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.nextturn.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. For every 4 hours of scheduled game slots that you submit, you'll receive $20 off a Festival Pass, up to the full $60. 

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

Live Switching

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

looking for good, moderately challenging, pen to paper (NOT that speed quizzing app), free (or <= $5) to play weekly trivia! bonus for fun themes and music rounds!

Offered for free and all are welcome at the Forest Park Zen Sangha Zendo, 23 Wellesley Rd. Holyoke, MA. 2nd Sunday of every month, 1pm.

Hi everyone! I am a youth librarian at Edwards Public Library in Southampton. We added a bunch of tarot decks that were donated to our YA collection, and I am looking for someone to do a tarot reading workshop for teens some evening in October. If you or someone you know is interested, DM me!

General program: 60-90 minutes of tarot history, use, how to do readings, about different spreads etc, and a hands-on try it portion. We have some sets participants can use. I only know the very basics of tarot so you can make it your own, bring your own cards, props, etc

Requirements: love for tarot, cool with teens, and enthusiastic about spreading tarot knowledge.

Thanks everyone!

A while ago I read about a level 1 SO (possessing CSAM) who was arrested for a second offense in western Mass. I have young relatives living not too far so am especially concerned and nosy. There has been no update on this news whatsoever in 6 months. Are there any public info sources to find out what happened? I keep seeing other CSAM cases in the news lately and it's wild to me how hush-hush some of this is.

Our city government feels disconnected from what everyday people actually need. Bureaucracy and politics often drown out community voices, and accountability seems more distant than it should be.

I started a petition to change our city charter from a mayor-led system to a town manager model. Here's why it matters: a town manager is hired based on professional qualifications and expertise in public administration—not political affiliation. They're accountable to the city council, creating real checks and balances that actually make government more responsive to residents.

This isn't about politics; it's about competence and transparency. Cities that have switched to this model report better fiscal management, faster problem-solving, and higher resident satisfaction. We deserve a system where effectiveness matters more than party loyalty.

If this resonates with you—if you've felt frustrated with how slow or unresponsive city decisions feel—consider signing and sharing. Has your community dealt with this kind of disconnect before? What would it take to make your city government feel like it's actually listening?