ENTRY FEES & DEADLINES
Registration Opens: Monday, October 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Registration Closes: Monday, November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
FEES
$45 for debate event
$35 for the first speech event.
$25 for each additional speech event
A Student may register for a maximum of 6 events/ 3 per pattern.
We recommend you only sign up for three events per pattern. Please use discretion when signing up for events and only register for the number that you feel confident you can handle during a round of 1 hour and 45 minutes. We are unable to let the tournament get delayed or behind if someone comes late to their last speech in a round.
Payment is due at the time of registration.
REGISTRATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED
REFUNDS
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October 20 - November 3
NO REFUNDS AVAILABLE
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November 4 – November 22 ~
NO REFUNDS & DROP FEE OF $20 PER EVENT
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November 23 - December 11 (On Site) ~
NO REFUNDS & DROP FEE OF $30 PER EVENT
In order to be eligible to compete in your other events, drop fees must be paid prior to the tournament. There will be a $30 fee for ANY event that is dropped at on-site student check-in. In order to be eligible to compete in your other events, this fee must be paid in cash at student check-in before the tournament begins.
DUOS: Your duo partner must also be registered and paid to confirm that you are registered in the duo event.
THINK TWICE - REGISTER ONCE:
What do we mean? Once you register, please do NOT drop an event. Consider carefully before registering for events – do I have time to prepare for all the events I am registering for?
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Registration is a commitment to compete.
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It creates a great deal of work for volunteer staff running registration.
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It creates a serious disruption for the tournament
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Tabulation has to redo the postings
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Trophies and awards are disrupted
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It can create cost waste because it affects the awards order
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It can create a situation where we do not have the minimum number of competitors which causes us to cancel an event.
NOTIFY REGISTRAR
at colloquiumtournaments@gmail.com of any event drops after registration closes and prior to the tournament day.
Tournament directors have the option to incorporate a policy where registration fees are not returned.
DROPPING AN EVENT:
Dropped events will incur a $30 fee PER EVENT payable (IN CASH ONLY) at check-in!