The 2019 calendar for 2020 presidential candidates is already shaping up

The "Politics & Eggs Forums," a long-held tradition in New Hampshire's political calendar, usually begin in February. During the series of forums hosted by the New England Council and Saint Anselm College, candidates meet one-on-one with attendees, sign wooden eggs, eat breakfast, and talk about their proposals, campaigns, and perspectives.

The first fundraising quarter of the year ends on March 31.

The Democratic National Committee announced that the first debate this year will be held in June and the second in July. Each debate will presumably be split and held on consecutive nights given the large number of candidates expected to launch campaigns.

The Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame Dinner is one of the first big election events held in Iowa and celebrates the state's most active Democrats.

Candidates from both parties are known to make a stop at the Iowa State Fair, not only for the fried delicacies but also for the opportunity to mingle with voters.

Candidates, particularly Republicans, stop by Londonderry, New Hampshire's traditional "old home days," during which many state natives come back home.

Polk County Democrats call their steak fry an "American political tradition for decades," though it went dormant in 2014 and was revived in 2017. Previous participants have included Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden. Supporters and press get to watch candidates flip steaks on grills.

The third of 12 DNC-hosted debates is expected to happen in September.

This dinner is one of the largest fundraisers in the Iowa Democratic Party's calendar.

The fifth of 12 DNC-sponsored debates will happen in November.

The sixth (and final) DNC-hosted debate of the year is scheduled for December.