Tentative Tournament Calendar 2026-27

Clicking on a link below will take you to each tournament's registration page, including detailed schedule and other information. Links and official dates for 2026-27 still to be determined.

Tentative Calendar 2026-27

August 2026:

• Sat Aug 8: Fall Coaches meeting, zoom

  • Contact Mackenzie Lementino, NMSDA President, mackenzie.lementino@rrps.net

Sept 2026:

• Weds Sept 16: Capitol Congress Tournament, Roundhouse, Santa Fe

  • Contact Hannah Flake, NM District Chair, hflake@eastmountain.org

Oct 2026:

• Sat Oct 3: East Mountain Top of the World Speech & Debate Tournament, Sandia Park, NM

  • Contact Tournament Hosts Atalie Nelson & Hannah Flake, anelson@eastmountain.org and hflake@eastmountain.org 

• Sat Oct 24: Tentative Cottonwood Classical Congress Tournament, CCPS, Albuquerque

  • Contact Tournament Host Bill Torres, bill.torres@cottonwoodclassical.org

Nov 2026:

• Friday-Sat Nov 6-7, Cleveland Eye of the Storm Speech & Debate Tournament, V. Sue Cleveland HS, Rio Rancho

  • Contact Mackenzie Lementino, Tournament Host, mackenzie.lementino@rrps.net

Dec 2026:

• Sat Dec 12: Middle School Speech Tournament, East Mountain, Sandia Park NM

  • Events offered: Declamation, Informative Speaking, Poetry, and Storytelling

  • Contact Hannah Flake, Tournament Host, hflake@eastmountain.org

Jan 2027:

• Friday-Saturday Jan 15-16, La Cueva Cave Classic Speech & Debate Tournament, La Cueva HS, Albuquerque

  • Contact Tournament Host Natalie Eames, lcspeechdebate@gmail.com

• Friday-Saturday Jan 29-30, Cottonwood Speech & Debate Tournament, CCPS, Albuquerque

  • Contact Tournament Host Bill Torres, bill.torres@cottonwoodclassical.org

Feb 2027:

• Sat, Feb 13: NM District National Qualifier Tournament in Congressional Debate, at Albuquerque Academy

  • High School only, must be NSDA members

  • State Champion in congress determined as well

  • Fall Coaches Meeting at this time as well, contact Mackenzie

  • District Tournament: Contact Hannah Flake, NM District Chair, hflake@eastmountain.org

• Thurs-Sat, Feb 25-27, New Mexico Speech & Debate Association State Championships, NMAA

  • Contact Mackenzie Lementino, NMSDA President, mackenzie.lementino@rrps.net

  • Location TBD

March 2027:

• Friday-Sat, March 19-20: New Mexico District National Qualifer Speech & Debate Tournament, at Albuquerque Academy

  • Contact Hannah Flake, NM District Chair, hflake@eastmountain.org