Next Turn 2026

WELCOME TO NEXT TURN!

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NEXT TURN

Next Turn is the Western Mass Tabletop Gaming festival, celebration, and convention centered on community, play and creation.

This Inaugural Next Turn

November 6-8, 2026

33 Hawley St.

Northampton, MA 01060

www.nexttturn.org

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Badges for Sale for single days and the weekend Badges are $60 for the weekend, Daily passes for Friday and Saturday are $40 and only $20 for the shorter day on Sunday.

If you are a GM and want to or to Teach a Game then Submit a Game to run with scheduled tickets Game slots are two hours long but you may apply for consecutive slots for longer experiences. GM and TEACHER DISCOUNT. If you are selected to run at least 4 hours of game slots at Next Turn, you will receive a $20 reduction on a Full Festival Pass. There are only 20 such passes available, on a first-come, first-served basis. So submit your events soon! They will be approved on a rolling basis.

If you would like to Volunteer for Next Turn Volunteers earn a free day pass for the day of their shift(s)

If you are interesting in being a Vendor Vending tables are in two locations, the lower hallway and the mezzanine, and cost $100 each. Vendors receive a 6’x3’ table and two badges. Note that Next Turn vendors agree to not use AI art in their work.

NEXT TURN IS FOR PLAYING IN COMMUNITY Large open board game library Scheduled RPG events Teaching games Bring your games to share

NEXT TURN IS FOR A GOOD CAUSE Next Turn was launched by Northampton Open Media, a hyperlocal non-profit organization that serves as the community multimedia center and public access tv station for Northampton and beyond. So any profits go to supporting our work. NOM provides the community:

Free membership in NOM Free training in multimedia (cameras, audio, lighting, directing, podcasting, animation…) Free access to resources to make content (professional gear, edit suites, space, consultation) Distribution of content (three local cable TV channels, YouTube, livestreaming, socials) Coverage of local government meetings for civics and transparency Support of public school multimedia programs Public multimedia arts grants for emerging makers Public art projects like Crowdsourced Cinema

MAKE GAMES MEDIA AT NEXT TURN FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Interested in doing some gaming media? Or of making something else about games? Or anything else? At Next Turn we’ll have hands-on Instruction in

Podcasting Video Production Livestreaming

WE’RE CELEBRATING GAMES AS MULTIMEDIA COMMUNITY ART FREE TO THE PUBLIC

We are going to be holding a variety of Playshops at Next Turn, with people who work on various aspects of making games, like…

Rob Davaiu , designer, and co-founder of publisher Restoration Games, whose resume include Pandemic:Legacy, Cthulu: Death May Die, Downforce, Return to Dark Tower

Joey Royale, Tabletop RPG designer, whose work includes Get Haunted Industries, Weird Heroes of Public Access, and the show Joey Royale’s Pizza Party

Jim Dubois, who has designed for computer games, internet games, handhelds, card games and board games such as Heroes of Might and Magic II, Vampires v Unicrons, and the new release City of Demons

Aaron Wood, graphic designer and artist at Aaron Wood Designs, whose work has included Space Racers, the Wingspan Fan Art Pack, Diggy Diggy Dwarf, and Four Horsemen **####

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