[[NASPA]]-sanctioned [[tournament|tournaments]] are held in a wide range of '''tournament venues''' — hotel ballrooms, convention centers, community centers, church basements, restaurants, cruise ships, etc. — according to the needs of the players and directors.
== [[North American SCRABBLE Scrabble Players Championship |NASPA Championship]] venues ==
At the high end, a national event for 400–800 players would almost always be held in a hotel ballroom or convention center and be organized by NASPA staff. Such an event would usually be planned at least a year in advance based on in-house research, though unsolicited bids are welcome. [[Contact]] us for the current RFP.
Our We like to move our premier event, the [[North American SCRABBLE Scrabble Players Championship |NASPA Championship]], was for some time being scheduled with some flexibility on a four-year geographic rotation (in the Northeast (2014past known variously as the National SCRABBLE Championship, 2018)Players Championship, West (2015, 2019or North America SCRABBLE Championship), Midwest (2016, 2020), and South (2017, 2021)around the country each year to bring it close to different members of our community. As of summer 2019, we have received some bids for 2020 and 2021, and We are open to bids from outside of this rotationholding it in Canada, but have not yet done so.
The event was recently held in the following locations:
* 2022: Baltimore, MD. Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards.
* 2021: not held due to [[COVID-19]] pandemic.
* 2020: not held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
* 2019: Reno, NV. Silver Legacy Resort Casino.
* 2018: Buffalo, NY. Hyatt Regency and Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
Competition starts on the last Saturday in July, give or take one week, and runs for five days ending on a Wednesday. Before the event, supplies begin arriving on Monday and staff on Wednesday; setup takes place on Thursday and a warmup event alongside registration on Friday. After the event, teardown takes place on Wednesdayand Thursday, some staff leave on Wednesday night, another side event runs on Thursday morning, and remaining staff and supplies leave on Thursday. Depending on other local attractions, players may wish to book additional shoulder dates.
Here is what our ideal national event site would include the following; a more detailed RFP (request for proposal) is available on [[Contact|request]]. See also further down on this page for a more detailed discussion of general requirements for tournament sites.