Holiday Classic: Urban STEM VEX V5 Robotics Competition
High School Teams Only
- Date
- 12-Dec-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-26-5096
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- -
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 3
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 1
- Priority Registration Opens
- 13-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 27-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 4-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- Dec 4 2026
- Price
- $155.00
- Registration opens at a future date.
General Info
Welcome to the 2026/27 Season:
you will not be able to enter the playing field without safety glasses. Please be sure your team has safety glasses.
If possible, please send an adult (+18) volunteer.
No concessions
Location: Houston City College - 5601 West Loop, 77081
7:00 am . . . Team Arrivals / Pits Open, Team Check-In and Registration,
Practice Field Opens, Inspection Table Opens,
8:45 am . . . Deadline for Check-In, Deadline for Inspection
9:00 am . . . Opening Welcome - Please stop work on robots at this time. Drivers meeting
9:30 am . . . Qualifying Matches Begin, Skills Challenge Field Opens, Judging Begins
12:00 pm . . Lunch Begins
12:45 pm . . Qualifying Matches Resume
2:30 pm . . . Qualifying Ends
3:00 pm . . . Alliance Selections, Judging Ends, Skills Challenge Field Closes
3:30 pm . . . Final Matches Begin
4:30 pm . . . Awards Ceremony
5:00 pm . . . Team Load-Out
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 12-Dec-2026
Venue/Location:6815 Rustic Street
Houston, Texas 77087
United States
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7:00 am . . . Team Arrivals / Pits Open, Team Check-In and Registration,
Practice Field Opens, Inspection Table Opens,
8:45 am . . . Deadline for Check-In, Deadline for Inspection
9:00 am . . . Opening Welcome - Please stop work on robots at this time. Drivers meeting
9:30 am . . . Qualifying Matches Begin, Skills Challenge Field Opens, Judging Begins
12:00 pm . . Lunch Begins
12:45 pm . . Qualifying Matches Resume
2:30 pm . . . Qualifying Ends
3:00 pm . . . Alliance Selections, Judging Ends, Skills Challenge Field Closes
3:30 pm . . . Final Matches Begin
4:30 pm . . . Awards Ceremony
5:00 pm . . . Team Load-Out
Volunteer
Each team is aked to bring at least 1 volunteer for the event. Contact Devin Powell at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
This is a rain-or-shine event. For questions, please call 281-935-7742.
Refund and Payment Policies
No refunds unless event canceled by event partner.
Judging Format
Please review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply.
- Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.