2026 - 2027 Tournament Calendar

Note: This schedule is still under development. We will continue to add tournaments as we learn of them.

October 2026

• Saturday, October 24: MSDL Novice Tournament at Catholic Memorial (Congress, Speech events, Big Questions (BQ) Debate, Lincoln-Douglas (LD) Debate, Public Forum (PFD) Debate)

• Friday, October 30 - Sunday, November 1: Tim Averill Invitational Online (Debate events: BQ, LD, Policy, PFD)

• Saturday, October 31: Revere Fall Fest at Revere High School (Congress, Speech events, special events)

November 2026

• Saturday, November 14: Falling Leaves Classic at Winchester High School (Congress, Speech events, BQ, LD, PFD)

• Saturday, November 21: Little Lex at Lexington High School (Debate events: LD, Policy, PFD, Congress <--NEW! )

December 2026

• Saturday, December 5: St. Nick's at Arlington High School (Congress, Speech events, BQ, LD, PFD, special events)

• Saturday, December 12: Warrior Showdown at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School (Congress, Speech events, BQ, LD, PFD)

• Saturday, December 19: The Holly Festival at Natick High School (Congress, Speech events, PFD, special events)

January 2027

• Saturday, January 9: Winter Festival at Newton South High School (Congress, Speech events, LD, PFD)

• Saturday, January 16 - Monday, January 18: Lexington Winter Invitational (Big Lex) at Lexington High School (Debate events: LD, Policy, PFD)

• Saturday, January 23: Keith West Memorial Tournament at Boston Latin School (Congress, Speech events, BQ, LD, Policy, PFD) -- CONFIRMATION PENDING

February 2027

• Saturday, February 6: 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 27: Mardi Gras Speech Carnivale at Shrewsbury High School (Congress, Speech events, LD, PFD, special events)

March 2027

• Saturday, March 13: Brookline Ball at Brookline High School (Congress, Speech events, LD, PFD)

• Saturday, March 20: March Merryness at Needham High School (Congress, Speech events, BQ, LD, PFD, special events)

April 2027

• Friday, April 2-  Sunday, April 4: MSDL State Debate Tournament at Hopkinton High School & Online (Debate events: BQ, LD, Policy, PFD)

• Saturday, April 10: MSDL Speech & Congressional Debate Tournament at Revere High School (Congress, Speech events)

National Tournament Dates:

• April 2027 | University of Kentucky Debate TOC in Lexington, KY (date not yet announced)

• May 29-30, 2027 | NCFL National Tournament in Minneapolis, MN

• May 2027 | NIETOC in Shakopee, MN (date not yet announced)

• June 13-18, 2027 | NSDA National Tournament  in Phoenix, AZ

Other Tournaments of Interest

• October 2-4, 2026 | Yale University Invitational in New Haven, CT

• October 29 - Nov 1, 2026| Florida Blue Key at the University of Florida in Gainsville, FL (conflicts with Revere & Averill Online)

• November 7 - 9, 2026| MinneApple Debate in Apple Valley, MN

• November 21-22, 2026| Villiger Tournament at St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA (conflicts with Little-Lex)

• ?? | Princeton Classic in Princeton, NJ  (conflicts with Warrior Showdown at Lincoln-Sudbury) 

• ??| Sunvite at NSU University in Davie, FL (usually conflicts with NSHS Winter Festival)

• January 21-24, 2027| Barkley Forum at Emory University in Atlanta, GA (conflicts with Keith West Memorial Tournament at Boston Latin)

• ??| Columbia University Invitational in NYC

• ??| Liberty Bell Classic at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA (usually conflicts with NCFL Quals)

• February 13-15, 2027| Harvard University Invitational in Cambridge, MA