DEBATE CLUBS

The city that never stops arguing. From Wall Street policy to Brooklyn culture wars, NYC debaters bring the intensity. Weekly meetups in Manhattan — all boroughs welcome.

Deep dish arguments in the Windy City. Chicago's debate scene is as bold as its architecture. Home of the 2026 Chicago Debate Showcase — join the movement.

Debate under the California sun. LA's club draws everyone from screenwriters to startup founders. If you can pitch in this town, you can argue anywhere.

SuperDebate is launching in Boston. We're looking for a founding organizer to run the first club. If you want to build something, apply to be an ambassador. If you want to debate, join the club to get notified when events start.

Built on Alaskan resource debates and frontier-state civics, the Anchorage Debate Club is for the kind of person who actually wants to be persuaded — or earn the right to persuade. Short formats. Real moderation. No shouting. Members come from across Anchorage to test arguments and build the muscle of changing your mind.

Chandler has always been a city of East Valley tech jobs and master-planned growth. The Chandler Debate Club gives that tradition a venue: structured debates, motions sourced from local interest and global headlines, and a community that takes ideas seriously without taking themselves too seriously. New members welcome — including first-time debaters.

Debate, Durham style. Durham is one of the South's essential cities — population around 291,928, anchored by American Tobacco Campus and Ninth Street. The club brings that civic energy into structured debates on the questions Durham cares about, from local issues to national ones.

Chula Vista has always been a city of cross-border families and South Bay growth. The Chula Vista Debate Club gives that tradition a venue: structured debates, motions sourced from local interest and global headlines, and a community that takes ideas seriously without taking themselves too seriously. New members welcome — including first-time debaters.

If you live in Winston-Salem or anywhere in the Winston-Salem area and you've ever wanted a place to think out loud — this is it. The Winston-Salem Debate Club hosts structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates rooted in the Innovation Quarter and West End and tobacco-history reinvention and Triad arts civics. Free to join. Built for thoughtful people who happen to disagree.

Built on Sierra-and-tech reinvention and Biggest Little City civics, the Reno Debate Club is for the kind of person who actually wants to be persuaded — or earn the right to persuade. Short formats. Real moderation. No shouting. Members come from across Reno to test arguments and build the muscle of changing your mind.

Debate, Glendale style. Glendale is one of the West's essential cities — population around 252,381, anchored by Westgate and downtown Glendale. The club brings that civic energy into structured debates on the questions Glendale cares about, from local issues to national ones.

If you live in Buffalo or anywhere in the Buffalo–Cheektowaga area and you've ever wanted a place to think out loud — this is it. The Buffalo Debate Club hosts structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates rooted in Allentown and Larkinville and rust-belt revival and lake-effect civic pride. Free to join. Built for thoughtful people who happen to disagree.

Debate, Saint Paul style. Saint Paul is one of the Midwest's essential cities — population around 311,527, anchored by Cathedral Hill and Cathedral District. The club brings that civic energy into structured debates on the questions Saint Paul cares about, from local issues to national ones.

Debate, Madison style. Madison is one of the Midwest's essential cities — population around 272,903, anchored by State Street and the Capitol Square. The club brings that civic energy into structured debates on the questions Madison cares about, from local issues to national ones.

Lincoln has always been a city of university-town civics and prairie-state pragmatism. The Lincoln Debate Club gives that tradition a venue: structured debates, motions sourced from local interest and global headlines, and a community that takes ideas seriously without taking themselves too seriously. New members welcome — including first-time debaters.

Built on glass-city manufacturing and Great Lakes civics, the Toledo Debate Club is for the kind of person who actually wants to be persuaded — or earn the right to persuade. Short formats. Real moderation. No shouting. Members come from across Toledo to test arguments and build the muscle of changing your mind.

Built on island civics and Pacific-crossroads identity, the Honolulu Debate Club is for the kind of person who actually wants to be persuaded — or earn the right to persuade. Short formats. Real moderation. No shouting. Members come from across Urban Honolulu to test arguments and build the muscle of changing your mind.

Welcome to the Irvine Debate Club — where Irvine, CA comes together to argue, listen, and think out loud. From University Town Center and the Spectrum, members debate the questions shaping the West: technology, policy, culture, ethics. Open to students, professionals, and curious neighbors. Bring an opinion; leave with a better one.

Welcome to the Jersey City Debate Club — where Jersey City, NJ comes together to argue, listen, and think out loud. From Journal Square and the Newport waterfront, members debate the questions shaping the Northeast: technology, policy, culture, ethics. Open to students, professionals, and curious neighbors. Bring an opinion; leave with a better one.

Welcome to the Lubbock Debate Club — where Lubbock, TX comes together to argue, listen, and think out loud. From the Depot District and Texas Tech, members debate the questions shaping the South: technology, policy, culture, ethics. Open to students, professionals, and curious neighbors. Bring an opinion; leave with a better one.

Scottsdale's home for civil disagreement. Whether you're a longtime Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler resident or new to Scottsdale, this is a place to sharpen your reasoning and meet people who'd rather argue ideas than dodge them. We're shaped by Sonoran resort economy and entrepreneur-class civics — and structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates keep the conversation honest.

Bakersfield has always been a city of oil, agriculture, and country-music straight talk. The Bakersfield Debate Club gives that tradition a venue: structured debates, motions sourced from local interest and global headlines, and a community that takes ideas seriously without taking themselves too seriously. New members welcome — including first-time debaters.

Built on borderland trade and bilingual public life, the Laredo Debate Club is for the kind of person who actually wants to be persuaded — or earn the right to persuade. Short formats. Real moderation. No shouting. Members come from across Laredo to test arguments and build the muscle of changing your mind.

Built on Hampton Roads suburban growth and waterway civics, the Chesapeake Debate Club is for the kind of person who actually wants to be persuaded — or earn the right to persuade. Short formats. Real moderation. No shouting. Members come from across Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News to test arguments and build the muscle of changing your mind.

St. Louis has always been a city of Mississippi-Missouri history and brewing-town civics. The St. Louis Debate Club gives that tradition a venue: structured debates, motions sourced from local interest and global headlines, and a community that takes ideas seriously without taking themselves too seriously. New members welcome — including first-time debaters.

Is Bitcoin money? Is proof-of-work wasteful? Should governments ban self-custody? The most passionate community in crypto argues the questions that shape the future of finance. Online-only, global membership.

Keep Austin weird — and well-argued. The live music capital meets the tech capital. Founders, artists, and policy nerds all welcome.

Riverside has always been a city of Inland Empire growth and citrus-belt history. The Riverside Debate Club gives that tradition a venue: structured debates, motions sourced from local interest and global headlines, and a community that takes ideas seriously without taking themselves too seriously. New members welcome — including first-time debaters.

If you live in Corpus Christi or anywhere in the Corpus Christi area and you've ever wanted a place to think out loud — this is it. The Corpus Christi Debate Club hosts structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates rooted in the bayfront and the Padre Island causeway and Coastal Bend energy industry and beach-town civility. Free to join. Built for thoughtful people who happen to disagree.

Built on master-planned suburbia and post-Vegas growth, the Henderson Debate Club is for the kind of person who actually wants to be persuaded — or earn the right to persuade. Short formats. Real moderation. No shouting. Members come from across Las Vegas–Henderson–Paradise to test arguments and build the muscle of changing your mind.

Stockton's home for civil disagreement. Whether you're a longtime Stockton resident or new to Stockton, this is a place to sharpen your reasoning and meet people who'd rather argue ideas than dodge them. We're shaped by Central Valley reinvention and port-city politics — and structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates keep the conversation honest.

Built on Navy-town discipline and tidewater leisure, the Virginia Beach Debate Club is for the kind of person who actually wants to be persuaded — or earn the right to persuade. Short formats. Real moderation. No shouting. Members come from across Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News to test arguments and build the muscle of changing your mind.

The city that debates everything — and means it. Tech ethics, housing policy, AI regulation. SF doesn't do small talk. Neither do we.

If you live in Cleveland or anywhere in the Cleveland–Elyria area and you've ever wanted a place to think out loud — this is it. The Cleveland Debate Club hosts structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates rooted in Tremont and Ohio City and Rust Belt resilience and lake-effect civic pride. Free to join. Built for thoughtful people who happen to disagree.

Debate, Wichita style. Wichita is one of the Midwest's essential cities — population around 397,532, anchored by Old Town and the Riverwalk. The club brings that civic energy into structured debates on the questions Wichita cares about, from local issues to national ones.

Greensboro's home for civil disagreement. Whether you're a longtime Greensboro–High Point resident or new to Greensboro, this is a place to sharpen your reasoning and meet people who'd rather argue ideas than dodge them. We're shaped by civil-rights history and Triad commercial growth — and structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates keep the conversation honest.

If you live in Orlando or anywhere in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford area and you've ever wanted a place to think out loud — this is it. The Orlando Debate Club hosts structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates rooted in Mills 50 and Lake Eola and tourism economics and post-suburban growth. Free to join. Built for thoughtful people who happen to disagree.

Debate, Oakland style. Oakland is one of the West's essential cities — population around 440,646, anchored by Lake Merritt and Temescal. The club brings that civic energy into structured debates on the questions Oakland cares about, from local issues to national ones.

Anaheim's home for civil disagreement. Whether you're a longtime Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim resident or new to Anaheim, this is a place to sharpen your reasoning and meet people who'd rather argue ideas than dodge them. We're shaped by tourism economics and Orange County diversity — and structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates keep the conversation honest.

If you live in Fort Wayne or anywhere in the Fort Wayne area and you've ever wanted a place to think out loud — this is it. The Fort Wayne Debate Club hosts structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates rooted in downtown Fort Wayne and the Promenade and Midwest manufacturing and three-rivers civics. Free to join. Built for thoughtful people who happen to disagree.

Debate, Plano style. Plano is one of the South's essential cities — population around 288,061, anchored by Legacy West and downtown Plano. The club brings that civic energy into structured debates on the questions Plano cares about, from local issues to national ones.

If you live in Cincinnati or anywhere in the Cincinnati area and you've ever wanted a place to think out loud — this is it. The Cincinnati Debate Club hosts structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates rooted in Over-the-Rhine and Hyde Park and German heritage and Queen-City moderation. Free to join. Built for thoughtful people who happen to disagree.

Gilbert's home for civil disagreement. Whether you're a longtime Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler resident or new to Gilbert, this is a place to sharpen your reasoning and meet people who'd rather argue ideas than dodge them. We're shaped by family-suburb growth and East Valley civics — and structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates keep the conversation honest.

Welcome to the Aurora Debate Club — where Aurora, CO comes together to argue, listen, and think out loud. From the Stanley Marketplace and Originalaurora, members debate the questions shaping the West: technology, policy, culture, ethics. Open to students, professionals, and curious neighbors. Bring an opinion; leave with a better one.

If you live in Tulsa or anywhere in the Tulsa area and you've ever wanted a place to think out loud — this is it. The Tulsa Debate Club hosts structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates rooted in Brady Heights and the Blue Dome and oil money, Greenwood history, and Plains philanthropy. Free to join. Built for thoughtful people who happen to disagree.

Norfolk has always been a city of Navy-town discipline and Hampton Roads logistics. The Norfolk Debate Club gives that tradition a venue: structured debates, motions sourced from local interest and global headlines, and a community that takes ideas seriously without taking themselves too seriously. New members welcome — including first-time debaters.

Arlington's home for civil disagreement. Whether you're a longtime Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington resident or new to Arlington, this is a place to sharpen your reasoning and meet people who'd rather argue ideas than dodge them. We're shaped by sports-economy planning and DFW-suburban scale — and structured 1v1 to 5v5 debates keep the conversation honest.

Debate, Santa Ana style. Santa Ana is one of the West's essential cities — population around 310,227, anchored by Downtown Santa Ana and the Artists Village. The club brings that civic energy into structured debates on the questions Santa Ana cares about, from local issues to national ones.

Welcome to the North Las Vegas Debate Club — where North Las Vegas, NV comes together to argue, listen, and think out loud. From Aliante and downtown North Las Vegas, members debate the questions shaping the West: technology, policy, culture, ethics. Open to students, professionals, and curious neighbors. Bring an opinion; leave with a better one.

Debate, Irving style. Irving is one of the South's essential cities — population around 256,684, anchored by Las Colinas and the Toyota Music Factory. The club brings that civic energy into structured debates on the questions Irving cares about, from local issues to national ones.