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

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

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!

This year, Boskone 60 has received several membership donations that have been designated for people in need who don’t have the funds to pay for a full weekend membership. A few of them have specifically been designated for people of color who are in need of a membership.

If you are a person in need and would like to request one of the donated memberships, please contact FantasticFund@boskone.org and let us know that you need a community membership to attend and let us know if you will be attending in-person or online only.

We trust our community to know if they are in need or not, and we will not ask for proof of need. Our only request is that you only request one of these community memberships if you are sure you are able to attend because we only have a few of these memberships.

Before requesting a membership, please see Boskone’s Code of Conduct and in-person policies regarding Covid (all attendees must be vaccinated) and mask wearing (a mask must be worn at all times) here /about/policies/.

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.

*(ID may be required

Ms. Hopkinson is a multi-award-winning speculative fiction author and editor. Her awards include the Andre Norton Award, Astounding Award for Best New Writer, World Fantasy Award, Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, the SFWA 37th Damon Knight Grand Master, and many more. Her novels and short fiction draw on themes that highlight Afro-Caribbean history, traditions, and folklore. In addition to her novels and short story collections, she has also edited two science fiction anthologies. She has been a writer in residence at Clarion East, West, and South. She is a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. Visit Nalo Hopkinson’s website.

Brought to you by the New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA®), Boskone is an annual science fiction convention, the longest-running in New England. NESFA is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation and both NESFA and Boskone are run and put on entirely by fan volunteers.

For more information, please email info@boskone.org.

Boskone 60 Pre-Registration Rates

Convention rates are good through September 6, 2022.

*(ID may be required)