NESFA events are canceled until further notice because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NESFA events are highlighted like this. Non-NESFA events at the clubhouse are highlighted like this. Extraordinary and exceptional events, dates, and reminders are highlighted like this.
Please report any errors, and any relevant events which are not listed but are in or near New England or otherwise of interest to NESFA members, to calendar@nesfa.org.
In addition to the activities listed here, some NESFA members gather at the clubhouse almost every Wednesday evening to work, socialize, and play games (often Dominion). The building is almost always open between 6 pm and 10 pm on Wednesday evenings, and often later. When the weather is inclement, please call 617-625-2311 to make sure that there are people at the clubhouse before showing up.
The dumpster will be emptied every two weeks on Mondays (except on Tuesday when Monday is a holiday).
Please leave a clear path to the dumpster, and plenty of clear space around it on pickup days.
Upcoming dumpster emptying dates are Mar 28, Apr 11, Apr 25.
The clubhouse will be cleaned by professional cleaners on the first Friday of every month until further notice.
Please schedule your activities so as not to interfere with their work.
In 2022, upcoming clubhouse cleaning dates are Apr 1, May 6, Jun 2, Jul 1, Aug 5, Sep 2, Oct 7, Nov 4 and Dec 2.
Anime Boston
Anime North in Toronto, ON, Canada
Balticon 56 in Baltimore, MD
Game Day (date changed) A game day is planned for NESFA members. RSVP (through NESFA email lists) will be required and attendance will be limited. Masks will be required. At the clubhouse.
NESFA Reading Group Book: Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid, if we head back to the Clubhouse.
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at 1PM. The NESFA business meeting will follow at about 2PM.
These meetings will be held online.
The Somerville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group Book: Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid if we return to the Clubhouse.
NESFA Reading Group Book: Science Fiction by Sherryl Vint
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid, if we head back to the Clubhouse.
The Somerville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group Book: The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid if we return to the Clubhouse.
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at Noon (major topic: budget). The NESFA business meeting will follow at about 2PM.
These meetings will be held online.
NESFA Reading Group Book: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid, if we head back to the Clubhouse.
The Somerville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group Book: War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid if we return to the Clubhouse.
NESFA Picnic at The Shelter (a covered area with 6 grills and 8 tables) at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline.
Note that neither dogs nor hibachis are allowed in this area.
All fans are welcome. NESFA will provide the basics: hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, and fire; bring something to share.
There is a link for directions to the park on the same webpage.
Chicon 8 the 80th World Science Fiction Convention, in Chicago, Illinois.
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at 1PM. The NESFA business meeting will follow at about 2PM.
These meetings will be held online.
Albacon 2022 in Albany, NY
Capclave in Rockville, MD.
Astronomicon at RIT Inn and Conference Center, in Rochester, NY
end of daylight saving time 2 am EDT, end of daylight saving time; change clocks backward to 1 am EST.
Philcon 2022 in Philadelphia, PA
Smofcon 38 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Arisia 2023
Boskone 60
beginning of daylight saving time 2 am EST, beginning of daylight saving time; set clocks forward to 3 am EDT.
Costume-Con 39 in San Jose, CA
MCFI Relaxacon in Dennisport, MA at the Corsair and Cross Rip Hotels
end of daylight saving time 2 am EDT, end of daylight saving time; change clocks backward to 1 am EST.
solar eclipse Totality will be visible in parts of New England (northern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine), weather permitting
