ways to have civil discourse.”
The event lineup includes well-known conservative commentators and political figures. Among those announced: Vice President J.D. Vance, Donald Trump Jr., Vivek Ramaswamy, Ben Shapiro, Riley Gaines and many other conservative voices.
Because of Kirk's assassination, Culpepper is confident appropriate security measures will ensure the safety of those in attendance.
"We're doing our measures by just praying and then asking all those around us to just pray for safety, to pray for, again, open hearts and open minds. I would not be surprised to see protests and things like that, as we've seen at other Turning Point events in the past."
