New York Parliamentary Debate League
Tournament Calendar
2025-2026
Debaters can earn points to qualify for the NYPDL Championship at all of the tournaments listed below except for the NPDL Tournament of Champions. Please view our Rankings and Championship page for more information.
For a more expansive list of Parli tournaments, click here.
Harvard College Debating Union Season Opener
August 30-31: Online
$1000 cash prize for the winning team! Although this is not an NYPDL tournament, many debaters in the league participate! Additionally, it does count towards rankings.
NYPDL September Invitational
September 6-7: Online
September 27-28: In-Person
NYPDL September will be held at Friends Seminary; it will be open to novice and varsity debaters!
NYPDL October Invitational
October 18-19: In-Person
October 25-26: Online
NYPDL October will be held at Rye Country Day School; it will be open to novice and varsity debaters!
NYPDL November Invitational
November 8-9: Online
November 15-16: California In-Person
November 22-23: In-Person
NYPDL November will be held at Brooklyn Tech;
The California In-Person Invitational will be held at Menlo-Atherton.
Both will be open to novice and varsity debaters!
NYPDL December Invitational
December 6-7: Online
NYPDL December will be held online; it will be open to novice and varsity debaters!
Ridge Debates
TBD – Ridge High School (NJ)
Although this is not an NYPDL tournament, many in the league participate!
NYPDL January
Invitational
January 10-11: Online
January 17-18: In-Person
NYPDL January's location is TBD; it will be open to novice and varsity debaters!
Berkeley High School Invitational
TBD
Although this is not an NYPDL tournament, we encourage you to participate! There will be novice, JV and varsity divisions.
Brown Invitational
Online, TBD
Although this is not an NYPDL tournament, we encourage you to participate!
NYPDL February
Invitational
February 14-15: In-Person
February 21-22: California In-Person
February 28-March 1: Online
NYPDL February's location is TBD. The California In-Person Invitational will be held at TBD. It will be open to novice and varsity debaters!
NYPDL March Invitational
March 14-15: In-Person
March 21-22: California In-Person
March 28-29: Online
NYPDL March's location is Brooklyn Tech. The California In-Person Invitational will be held at TBD. It will be open to novice and varsity debaters!
NPDL Nationals
TBD
NPDL Nationals is an online national tournament hosted by the NPDL.
NPDL Tournament of Champions
TBD
NPDL TOC is one of the most prestigious tournaments of the year. Performance at TOC is not counted towards NYPDL Rankings.
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NYPDL April Invitational
April 18-19: Online
April 25-26: In-Person
NYPDL April's location is TBD; it will be open to novice and varsity debaters!
NYPDL Championships
May 16-17
NYPDL Championships is the finale of the NYPDL season.