Massachusetts Speech & Debate League

2023-2024 Calendar

Name Location Date(s) Events Reg Opens Reg Ends TZ
Lexington Virtual JV Round Robin NSDA Campus Sat Sep 23 LD, CX, PF Aug 13 Sep 20 EDT
MSDL All Novice Speech and Debate Meet Braintree, MA Sat Oct 21–22 BQ, KL, CONG, DEC, GD, IMP, INFO, LD, EX, OO, PL, PO, PR, PF, RB, DP, DUO, POI Sep 25 Oct 18 EDT
Test NSDA Campus Thu Oct 26–Apr 12 25, CON, DI, LD Nov 15 Apr 22 CDT
Tim Averill Invitational ONLINE NSDA Campus Fri Oct 27–28 CX-V, CX-N, LD-N, PF-N, LD-V, PF-V, BQ, WSD Sep 24 Oct 24 EDT
Revere Fall Fest Revere, MA Sat Oct 28 KL, DEC, DP, DUO, VX, GD, IMP, INFO, MULT, NX, NOI, OO, PL, PO, POI, PR, RB, SC, SONG Oct 9 Oct 25 EDT
Gracia Burkill Memorial Tournament Natick, MA Sat Nov 11 KL, CONG, DEC, DP, DUO, VX, GD, IMP, INFO, MULT, NX, NOI, NPF, OO, PL, PO, POI, PR, RB, VPF, LD Oct 25 Nov 8 EDT
Scarsdale Invitational NJV Scarsdale, NY Sat Nov 11 NLD, JVLD, NPF, JVPF, CON, JVEX, JVOI, DEC Oct 14 Nov 8 EDT
Little Lex Lexington, MA Sat Nov 18 NLDMA, NPFND, NPFSC, NPCX, VLD, VPF, NLDND Oct 9 Nov 14 EDT
St Nick Showdown at Arlington Arlington, MA Sat Dec 2 KL, DEC, DP, DUO, GD, IM, INF, LD-V, MULT, NX, NOI, PF-N, OO, PL, PO, POI, PR, RB, SC, Dimp, VX, PF-V, LD-N, BQ Nov 14 Nov 29 EDT
Lincoln Sudbury Warrior Showdown Sudbury, MA Sat Dec 9 BQ, KL, CONG, DEC, DP, DUO, VX, GD, IMP, INFO, MULT, NX, LDN, NOI, PFN, OO, PL, PO, POI, PR, RB, LDV, PFV Nov 20 Dec 6 EDT
The Holly Festival Natick, MA Sat Dec 16 BE, KL, CONG, DEC, DA, DP, DUO, XLIT, VX, GD, IMP, INFO, MULT, NX, NOI, PFN, OL, OO, PL, PO, PRESS, POI, PR, RB, PFV Nov 24 Dec 12 EDT
The Newark Invitational 2024 Newark, NJ Thu Jan 4–7 NLD, NCX, NPF, VLD, VCX, VPF, LD RR Nov 27 Jan 3 EDT
Newton South Winter Festival Newton Centre, MA Sat Jan 6 KL, DEC, DP, DUO, GD, IMP, INFO, MULT, NX, NOI, OO, PFN, PFV, PL, PO, POI, PR, RB, SC, VX Dec 4 Jan 3 EDT
Lexington Winter Invitational Lexington, MA Sat Jan 13–15 NLD, NPF, NPO, NPP, VLD, VPF, VCX Oct 10 Jan 5 EDT
Davidson Academy Online Big Questions Invitational NSDA Campus Fri Jan 19–20 BQD Oct 30 Jan 18 CDT
NYCFL Bump Tournament Online Open to all schools NSDA Campus Sat Jan 20 JVLD, JVPF, NLD, NPF Nov 27 Jan 18 EDT
Keith West Memorial Tournament at Boston Latin Boston, MA Sat Jan 20 KL, CD, DP, DUO, VX, GD, IMP, ID, INFO, IPDA, MULT, NX, NLD, NOI, NCX, NPF, DEC, OO, PL, PO, POI, PR, RB, VLD, VCX, VPF, FC Dec 31 Jan 17 EDT
NCFL Massachusetts Combined Qualifier Shrewsbury, MA Sat Feb 10 BCON, BDEC, BDP, BDUO, BEX, BLD, BOI, BOO, BCX, BPF, WCON, WDEC, WDP, WDUO, WEX, WLD, WOI, WOO, WCX, WPF Jan 15 Feb 6 EDT
The 29th Mardi Gras Speech Carnivale Shrewsbury, MA Sat Mar 2 KL, DEC, DP, DUO, GD, IM, INF, LD, MULT, NX, NOI, NPF, OO, PL, PO, POI, PR, RB, SC, TI, VX, VPF Feb 6 Feb 28 EDT
Needham March Merryness Needham, MA Sat Mar 16 BQ-MS, BQ-HS, KL, DEC, DP, DUO, VX, FZ, GD, IM, SA, IS, INFO, MD, MULT, LD-N, NOI, PF-N, CX, OO, PL, PO, POI, PR, RB, SC, TX, LD-V, PF-V, NX Feb 25 Mar 13 EDT
MSDL State Debate Final ONLINE, MA Fri Mar 22–24 BQ, CX-N, CX-V, LD-N, LD-V, PF-N, PF-V Mar 3 Mar 19 EDT
MSDL Speech and Congressional Debate Final West Roxbury, MA Sat Apr 6 KL, DEC, DP, DUO, VX, GD, IM, INFO, MULT, NOI, OO, PL, PO, POI, PR, RB, CONG Mar 18 Apr 2 EDT