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.

