Civics Week is a time each spring for schools across the city to celebrate youth voice, civic empowerment, and the importance of registering to vote. Part of the Civics for All initiative, supported by DemocracyNYC, Civics Week includes efforts to get every young person to understand that their voice matters and that they can create change as active participants of their community.

During the week, K-12 schools across the City celebrate youth voice, civic empowerment, and the importance of registering to vote. Each year Civics for All shares resources to help prepare schools to organize Civics Week events. In past years, schools have held poster contests, Project Soapbox speech celebrations, guest speaker Q&As, hosted local elected officials, and sent students to attend citywide youth summits.

Please check back here for more updates as they become available for Civics Week 2026!