Boston Blue Beat: Beach Episode 2026
Tournament Information
Location
70 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451
Venue
The Westin Waltham Boston
Rated Games
Street Fighter 6
Prize Pool
TBA
About This Event
Boston Blue Beat: Beach Episode 2026 returns to the Westin Waltham Boston for its fifth year running, continuing a growth arc that started from a grassroots setup at the Balance Patch cafe. Produced by Boston Blue Beat in collaboration with New England Smash's G3rd and Alchemy, the 2026 edition continues as one of New England's largest fighting game gatherings, spreading its bracket schedule across a wide anime and traditional fighter lineup.
Street Fighter 6 Bracket
Street Fighter 6 runs as part of the 2026 main event lineup alongside Tekken 8, 2XKO, Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, Under Night In-Birth II, and Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, with additional legacy titles like Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, and Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code filling out the side event slate. The event's Street Fighter 6 bracket runs as standard double-elimination; last year's 2025 edition drew 119 entrants for comparison.
Registration and Venue
Registration and bracket details for the 2026 event are handled through start.gg. Prize allocations for most 2026 brackets, including Street Fighter 6, had not been finalized at the time of writing, though this year's 2XKO bracket carries a confirmed $6,000 prize pool as part of the 2XKO Challenger Series.