Exciting news! Free Friday is back! Join us at Boskone 62 for free programming on Friday, February 14, 2025, until 6:30 pm, at the Westin Boston Seaport District in Boston, MA.

Join us for an afternoon filled with panels and discussions with authors, artists, musicians, and fans who are part of our vibrant community that shares your passion for science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Whether you’re a longtime attendee or new to the convention scene, Free Friday is the perfect way to checkout the Boskone 62 experience.

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Special Free Friday Sessions!

Cory Doctorow Reads from Picks and Shovels
Friday, February 14 at 4:00 pm
Cory Doctorow will be presenting his new novel, Picks and Shovels, the next Martin Hench novel, with a lecture, a reading and a Q&A.

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Special Dragonslair Note for Parents!
Dragonslair, Boskone’s children’s program space, will open at 3:30 pm for Free Friday activites for parents who would like to try out this special programming for their kids.

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To stay after the 6:30 pm cutoff time for Free Friday, simply register for a Friday-only membership at Boskone Registration or come back and stay the whole weekend with 1,000 of your new favorite friends!

Don’t miss out on this fun opportunity to come explore the convention! Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and get ready for an unforgettable afternoon!

For more details about the event, guests, and programming, visit the Boskone 62 website. We look forward to seeing you there!

IN-PERSON MEMBERSHIPS!

Full Weekend Rates through January 21, 2025 [REGISTER TODAY!]:

Adult: $60
Young Adult (18-25): $35

Full Weekend Rates January 22, 2025 through February 16, 2025:

Adult: $70
Young Adult (18-25): $40

The following rates will not change:

Teen (13-17): $25
Child (5-12): $25
Active Military: $50
Dealer: $50
Staff: $50

Kid-in-Tow (must to be with paid parent or guardian at all times): $0
Adult Aide (must be with other member at all times): $0
Card-to-Culture*: $0

One Day Rates Now through February 16, 2025 [REGISTER TODAY]:

Unable to join us in-person? Join us online for Online Only program for events taking place in our main ballroom, in Harbor 1: $12.62

Get Ready for Boskone 62: A Sneak Peek at What’s Coming! 🚀

The countdown to Boskone 62 is officially on, and the program is shaping up to be a fun experience for science fiction, fantasy, horror, and fandom lovers! While we’re still fine-tuning the schedule with our incredible lineup of guests and program participants, we couldn’t wait to share a few exciting highlights with you

We expect to unveil a mostly complete schedule in about a month, so mark your calendars and keep an eye on our updates. Remember, the program is still evolving, and some details might shift as we finalize availability.

Boskone 62 Program Highlights:

Friday, February 14, 2025

• 1:00 pm – Registration opens in the Harbor Foyer
• 2:30 pm – Friday Program begins
• 4:00 pm – Dealers Room Opens
• 4:00 pm – We expect to have a talk by … let’s just say an anonymous but well-respected author who isn’t yet announced
• 6:00 pm – Art Show Opens
• 7:30 pm – Meet the Guests. We’ll introduce our guests and tell you more about Boskone
• 8:30 pm – Madison Metricula Roberts, Musical Guest, Friday night concert
• Throughout the evening – Programming will continue until late night

Saturday, February 15, 2025

• 10:00 am – Saturday Program begins.
• 7:30 pm – Boskone Annual Awards Ceremony
• Throughout the evening – Programming will continue until late night

Sunday, February 16, 2025

• 10:00 am – Sunday Program begins
• 1:00 pm – Jasper Fforde, Guest of Honor, reading
• 3:30 pm – Program ends, convention closes

Stay tuned for more special programing updates including schedules for Boskone 62’s guests:

• Jasper Fforde, Guest of Honor
• Theresa Mather, Official Artist
• Kelley Armstrong, Special Guest
• Madison Metricula Roberts, Musical Guest
• Heather Preston, Hal Clement Science Speaker

Stay tuned for more—this year’s Boskone promises engaging panels, thought-provoking discussions, and some truly stellar surprises. 🌟

Video Credit: Produced and hosted on YouTube by @ErinUnderwood

Be sure to check back soon for more program updates and the full reveal—and don’t forget to buy your Boskone 62 membership now and to reserve your hotel room at theWestin Boston Seaport District hotel so you don’t miss out!

This year we are pleased to announce our Boskone Book: Wolf’s Perils by Kelley Armstrong – one story in two novels from the Otherworld Series together for the first time: Wolf’s Bane and Wolf’s Curse. This is a signed limited edition of 750 copies. This may be purchased at https://tinyurl.com/NESFAWolfsPerilsB62 for pickup at Boskone (you must be a Boskone member or have another member pick it up for you) with the traditional 40% discount off the $30 cover price plus sales tax. There is a link on that page to a second page if you want the book shipped after Boskone if any copies remain. The book will also be available for sale at the NESFA Sales table at Boskone (assuming any copies remain).

Note: Due to limitations in our system, you will need to specify a “Ship To” address even though you are picking it up at Boskone; if someone else is picking up the book for you at Boskone, you can fill in their name and your address there.

Boskone 62 members may book their hotel rooms via the link found on our https://boskone.org/venue/accommodations/ page. Room rates are $195 plus tax per night for single-quad. If you have any issues with your hotel reservation, please make a reservation for whatever night and room type you can and contact  hotel@boskone.org as soon as possible with what you need.

There is a #covid-reports channel in the WELCOME AND HELPDESK category of the NESFA and Boskone discord for COVID reports *.  Future reports will continue to go in that channel as well as here in the Boskone Blog.

The Discord channel or Boskone 61 (info@boskone.org)  has received the following positive Covid reports from Boskone 61 members:

Case A, February 12, 2024:

The preliminary list of Program Participants (as of 1/18/2024) is on the website at: https://boskone.org/guests/program-participants/

Full and One Day Boskone 61 Memberships are available online.

Full Weekend Rates January 17. 2024 through At Con Registration
Adult: $70
Young Adult (18-25): $40
Teen (13-17): $25
Child (5-12): $25

One Day Rates

Online Only (all ages): $12.61

Kid-in-Tow & Adult-aide are $0.

Active Military & Dealer prices will always be $50.
Active Military: $50
Dealer: $50

Our block rates are now good through January 26, 2024 or until the block is sold out. 20 more quiet block room nights have been added to Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10. These are likely to be King bed rooms. Please don’t delay in making your reservations. If you don’t get the dates you want, please send your confirmation and name on the reservation to hotel@boskone.org with your requested changes. If you want two beds, let us know about that also but there may be no double-doubles left and you may need to ask for (and pay for) a cot. We make no guarantees that we can update your reservation, but we will ask. (Please make your reservations early next year; they may be canceled up until 3 days before the your check in date.)

Guest Room Rates

• $185 plus tax (currently 16.45%) for Single/Double/Triple/Quad

The Boskone 61 hotel rates at the Westin Boston Seaport District include in-room WiFi. There is also free WiFi in the lobby area.

Guest Rooms – Reservation Link for all room choices

• Party Room
• Quiet Room

*Party Block Notice: When making your reservation for a room in the “Party Block,” please note that this year we’re requiring people to book for both Friday and Saturday to avoid holes in the party block that could potentially be filled with non-Boskone attendees would could potentially complain about noise and cause parties to shut down early.

See our Accommodations page for more information.