FIRST® LEGO® League - 2026-27

Everything you need to know about the FIRST LEGO League 2026-27 competitive season.

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Details about the upcoming 2026-27 FIRST® LEGO® League season are coming soon. Bookmark this page and check back for updates, and join our mailing list to be notified as soon as they’re posted.

August 4, 2026 — Challenge details released by FIRST. We’ll post the full breakdown here as soon as it’s available.


BIOGLOW™

The theme for the year is CANOPY, and for FLL it’s called BIOGLOW™.

Watch the season reveal trailer, also we are going to run as Founders Edition for this season.


Registration Timeline

June 28, 2026
Registration Opens to BEM Students
Foundation Students
July 6, 2026
Registration Opens to Everyone
General Registration
August 3, 2026
Priority Cutoff
Time-Slot Priority
August 4, 2026
Challenge Released by FIRST
Season Begins
August 8, 2026
Innovation Project Research Toolkit Mailed
Registered Students
September 12, 2026
First In-Person Session
Innovation Project Presentation

Sessions

All in-person sessions are on Saturdays, 9 AM – 4 PM at Glen Rock High School.

Before the season starts:

August 8 Innovation Project Research Toolkit for the season mailed to registered students
Aug - Sep Students independently investigate the Innovation Project topic
September 12th Students present their topic and investigation for Innovation Project to whole group

Regionals and State Championship dates are estimated based on past seasons and subject to change. Top 6 qualifying teams from Regionals advance to States.

Innovation Project

We’ve put together a fun list of movies, documentaries, and podcasts about biodiversity and ecosystems, a perfect summer watch and listen to get kids curious and inspired before the season kicks off.

Summer Prep Resources


Registration & Team Allocation

Please fill out the Google Form, with your time availability preference. We understand you might have multiple commitments for the day. Teams will be allocated based on grade and time match. We’ll try our best to get students from the same school work together, but there is no guarantee for it.

If the form below misbehaves you can directly access the Google Form.


Questions?

Contact us or check the FAQ for answers to common questions about competitive robotics.