2026 Christmas in the Ozarks
Surgamus Speech and Debate (AR) · Dec 3-5, 2026
Community Judge Info
We are so excited you are interested in serving as a community judge at Christmas in the Ozarks this year. Community judges are vital to making our tournaments a success. We could not do this without YOU!
Tournament Dates
December 3–5, 2026
Tournament Locations
Thursday, Dec 3
Sang Avenue Baptist Church
1425 N Sang Ave, Fayetteville, AR
Friday & Saturday, Dec 4–5
Calvary Baptist Church
1410 N Porter Rd, Fayetteville, AR
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Important Instructions
● Where to check in: On Thursday, December 3, please check in at Sang Avenue Baptist Church. On Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5, please check in at Calvary Baptist Church. Look for signs in the parking lot each day to guide you to judge check-in.
● Please plan to arrive at least 45 minutes before the scheduled start time of the round(s) you are judging. You will need to plan on 2.5 to 3 hours for each round you judge.
● We are pleased to offer you beverages and meals while you are with us!
Need to contact us? Email: surgamustournament@gmail.com, or text Lynda @ 479-966-7505
Surgamus Speech & Debate · Christmas in the Ozarks 2026
Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Apologetics Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Literary Interpretation Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Storytelling Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Expository Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Junior Speech
- Jr Bible Story Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Duo Juniors
- Jr Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Individual Interp Juniors
- Jr Platform Juniors
- Jr Platform Apol Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 5:00 pm Sun 10/25/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 9:00 am Thu 11/05/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:59 pm Thu 11/12/2026 (Central)
- Late fee will be applied at 8:00 am Tue 11/24/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:00 pm Thu 11/26/2026 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 9:00 pm Sat 12/05/2026 (Central)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.