Tournament Sites & Walking Directions
Each site we are using for NCFL 2024 is listed below along with the address, what events are happening there on what days, a photo of the building entrance you are looking for (schools only), and a button that will link you to Google Maps for quick & easy walking directions. Scroll to the bottom of the page to view what's happening where by day. While we encourage walking between sites, we will have a limited number of buses looping between sites as well for those that need a ride. Visit our Buses page to learn more.
All students, judges, observers, volunteers, and staff will need wristbands to enter competition venues on Saturday and Sunday. Wristbands are available Friday (10am - 6pm) outside Registration - Hilton Chicago, Boulevard A-C. If you arrive in Chicago after 6:00 PM on Friday or misplace your wristband, you can pull up your Tabroom account on your phone and use that to enter the buildings in place of a wristband.
SATURDAY SCHOOL SITES WILL NOT BE OPEN UNTIL 7:30 AM. Please do not arrive before 7:30 AM and don't forget your wristbands!
All students, judges, observers, volunteers, and staff will need wristbands to enter competition venues on Saturday and Sunday. Wristbands are available Friday (10am - 6pm) outside Registration - Hilton Chicago, Boulevard A-C. If you arrive in Chicago after 6:00 PM on Friday or misplace your wristband, you can pull up your Tabroom account on your phone and use that to enter the buildings in place of a wristband.
SATURDAY SCHOOL SITES WILL NOT BE OPEN UNTIL 7:30 AM. Please do not arrive before 7:30 AM and don't forget your wristbands!
Click the map image above to view our NCFL 2024 map on Google or scroll down for site information.
HOTELS
Hilton Chicago | 720 S Michigan Ave.
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Hilton Chicago Building Navigation
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Palmer House | 17 E Monroe St.
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Palmer House Building Navigation
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SCHOOLS
SATURDAY SCHOOL SITES WILL NOT BE OPEN UNTIL 7:30 AM. Please do not arrive before 7:30 AM and don't forget your wristbands!
SATURDAY SCHOOL SITES WILL NOT BE OPEN UNTIL 7:30 AM. Please do not arrive before 7:30 AM and don't forget your wristbands!
Columbia College | 33 E. Ida B. Wells Drive
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East-West Building Navigation
- Student Life Center (SLC).
- 4th Floor: 404, 405
- 6th Floor: Conference Room East, Conference Room West
- 17th Floor: Skyline, Fountainview
- 4th Floor: 404, 405
- Getting to the West Building from SLC. There are 2 sky bridges between SLC and West.
- 3rd floor of SLC will take you to the 4th floor of the West Building. This is the preferred method.
- 6th floor of SLC will bring you to the 8th floor of the West Building.
- Getting from the West Building to the East Building. There is a sky bridge on the 3rd floor, that will get you back and forth between West and East.
Roosevelt University | 425 S Wabash Ave.
The entrance for Roosevelt University is on Wabash Ave is the WB building, which connects to the AUD building via internal hallways. Please only use the Wabash entrance.
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Roosevelt Building Navigation
- Enter using the Wabash entrance only.
- Getting from WB to AUD: There is a second floor walkway between the two buildings
- AUD Sullivan Room: On the 2nd floor, at the front of the Fainman Lounge
TOURNAMENT VENUES BY DAY (what is happening where & when)
Friday, May 24
Saturday, May 25
Sunday, May 26
- Registration at Hilton Chicago
Saturday, May 25
- LD and PF Debate, and Student Congress at the Hilton Chicago
- Declamation will be at Columbia College (Ida B. Wells Building)
- Original Oratory will be at Roosevelt University
- Oral Interpretation of Literature and Dramatic Performance will be at Jones College Prep
- Duo Interpretation will be at East/West University
- Policy Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking will be at Palmer House
- Tournament Mass will be at Palmer House
- Postings Party will be at Hilton Chicago
Sunday, May 26
- Policy Debate, Student Congress, and Speech Elims at the Hilton Chicago
- LD and PF Debate Elims at the Palmer House
- Awards at the Hilton Chicago