Classes will run from 12:00 noon to 5:15pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Each session will be one hour, with a longer break between the second and third sessions so people can get a bite to eat. Each group will have a “bye” during one of the 3 small-group class periods each day, and can use the time to rest or to practice with each other. One class each day will be a larger combined group. Your brains will be full at the end of each day!
ARRIVE EARLY! New this year, we’re building in some time at the start for each group to get acquainted and bond – thanks for the suggestion, 2025-tinkerers! We’ll have COFFEE and the best cake DONUTS in the known universe and BANANAS, plus some silly team-building suggestions — so give yourself a few extra minutes before classes start to meet your group and get fed!
TinkerBal 2026 overall schedule PDF for download (coming soon)
TinkerBal 2026 schedule by group PDF for download (coming soon)
| Friday, November 6 | |
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| 9:00pm – 12:00am | Boston Swing Central – Boston’s weekly Lindy Hop dance! (not included in weekend registration) |
| Saturday, November 7 at Government Center Auditorium, 119 School St, Waltham | |
| 11:30am – 12:00pm | Workshop check-in and group bonding / coffee & donuts |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Combined Groups |
| 1:00pm – 1:15pm | 15 minute break |
| 1:15pm – 2:15pm | Small Groups |
| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | 45 minute break |
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Small Groups |
| 4:00pm – 4:15pm | 15 minute break |
| 4:15pm – 5:15pm | Small Groups |
| 5:15pm – 8:30pm | Rest, Eat, Change |
| 8:30pm – 11:30pm | Saturday Night Shuffle – DJ Balboa Dance (admission included in workshop price) at Government Center Auditorium, 119 School St, Waltham |
| Sunday, November 8 at Government Center Auditorium, 119 School St, Waltham | |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Small Groups |
| 1:00pm – 1:15pm | 15 minute break |
| 1:15pm – 2:15pm | Small Groups |
| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | 45 minute break |
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Small Groups |
| 4:00pm – 4:15pm | 15 minute break |
| 4:15pm – 5:15pm | Combined Groups |
| 5:15pm – 5:30pm | — GROUP PHOTO! — |
| 5:30pm – 8:00pm + | Post-workshop social at Franco’s Pizza in Waltham – the best pizza in town, and the beer is cold! |