NOVA Open 2026

Page Is Still Under Construction!

Not everything is up just yet—our team of office goblins are hard at work getting more events loaded in. Right now, we’re sitting at about 70% complete. Only a few artist events are live so far, and quite a few smaller events are still on the way. (So, so many spreadsheets)

Your Adventure Awaits!

The East Coast's largest tabletop miniatures convention returns to DC for its 15th year at the spacious Washington Hilton hotel!

NOVA Open is a family-friendly, community-oriented convention welcome to all. We host everything from some of the world's largest miniatures tournaments, to casual learn-to-play events, to charity painting classes, and much more. We have everything a seasoned gamer or a brand new hobbyist could ask for!

Hotel Information

The General Hotel block link will be posted on our website on 1 MAY 2026 at 8pm ET. Some badges also come with early access to the hotel block starting April 10th . See the Badges page for more information about badges.

Quick Tips for Registration

1. Only one ticket needed for multi-day events - Each day shows on the schedule, but you only need one ticket.
2. Cart holds items for 2 hours - Check back periodically to see if any items have come back into the supply

IMPORTANT Highlights

General Convention Info

• Labor Day weekend (SEP 2 - 6) - five days of events!
• Early check-in starts Wednesday, September 2, plus seminars and quite a few events!
• Pre-Convention 2-day Art Classes start Tuesday, September 1!
• Contact us at customerservice@novaopen.com with questions

Hotel Information

The General Hotel block link will be posted on our website on 1 MAY 2026 at 8pm ET.

How to Use Tabletop.events

To get your badges and tickets simply click the green Buy Badges, Buy Tickets, and Buy Merch links to the right or click Attend from the page menu. To get your tickets the most quickly possible, be sure to create a TTE Account in advance!

Feel free to browse the schedule.

Or check out the TTE help:

• How to create an account
• How to buy a badge
• How to buy a ticket
• How to buy Merch

Things to do

There is so much to do and see! Come join us for a wide range of miniatures events ranging from competitive to casual across dozens of game systems. Hone your skills and learn in one of our many art classes. Relax with your friends at the hobby haven, our painting lounge chock full of free paints and materials generously brought to you by The Army Painter. Stop by and learn a new game or drop into events in the always-hopping board game room. And so much more!