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.
In 2020, upcoming dumpster pickup dates are Jul 6 & 20, Aug 3, 17 & 31, Sep 14 & 28, Oct 12 & 26, Nov 9 & 23, Dec 7 & 21.
The clubhouse will be cleaned by professional cleaners on the first Friday of every month (except July in 2020).
Please schedule your activities so as not to interfere with their work.
In 2020, upcoming clubhouse cleaning dates are Jul 2, Aug 7, Sep 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4.
NESFA Reading Group Book: Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear
This meeting will be held online.
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings noon and 2 pm, respectively
This meeting will be held online.
Capclave 2020 (virtual) The Capclave team has made the decision to be virtual this year. Please see the website for details.
The Book Shop Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club Book: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
This meeting may be held online.
IlluxCon (virtual) The in-person convention has been canceled. A series of webinars and a virtual art exhibition are planned.
World Fantasy Convention 2020 (virtual) (Salt Lake City, UT) World Fantasy Convention will be online this year. Please see the website for more details.
DerpyCon online (virtual) DerpyCon 2020 will be held online this year.
Baycon 2020 in San Mateo, CA. Dates have changed.
NESFA Reading Group Book: Scented Gardens for the Blind by Janet Frame
This meeting will be held online.
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings noon and 2 pm, respectively
This meeting will be held online.
The Book Shop Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club Book: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
This meeting may be held online.
Philcon (virtual) Philcon 2020 will be switching to a virtual convention. Please see the website for details.
NESFA Reading Group Book: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
This meeting will be held online.
Smofcon (virtual) SMOFCon 38 and SMOFCon Europe are in discussions for jointly organizing a limited series of online-only events on the weekend of December 4-6, 2020.
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings noon and 2 pm, respectively
This meeting will be held online.
The Book Shop Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club Book: Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
This meeting may be held online.
Arisia 2021 (virtual) Arisia 2021 will be a virtual convention.
The Book Shop Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club Book: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
This meeting may be held online.
Boskone 58 at the Westin Waterfront in Boston, MA
The Book Shop Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club Book: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
This meeting may be held online.
TotalCon (virtual) The TotalCon Team has decided that TotalCon 35, coming next February 18-21, 2021 will be an all virtual event
Farpoint 28 in Hunt Valley, MD
Anthro New England
Extracon 2021 (virtual replacement for Intercon) Extracon 2021 is an online event for the Intercon and New England Interactive Literature Community.
Corflu in Bristol, England
Anime Boston in Boston, MA.
ConFusion: Eastercon in Birmingham, UK
HELIOsphere in Tarrytown, NY
RavenCon in Glen Allen, VA
Costume-Con 39 in San Jose, CA
Marcon in Worthington, OH.
ConQuesT 52 in Kansas City, MO.
Balticon 55 in Baltimore, MD
Anime North in Toronto, ON, Canada
Fourth Street Fantasy in St. Louis Park, MN
Northeast Filk Convention
Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, RI
PortConMaine 2021 in Portland, ME
Readercon 31 in Quincy, MA
Shore Leave in Hunt Valley, MD
ConGregate 2021 in Winston-Salem, NC
ConnectiCon XVIII in Hartford, CT
Confluence in Pittsburgh, PA
Otakon in Washington, DC
FanExpo Boston in Boston, MA
Bubonicon in Albuquerque, NM
DisCon III the 79th World Science Fiction Convention, in Washington, DC, USA
FenCon XVII in Irving (DWF airport), TX.
Granite State Comicon in Manchester, NH
Capclave
World Fantasy Convention 2021 in Montréal, ON, Canada.
Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, RI
SMOFCon Europe in Lisboa, Portugal
Intercon U in Warwick, RI
Chicon 8 the 80th World Science Fiction Convention, in Chicago, Illinois.
Smofcon 38 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
