2027 California Region 3 Middle School Championship

VEX V5 Event Regional Championship: Override

Date: 13-Mar-2027 - 14-Mar-2027 Add to Calendar
Event Code: VE-V5-26-66337
Program: VEX V5 Robotics Competition™
Event Type: Open Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control System: Smart Field Control
Capacity: 40
Spots Open: 40
Event Region: California - Region 3
Standard Registration Opens: 23-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline: 1-Mar-2027 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: 01-Mar-2027 22:00 EST
Price: $300.00

This event is closed to registration because:

Registration opens at a future date.

General Info

Congratulations on earning a spot at the 2027 VEX Robotics California Region 3 Middle School Championship Event.

We’re really excited to host the regional championships at Icardo Center at CSUB.

We will have a full VEX Tournament featuring three raised competition fields, two skills fields, and two practice fields.

Special Thanks to our Sponsor: The CSUB College of Natural Science, Mathematics, and Engineering!

Initial judging will be remote so teams will need to submit an electronic copy of their design notebook online through their coach's events.vex.com account by the deadline of 2/24/27. Judging instructions will be emailed to coaches in mid February.

Worlds Qualification will be given to the Tournament Champions (2), Tournament Finalists (2), Robot Skills Champion, Excellence, Design, and Innovate Award winners. Any double-qualifications will follow the procedure outlined in the qualifying criteria and draw from the robot skills rankings at the event.

Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All Remote Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 13-Mar-2027 - 14-Mar-2027

Venue/Location:

California State University, Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, California 93311
United States

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Agenda

Saturday, March 13th (optional):

Tentative Agenda

5:00-7:00pm - Teams can get an initial inspection and complete up to 3 total skills runs (depending on time allowances).

Sunday, March 14th

Tentative Agenda - May change depending on number of competing teams

7:00 AM - Volunteer Check In

7:30 AM - Team Check in, Pit set up, robot inspection begins.

8:15 AM - Judging begins

8:30 AM ALL TEAMS PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT NEED TO BE CHECKED IN OR WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE MATCH SCHEDULE.

8:30 AM - Event/Team Meeting, Pits & Practice Fields CLOSED

8:50 AM - Opening Ceremony, Pits & Practice Fields CLOSED

9:15 AM - Qualification Matches Begin

12:15 PM - Lunch break

1:00 PM - Qualification Matches and Judging resume

2:30 PM - Qualification Matches End - Skills Closes when last match begins

2:40 PM - Alliance Selection

3:00 PM - Playoff Matches begin

4:00 PM - Finals and Awards

**All times subject to change based off event needs and at the discretion of the Event Partner

Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Lisa Canales at [email protected] or complete the following forms for

1) Judging

2) General Volunteers

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If the event is going to be canceled due to inclement weather, all teams will be notified via email (at least 24 hours in advance if possible). As this will be an indoor event, cancellation is highly unlikely.

Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date in events.vex.com and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:

A full refund will be given if the event is cancelled.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

Due to fixed costs, no refunds will be issued for teams that withdraw or do not attend.

Health and Safety Policies

Any applicable health and safety protocols will be communicated within 2 weeks of the event, based on local health department guidelines.

Date: 13-Mar-2027 - 14-Mar-2027

California State University, Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, California 93311
United States

Travel Info

Event will be held in the Icardo Center at CSUB.

Parking will be availabe in Lot I.

The event will include free parking.

Driving and parking directions.

Nearby hotels:

Homewood Suites by Hilton Bakersfield

1505 Mill Rock Way, Bakersfield, CA 93311

(661) 664-0400

Hyatt Place Bakersfield

310 Coffee Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93309

(661) 885-6300

Home2 Suites by Hilton Bakersfield

8227 Brimhall Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93312

(661) 368-2527

Webcast

The event will be webcast on the Kern Robotics Youtube page

Judging Format

We are planning on Remote Judging for both Initial Interviews and Engineering Notebooks. Engineering notebooks are due Feb. 24th, 2027 for all teams. Teams invited from the waitlist after that date will be contacted directly.

Online interviews will begin February 27th and will run through March 9th. Teams will be sent information on how to sign up for an interview time slot.
In-person 2nd interviews will occur on Sunurday, March 14th 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. Note: Not all teams will receive a second interview. It is recommended that teams bring their physical notebook if you would like to share any updates with judges.