Event Registration
Festivals celebrate the work for our Virginia – D.C. FIRST LEGO League Explore teams! Teams can register for one Festival. If your team would like to attend more than one Festival, reach out to us after submitting your initial registration and we will do our best to accommodate. Our goal is to ensure that every team can attend one Festival!
REGISTRATION OPENED 2/14/2025
“How to Prepare for a Festival” Webinar
Tuesday, March 4th at 7pm – Register Here
We will be hosting a webinar focused on how to prepare your team for a FLL Explore Festival. If you cannot attend but would still like the information (recording and slide deck), please register and the information will be sent out afterwards.
Submerged VA-DC FLL Explore Festival Schedule
| Festival | Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 3/22/2025 | Hayfield Secondary School | 1pm to 3pm |
| Blacksburg | 3/23/2025 | Blacksburg High School | 2pm to 4pm |
| Henrico | 4/10/2025 | Highland Springs High School | 5pm to 7pm |
| D.C. | 4/26/2025 | Rita Bright Family & Youth Center | 10am to 12pm |
| Harrisonburg | 4/27/2025 | Explore More Children’s Musuem | 1pm to 4pm |
| Leesburg | 5/3/2025 | Academies of Loudoun | 10am to 12pm |
| Charlottesville | 5/4/2025 | Blue Ridge Boost | 2pm to 4pm |
| Fairfax ** | 5/10/2025 | Nova Labs | 10am to 12pm |
| Newport News | 5/31/2025 | Christopher Newport University | 12pm to 2pm |
Festival Overview
Each event will look different depending on the host site, but teams can expect the following…
- Teams should plan attend the event for approximately 2 to 3 hours (depending on the event format).
- Festivals will have between 6 and 18 teams (with a few exceptions).
- Teams will display their SUBMERGED Team Model and Team Poster. Table space will vary at each event, but teams can plan for at least 2 by 4 ft of surface. Team models should be on the SUBMERGED mat included in their FLL Explore Set.
- Reviewers will meet with each team for 10 minutes (5 minutes for the team to present their work and 5 minutes for questions).
- We encourage teams to talk and learn from other teams during the event! When teams aren’t sharing with other teams and reviewers, there will also be activities or demonstrations to participate in!
- At the end of the event, each participant will get to take home their official VA-DC FIRST LEGO League medal and each team will receive at least one award.
How to Prepare your Team
- Have the team create a Team Poster
- Have the team practice presenting their Team Model
- Take a look at the Reviewing Documents
- Have your team practice introducing themselves and sharing their work with family/friends at a practice meeting! It will help them feel more comfortable during the review session. You can even try some of the “Reviewer Questions” with them (found in previous bullet point).