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.

We have created 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.

Boskone 60 (info@boskone.org)  has received the following positive Covid reports from Boskone 60 members:

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Coming to Boskone for the first time or coming back after a break? Be sure to join one of our Welcome to Boskone sessions to get a lay of the land and to meet other Boskonians!

We have sessions for in-person members as well as online members. So, find the date and time that works for you, and we’ll see you here!

 IN-PERSON SESSIONS

Fri 5:30 PM
Galleria – MeetUp 2
Welcome to Boskone: Touring Boskone
New to Boskone? Or returning after a long absence? Join us for a tour of the Galleria and the programming floors so you can learn what Boskone has to offer, learn some of the convention lingo, and meet other people. We’ll meet down in the Galleria, at Meetup Table 2, to the left of the Art Show and up the short flight of stairs (take the nearby ramp if needed).

Sat 10:00 AM
Galleria – MeetUp 2
Welcome to Boskone: Touring Boskone
New to Boskone? Or returning after a long absence? Join us for a tour of the Galleria and the programming floors so you can learn what Boskone has to offer, learn some of the convention lingo, and meet other people.  We’ll meet down in the Galleria, at Meetup Table 2, to the left of the Art Show and up the short flight of stairs (take the nearby ramp if needed).

VIRTUAL SESSION

Fri 2:30 PM
Virtual 1
VIRTUAL: Welcome to Boskone
Virtual attendees! New to Boskone? Or returning after a long absence? Join us for a short discussion about what Boskone has to offer, learn some of the convention lingo, and meet new people. While we can’t stroll through the physical convention space, we’ll take some time talking about the schedule and how to connect with friends and fans in the virtual environment.

Coming to Boskone 60? Great! We look forward to seeing you in-person or online, February 17-19, 2023. In the meantime, here is some key information that will help you to connect to Boskone.

Registered Members: Check Your Email for the Online Activities Link

On February 12, Boskone 60 Registration sent out an email to all registered members (as of that date) that included the access link to the online programming site and to the discord server. If you don’t see the email, please check your spam folder. If you still don’t see the email, please contact us at registration@boskone.org.

This email includes all the information you will need to connect to Boskone virtually. Members who purchased their memberships after  February 12 will receive the email today and memberships purchase from this point forward will receive their connection information on a rolling basis. So, please do not wait until the last minute to purchase your membership as it make take a little time to receive your access email and to log into the site.

Boskone 60 Memberships

If you haven’t yet purchased your in-person or online membership, there is still time! In-person memberships can be purchased via the registration website until it closes on Thursday, February 16 at 9pm Eastern time. In-person Boskone 60 memberships will also be available for purchase onsite at the Westin Boston Seaport District, located at 425 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210.

Virtual memberships will be available for purchase online through the end of Boskone 60, from now until February 19, 2023.

To purchase your membership, visit the Boskone 60 registration site.

Join our Welcome to Boskone sessions!

For those of you who are new to Boskone or who have been away for awhile, join us at one of our Welcome to Boskone sessions for either in-person or online members:

Welcome to Boskone: Touring Boskone
Boskone, Conventions, Fandom / Fanfic New to Boskone? Or returning after a long absence? Join us for a tour of the Galleria and the programming floors so you can learn what Boskone has to offer, learn some of the convention lingo, and meet other people. We’ll meet down in the Galleria, at Meetup Table 2, to the left of the Art Show and up the short flight of stairs (take the nearby ramp if needed).

• • Virtual: Fri 2:30 PM
  • In-person: Fri 5:30 PM
  • In-person: Sat 10:00 AM

See you soon!

Got an ad to place? No worries! You still have time to put an ad in the Boskone 60 Souvenir Book.

Boskone 60 is producing a full-color, expanded Virtual Souvenir Book (in PDF format only). The Virtual Souvenir Book is a great way to get your books, events, and groups in front of an audience who loves speculative fiction. This wonderful souvenir will be available on the Boskone 60 website and emailed to our members.

Due Dates & Deadlines:

• Reservation deadline: February 1, 2023 – extended deadline
• Ad copy deadline: February 5, 2023

Rates for Virtual Souvenir Book:

Ready to place an ad? Contact us at boskone-ads@boskone.org with details about what you would like to include.

For technical specs and additional information about placing an ad in the Boskone 60 Souvenir Book, please visit Boskone’s Advertising page.

Coming to Boskone 60? Great! We look forward to seeing for another fanastic convention, but don’t wait to get your memberhsip. Register today to avoid the price rise on January 18, 2023.

There truly is something for everyone at this year’s convention. Buy your membership today and check out the Boskone 60 program schedule to start planning your con!

Listed below are the full convention rates as well as the day rates for Boskone 60.

Boskone 60 Registration Rates

Join us in Boston, February 17-19, 2023.

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