Ten 2026-2027 Debate Tournaments
Dates Place Events Offered
9/11-13/2026 Kentucky Season Opener -- Virtual Varsity Policy, LD and PF
9/19/2026 Lexington Online JV RR JV PF/Policy/LD
9/25-28/2026 Soph LD RR/Des Moines Valley (IA) VLD (In Person)/VPF and VCX (Virtual)
9/26/2026 ODL #1 – VIRTUAL LD/PF/Policy -- JV and Varsity Divisions
10/2-4/2026 Yale (CT) V & JV LD&PF/VCX/Cong/Worlds
10/10-12/2026 New Trier (IL) Varsity Policy ONLY
10/16-18/2026 Bronx Science (NY) Varsity LD/PF/Policy/Congress/Worlds
10/24/2026 MSDL Novice – Location TBD (MA) Novice PF and LD
10/24/2026 ODL #2 – VIRTUAL V/JV/N -- CX, PF. LD (Nocember Topics)
10/30 -11/1/2026 Averill (MA) – Virtual VPF Fri-Sun/V&NLD, NPF. NCX, Worlds Sat
11/6-8/2026 Urban Dragon (DC) Varsity Policy
11/7/2026 Scarsdale (NY) JV & Novice LD & PF (Nocember Topics)
11/7-9/2026 Apple Valley (MN) Varsity LD and PF (Congress Also)
11/13-15/2026 Groves – Virtual Varsity and Novice -- Policy and PF
11/14/2026 ODL #3 – VIRTUAL V/JV/N -- CX, PF. LD (Nocember Topics)
11/14/2026 Winchester (MA) PF, LD, Congress
11/21/2026 Little Lex REQUIRED Nov/Var PF&LD/NCX/Congress
12/4-6/2026 Mamaroneck (NY) Varsity & Novice Policy
12/4-6/2026 Princeton (NJ) VPF, JVPF, NPF, VLD. NLD. Congress
12/4-6/2026 DTOC Qualifier #1 – VIRTUAL Varsity/Rising Stars LD/Policy/PF/Cong/Worlds
12/5/2026 Arlington (MA) Varsity and Novice LD and PF, Congress
12/11-13/2026 Ridge (NJ) CX, PF and LD – Varsity/JV/Novice
12/12/2026 Lincoln-Sudbury (MA) Varsity & Novice LD and PF, Congress
12/18-21/2026 Blake (including Round Robins) (MN) Varsity LD/Policy/PF/Congress/Worlds
12/19/2026 The Holly (Natick) (MA) PF and Congress Only
12/19/2026 ODL #4 – VIRTUAL V/JV/N Policy Divisions ONLY
1/7-10/2027 Newark VLD RR/Newark (NJ) CX, LD and PF – Varsity & Novice
1/9/2027 ODL #5 – VIRTUAL V/JV/N -- Policy, PF. LD
1/9/2027 Newton South (MA) Varsity & Novice PF and LD, Congress
1/9-11/2027 MBA (TN) Varsity Policy Only
1/16-18/2027 Big Lex (MA) REQUIRED (Most Work Not Debate)
1/16/2027 NSDA Congress National Qualifier Congress Only
1/22-24/2027 Emory (GA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF/Congress
1/23/2027 ODL #6 – VIRTUAL V/JV/N -- Policy, PF. LD
1/23/2027 Boston Latin (MA) – TENTATIVE Varsity & Novice PF and LD, Cong, Also CX
1/29-30/2027 NSDA Qualifier Boston (MA) Varsity LD/PF/CX with EXPRESSED Interest
1/29-31/2027 Pennsbury (PA) V and N for CX, PF and LD, Congress
2/5-7/2027 UPenn – VIRTUAL V, JV & N LD and PF, V and N CX, Worlds
2/6-8/2027 Stanford – VIRTUAL Congress (Worlds if Penn Doesn’t Host It)
2/6/2027 NCFL National Qualifier (MA) Varsity LD. PF, Congress
2/13-15/2027 Harvard (MA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF/Congress/Worlds
2/19-21/2027 DTOC Qualifier #2 – VIRTUAL Varsity/Rising Stars LD/Policy/PF/Cong/Worlds
2/26-28/2027 Lakeland – VIRTUAL Varsity, JV, Novice Policy, LD and PF
2/27/2027 Mardi Gras -- Shrewsbury (MA) Varsity and Novice PF & LD, Congress
3/5-7/2027 DTOC Qualifier #3 – VIRTUAL Varsity/Rising Stars LD/Policy/PF/Cong/Worlds
3/6/2027 Brookline (MA) Varsity and Novice PF & LD, Congress
3/12-14/2027 Woodward (Novice-JV Nats) (GA) JV Policy, LD and PF
3/20/2027 Needham (MA) Varsity & Novice LD & PF/Nov Policy/Congress
3/19-21/2027 NDCA Nats (IA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF (Qualifiers Only)
4/2-4/2027 MA State Debate Tournament Open Policy, Qualifiers in LD and PF – V & N
4/10/2027 MA State Speech and Congress Congress Qualifiers
4/17-19/2027 TOC -- Lexington (KY) Varsity LD/Policy/PF (Qualifiers Only)
4/22-24/2027 NSDA Last Chance Qualifier Varsity LD/Policy/PF
5/28-30/2027 NCFL Nats – (MN) Qualifiers in LD/PF/Cong/Potentially Policy
6/12-19/2027 NSDA Nats – (AZ) Qualifiers in LD/PF/Maybe Policy/Cong/Worlds
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