Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, will kick off the 2016 Western Conservative Summit on July 1 in Denver, event organizers announced Monday.

The summit, billed as the largest gathering of conservatives outside of Washington, D.C., will run through July 3 at the Colorado Convention Center. It is hosted by the Centennial Institute, a public policy think tank at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood. In its seventh year, the summit is expected to draw more than 4,000 attendees and more than 200 media outlets, according to a news release.

“We’ve been in touch with the Trump campaign for several weeks and always knew we were on their radar to attend, but it was great news to get confirmation,” Jeff Hunt, director of Centennial Institute, said in a release.

Trump is schedule to kick off the summit with a morning address on July 1.

Others expected at the summit include former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, Neb. Sen. Ben Sasse and Phil Robertson, professional hunter and reality TV star of “Duck Dynasty.”

A gold pass to the summit is $600, and silver passes are $200, although organizers are working on a plan to offer single-event tickets for Trump’s appearance.

For more information or to register, visit the website: westernconservativesummit.com.

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