Each winter brings increased cases of COVID, flu, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses. To protect everyone’s health and safety, we encourage all attendees to stay up to date on flu and COVID vaccinations, self-test regularly, and stay home if you have symptoms such as cough, cold, or fever. If you must cancel at the last minute, please email fairmanager@science-fair.org. Unfortunately, online judging is not available.
For the Synopsys Championship, mask use is recommended but not required. We will continue to monitor public health guidance and comply with all County and City requirements in effect at the time of the fair. If you have questions or concerns, please contact fairmanager@science-fair.org.
Students – check the Students page, especially the Project Display Rules and Judging FAQ for Students and Student Drop-Off and Parking Information
Teachers – review the Teachers page, Category Judging & 2026 Schedule, and Middle School teachers with 5 or more projects can sign-up for Group Check-In on Day 1.
Judges – check the Judges page, especially for the Category Judging & 2026 Schedule and Sponsored Awards Judges
| February 27 @ 8pm | Deadline for students to upload abstracts; projects without abstracts will be withdrawn |
| February 28 & March 1 | The administrators review each Judging Folder for a complete set of required documents in PDF format. Students are notified if anything is missing, in the wrong format, or unreadable/inaccessible. |
| March 3 @ 11:59pm | Judging Folders are complete and final |
| March 4 | Sponsored Awards and Grand Prize Judges begin reviewing abstracts |
| March 8 | Category Judges begin reviewing abstracts |
| March 9 | Fair Check-in Day |
| March 10 | Judging Day |
