2025 - 2026 Tournament Calendar

October 2025

• Saturday, October 18: MSDL Novice Tournament at Sharon HS (Congress, MSDL Debate events, MSDL Speech events)

• Friday, October 24 - Saturday, October 25: Tim Averill Invitational Online (Debate events: BQ, LD, Policy, PFD)

November 2025

• Saturday, November 1: Xaverian Brothers Tournament (Congress, MSDL Speech events)

• Saturday, November 15: Gracia Burkill Memorial at Natick High School (Congress, MSDL Speech events, PF Debate)

• Saturday, November 22: Little Lex at Lexington High School (Debate events: LD, Policy, PFD)

December 2025

• Saturday, December 6: Warrior Showdown at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School (Congress, Speech events, Big Questions Debate, LD Debate, PF Debate)

• Saturday, December 13: St. Nick's Showdown at Arlington High School (Congress, Speech events, Big Questions Debate, LD Debate, PF Debate)

• Saturday, December 20: The Holly Festival at Natick High School (Congress, Speech events, PF Debate, special events)

January 2026

• Saturday, January 10: Winter Festival at Newton South High School (Congress, Speech events, PF Debate, LD Debate)

• Saturday, January 17 - Monday, January 19: Lexington Winter Invitational (Big Lex) at Lexington High School (Debate events: LD, Policy, PFD)

• Saturday, January 17: NSDA Congressional Debate Qualifier (Location TBD) -  note: this tournament is organized and run by the New England NSDA District Committee, not the MSDL.

February 2026

• Saturday, February 7: NCFL National Qualifier at Shrewsbury High School - note: this tournament is organized and run by the NCFL Boston Diocese & NCFL Worcester Diocese, not the MSDL.

• Saturday, February 28: Mardi Gras Speech Carnivale at Shrewsbury High School (All MSDL Speech events, Congress, LD Debate, PF Debate, special events)

March 2026

• Saturday, March 7: Brookline Ball at Brookline High School  (All MSDL Speech events, Congress, LD Debate, PF Debate, special events)

• Saturday, March 21: March Merryness at Needham High School (Congress, All MSDL Speech events, Debate events, special events)

• Friday, March 27 - Sunday, March 29: MSDL State Debate Tournament (hybrid) online & Cambridge Rindge & Latin. (Big Questions, LD Debate, Policy Debate, PF Debate).

April 2026

• Saturday, April 11: MSDL State Speech & Congressional Debate Tournament at Catholic Memorial - All MSDL speech events, Congressional Debate

May 2026

• Saturday, May 2: MSDL Annual Meeting (Time & Location TBA).

National Tournament Dates:

• April 11-13, 2026 | University of Kentucky Debate TOC in Lexington, KY

• May 23-24, 2026 | NCFL National Tournament in Washington, D.C.

• May 8-10, 2026 | NIETOC in Shakopee, MN

• June 14-19, 2026 | NSDA National Tournament  in Richmond, VA

Other Tournaments of Interest

• September 19-21, 2025 | Yale University Invitational in New Haven, CT

• October 30-November 2, 2025 | Florida Blue Key at the University of Florida in Gainsville, FL (conflicts with Xaverian)

• October 30-November 2, 2025 | MinneApple Debate in Apple Valley, MN (conflicts with Xaverian)

• November 22-23, 2025 | Villiger Tournament at St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA (conflicts with Little-Lex)

• December 5-7, 2025 | Princeton Classic in Princeton, NJ  (conflicts with Warrior Showdown at Lincoln-Sudbury) 

• January 9-11, 2026 | Sunvite at NSU University in Davie, FL (conflicts with NSHS Winter Festival)

• January 23-25, 2026 | Barkley Forum at Emory University in Atlanta, GA

• January 30-February 1, 2026 | Columbia University Invitational in NYC

• February 6-8, 2026 | Liberty Bell Classic at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA (conflicts with NCFL Quals)

• February 12-16, 2026 | Harvard University Invitational in Cambridge, MA