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Welcome to Massachusetts History Day

Massachusetts History Day 2026

UPCOMING: 

 

Grade 5 Young Historians Showcase 

Saturday, April 11, 2026

10:30am-12:30pm

Winchester High School (80 Skillings Rd, Winchester, MA 01890) 

 

MA State Contest

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Winchester High School (80 Skillings Rd, Winchester, MA 01890) 

  • Contest Coordinator: MHD, nhd@masshist.org
  • Registration closes: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM 
  • Paper and Website uploads due: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM 
  • Documentary and Podcast uploads due: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM

 

PAST: 

 

Central MA Regional Contest

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Leicester Middle School (174 Paxton Street, Leicester, MA 01524)

  • Contest Coordinator: Norman Everett, centralwestnhdma@gmail.com
  • Registration closes: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
  • Late registration closes and project uploads due: Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM
  • Register here

 

Western MA Regional Showcase

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Mater Dolorosa Elementary School (25 Maple St, Holyoke, MA 01040)

  • Contest Coordinator: Eric Wood, MHDwesternMA@gmail.com 
  • Registration closes: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM 
  • Late registration closes and project uploads due: Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM
  • Register here 

 

Northeast MA Regional Contest

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Stoneham High School (149 Franklin St, Stoneham, MA 02180)

  • Contest Coordinator: Briana Henderson, mhdgreaterboston@gmail.com
  • Registration closes: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
  • Late registration closes and project uploads due: Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM
  • Register here

 

Boston Metro Regional Showcase

POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 2027

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum (Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125) 

 

Southeast MA Regional Contest

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Foxborough High School (120 South St, Foxborough, MA 02035)

  • Contest Coordinator: Leah Cardullo, southeastmhd@gmail.com 
  • Registration closes: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM 
  • Late registration closes and project uploads due: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
  • Register here

 

Project Limits per School

Each school (with some exceptions) may send up to the following number of projects to their regional contest in each category. These limits do not apply to schools in their first year of participation in MHD. 

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