BHS Holiday Bot Bash
VEX V5 Early Winter Qualifier
- Date
- 12-Dec-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- VE-V5-26-66465
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 32
- Spots Open
- 50%+
- Event Region
- Maine
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Priority Registration Opens
- 2-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 16-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 5-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- Dec. 5, 2026
- Price
- $50.00
General Info
Welcome to the BHS Holiday Bot Bash at Bangor High School on Saturday, Dec. 12.
We will be collecting engineering notebooks digitally. Please upload them to Robot Events by Wednesday Dec. 9 at 5 PM to ensure enough time for judges to review them.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: Yes
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 12-Dec-2026
Venue/Location:885 Broadway
Bangor, Maine 04401
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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7:30AM Team Check-In, Inspection, Pit Setup
8:30AM Team Check-In Ends, Match schedule generated
8:45AM Event meeting
9:00AM Opening Ceremonies
9:15AM Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenge Matches, Judging begin
12:30PM Lunch - Skills may run during lunch
1:00PM Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenge Matches, Judging resume
2:30PM Qualification Matches, Robot Skills Challenges Matches, Judging end
2:35PM Alliance Selection
2:45PM Elimination Matches begin followed by Finals
4:30PM Awards Ceremony
5:00PM Event ends
Volunteer
If you are interested in any of the following volunteer positions, you can email [email protected]. Lunch is provided for full-day volunteers!
- Judge
- Field Resetter
- Robot Inspector
- Queuer
- Scorekeeper
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event that there is inclement weather on the day of the event all registered teams will be notified of a cancelation via e-mail, and will attempt to reschedule the competition for January.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
In the case that the event cannot be run on the scheduled date we will try our best to reschedule; however, if we are not able to reschedule the event we will issue a refund to all teams registered.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Full refunds will be issued if a team notifies the event partner by email one month prior to the event (by 11/12/26).
Payments
Please submit all payments no later than one week before the event, Dec. 5. If registering after this date, contact event coordinator to arrange payment.
Judging Format
In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event.
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions: Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. Notebooks must be submitted by Wed., 12/9 at 5:00 PM
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.