Announcing the 2026 Hunter Burton Memorial Open

HBM is back! 2026 is going to be as exiting as ever, with new games, new things to do, and your old favorites. Lets jump into what we have going on.

Preregistration is open now!

Hunter Burton Memorial Open: March 13th-15th, 2026!
Join us again at the Hurst Conference Center in Hurst TX for 3 days of gaming, community and suicide awareness/prevention.

Featuring Lorcana, Pokemon, Flesh and Blood all returning in 2026!

Lorcana will hold a championship event, as well as other sealed, starter deck and other events throughout the weekend.

Flesh and Blood will have a PQ+ on Saturday, as well as competitive challenge events all weekend long, armory on Friday, and some additional promo events.

Have no fear, Magic the Gathering is here!

Our Main Event Magic tournament returns, ready for you to bring your cotton-balled opals and twins back to play in Modern, again playing for $10,000 over two days of competition.

Magic will also feature a Legacy $2k on Sunday.

Modern $5k on Sunday, brought to you by Card Cache.

Vintage $1k returns as well, a highlight of the weekend for some of our most dedicated fans!

Free-Play Commander Area brought to you by Generation X Games & Comics!

cEDH is also back, with a $10k (card prizes) starting on Saturday. Check out the event details article here: https://hunterburtonmemorialopen.com/cedh-at-the-2026-hbmo/

Jeff Zandi Chaos Sealed
Speaking of dedicated fans, this event returns of course, with a plethora of new packs and sets and treatments to open in the most decadent tournament of the week. This fan favorite event has limited spots and is always the first event to sell out at the HBMO!

Expanded Trials
Trials return for 2026. These events have trials for byes available.
– HBM Modern $10k – Modern and Draft trials on Friday
– Lorcana Championship – Core Constructed trials on Friday
– Legacy – Trials on Saturday
– cEDH! – new for 2026, cEDH trials will be available all day Friday to win up to one bye in the cEDH championship

New VIP Package
We have revamped our VIP package after feedback from last year. The new experience now costs $250, but also includes all of these perks:

• Access to an exclusive staffed lounge area for the entirety of the weekend
• Priority customer service for registration and pairings in the VIP lounge
• Water/coffee and snacks in the VIP lounge
• Daily catered lunches (in the adjacent hotel area)
• VIP concierge available for errands, coffee runs, etc
• Swag package including an exclusive VIP playmat
• Entry into HBM main event, or other event of your choice
• Entry into Cocktail party

Artists!
Your favorite artists return, you can check them out at the 2026 Event Details Page

Panels and Other Events
We continue to expand panels. Some guests are already confirmed and we have some exciting podcast recordings that will be happening live.

Stay tuned for updates to the page as we continue to add more events! Subscribe to our blog to get emails as soon as new posts go live.

Additional 2026 Information

– The Hilton Hotel room block is open now and you can BOOK HERE . You can also view the 2026 event details page.

– Preregistration can be found at THIS LINK or on the 2026 Event Details Page

Schedule

Friday – March 13^th 2026
10am – Ian Jasheway Memorial Sealed RCQ (MTG)
10am – Pioneer RCQ (MTG)
10am to 5pm – Lorcana, cEDH, Modern/Draft trials for byes
7:30pm – Opening Ceremony Cocktail Party (Tickets Required)

Saturday – March 14^th 2026
9am – $10k Modern HBMO (MTG)
9am – cEDH Championship (MTG)
9:30am – Classic Constructed ProQuest+ (FAB)
1pm – Lorcana Championship
1pm – Vintage Championship

Sunday – March 15^th 2026
9:00am – Modern $5k (MTG)
9am – Riftbound $2k
10am – Legacy $2k (MTG)
10am – Modern, Lorcana and cEDH Day 2 begins
3:30pm – Jeff Zandi Chaos Sealed (MTG)

On demand events such as Commander pods, booster drafts, and other events will be ongoing through out the weekend.