🧵Happy Friday everyone! With Riptide officially 2 months away we have several updates we would like to share with you, as well as some key upcoming deadlines. Please read if you are already registered or are considering attending! Thank you

This is the fastest we have ever hit 300 signups! 🔥 I (KM) and the rest of the Riptide team are excited to see you and have another amazing event thanks to you all! See you all in September! 💙

🎙 Looking to commentate Splatoon 3 at @riptidessb.bsky.social 2026? 👀 How about Volunteer? We have opened applications for both 🔗👇

We will soon be swarming Sandusky Ohio for @riptidessb.bsky.social! Until then (ok... for the next ~48 hours) Mayflies have made the area their home! So many, in fact, they show up on local weather radars! Can we do that? Come help us try by coming to Riptide 🔗👇

⏰Only a few hours left before Phase 2 registration ends! Sign up before midnight to save some money!

🗓️TODAY is the final day of Phase 2 registration! Save money by signing up before midnight tonight! Join us this September for 🌊Ultimate 🌊Melee 🦑Splatoon 3 🌊Rivals of Aether 1 + 2 🏎️Mario Kart World 🧑‍🎓Collegiate SSBU, Splatoon, and Mario Kart World and more!👀

And here is your GOML 2026 Splatoon 3 Map Pool! #goml2026 #compsplatoon

Want to help at GOML 2026's Splatoon 3 event with either volunteering or commentary? 🏴‍☠️Links below!

Splatoon returns to GOML for the 2nd YEAR IN A ROW! Let's make this one count! ⛈️

👋 Hey everyone! We just want to let you all know for Riptide 2026, we will be using Nintendo Switch 1s for Splatoon competitions again this year!

You're already watching Momocon, GOML or Riptide, why not help out while you're watching? 👀 Offsite support is a huge importance to LANs, so even just helping a couple hours goes a long way. We appreciate those who have helped and those interested in helping in the future! 💙

🗓️Attention Vendors + Artists The application for Riptide 2026 is due tomorrow, April 3rd. The application can be found on the Riptide 2026 startgg page.

🗓️TODAY is the last day of early bird registration! Sign up before midnight to save $10! 🌊Ultimate 🌊Melee 🦑Splatoon 3 🌊Rivals of Aether 1+2 🏎️Mario Kart World 🧑‍🎓Collegiate SSBU 🧑‍🎓Collegiate Splatoon 3 🦍

Early bird gets the cool stuff! 🦑👀 Riptide's early bird registration ends April 1st❗❗❗❗ If you want to save some 💵 for some swag in Artist Alley, make sure to snag the cheapest price before April 1st! To our awesome vendors, the application deadline for vendors is Friday, April 3rd! 🔗 to both 👇👇👇

WE'RE GOING BACK TO COLLEGE! 📝 ...or well, bringing collegiate Splatoon back to Riptide! We're partnering again with @ccasplatoon.bsky.social to make this happen! You can sign up for Collegiate Splatoon 🔗👇

🗓️March 31st is the last day of early bird registration. Register before April 1st to save money! 🌊Ultimate 🌊Melee 🦑Splatoon 3 🌊Rivals 2 🏎️Mario Kart World 🧑‍🎓Collegiate Crews 🦍 start.gg/riptide

Things getting loud up here in Northern Ohio! It will be loud again in September BECAUSE OF YOU ALL AT RIPTIDE! 2 weeks left to get early bird pricing! start.gg/riptide

🌊Crashing into 2026, Riptide is back! Join us September 11-13, 2026 for the waterpark event of the summer! 🌊Ultimate 🌊Melee 🦑Splatoon 3 🌊Rivals 2 🏎️Mario Kart World 🧑‍🎓Collegiate Crews 🦍 💙Like 🔃Retweet 🤗Tag a friend for your chance to win a free pass youtu.be/QJbSzHKhedU

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2 Quick GOML Announcements! 1. Boat party is returning with a special twist- more details to come 🛥️ 2. The hotel block is more than 50% SOLD OUT, make sure you book your room ASAP to take advantage of the special event rate. Links in replies

Signups for Splatoon 3 @MomoCon are now live on startgg! www.start.gg/tournament/m... Make sure to join the SplatLANs Discord in our bio to find teammates and stay up to date with the tournament!

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We're happy to officially announce that Splatoon 3 will be back at @momocon.bsky.social this May 21 - 24th! 🍑 Experience a Splatoon LAN surrounded by one of America's largest conventions for gaming, comics, anime, and more!

That’s right, Splatoon 3 returns to GOML this year July 31st to August 2nd in Mississauga, Ontario! Can’t wait to see you all again this year ☁️💙 signup link in replies 💙

🎙 Leading up to Riptide, we seen there is a massive desire to commentate in the Splatoon community. We want to help connect that desire to organizations that need more comms outside of just our LANs. If your org needs more on air talent, please reply below!

THE WAIT IS OVER After several days of hot-tub induced deliriousness, I finally came back to my senses and finished the Riptide 2025 photo album! Find the link to the full gallery below :)) RTs/Tags greatly appreciated <33

Here's my photo album from Riptide 2025! This is the largest album I've ever had and it was a pleasure to be able to photograph Riptide and learn so much from doing it. I'm gonna take notes, improve and step up my game for next time. Hope y'all enjoy the album! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

The 5th year of inktastic action in Sandusky Ohio comes to an end. Congrats to Voiē Lactee on their Riptide 2025 victory! We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did!

Congratulations to our Riptide 2025 Splatoon Champions... Voiē Lactee!!!! 🥳🏆

The @riptidessb.bsky.social weather forecast for this weekend! Image courtesy of @.NWSCLE on twitter. Alt Text has their original twitter message

🌊Check-in and Badge Pick-up Thursday: 7pm-11pm ET Friday: 8am-10pm ET Saturday: 8am-10pm ET Sunday: 8am-2pm Please have your legal ID and startgg confirmation email with you to pick up your badge.

Come meet the voices (with faces too?!?!?!) you will see on stream this weekend on @iplabs.ink & @splatoontourney.bsky.social!

🌊The Riptide Broadcast Schedule is here! 🎦Friday, September 5th

🦑🗣️Meet your Splatoon 3 Casters! Catch them and all the Splatoon 3 action this weekend on twitch.tv/iplsplatoon and twitch.tv/splatoontourney

We keep teasing it, but now it's time to reveal the amazing Riptide 2025 poster by @mdoebling.bsky.social! Amazing work, we can't wait for you all to see it in person!

🌊First draft of pools are now live! Bracket feedback MUST be submitted through startgg. TOs will not respond to requests through any other means. We are accepting feedback through startgg until 11:59pm ET Tuesday, September 2nd

🗓️The Riptide Event Schedule is here! All times listed are in the Eastern Time Zone! Friday:

🦑Splatoon 3 at Riptide 2025 is now the largest Western Splatoon LAN in history! Its party time 🥳 There are still 13 incomplete teams on the startgg page. Please have your teams finalized by this Friday's deadline, August 29th!

🎉 NEW RECORD! @riptidessb.bsky.social 2025 has surpassed Riptide '24 as the largest western Splatoon LAN! The Splatoon TOs, the production team and all other Riptide staff are thankful for the continued love & support! Without all you awesome people, this event wouldn't be what it is. 💙

WE ARE SO CLOSE TO BREAKING THE RECORD (461)

DELETED THE WRONG POST MB 🤦‍♀️ About 1/6 players that needed to complete their team have done so! This is good progress, but it means there are still about 90 people who need to complete their teams If you haven't found one, there are still many people looking! Sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Riptide is just around the corner, and we will be bringing you a slice of the action. What you might not know is that we have a team working from home to help make that happen. This year, were short on staff so consider helping while watching. 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

✈️🚌These are the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport shuttle times that still have seats available. If you have not registered for Riptide 2025 you can add it during checkout. If you have registered already, you can add it to your cart in the manage registration settings.

🦑Splatoon 3 at Riptide 2025 has reached 450 signups! This puts it just 12 shy of setting the all time North American Splatoon LAN record! There is still 1 week left of registration for Riptide 2025. Don't forget to finalize your teams on startgg!

📨If you have sent a pass transfer request to the Riptide email and it has not been responded to, please submit the request again. We are experiencing email issues that have caused some requests to slip through the cracks. We apologize for the inconvenience.