How to enroll
Through your school or regional fair. Homeschoolers and students whose school has no fair contact their Regional Director through the Minnesota Academy of Science.
- Enter your school or district fair
- Advance to your regional fair, then register for State in zFairs if promoted
In plain words
Run by the Minnesota Academy of Science. Students enter a school or district fair, then an affiliated regional fair (the Twin Cities Region fair is Feb 26, 2027). Students promoted to state register in zFairs and compete at the State Fair on Thursday, April 1, 2027 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul.
Kids who like running their own experiment or building a project over several months
Students who want a one-day contest. Projects take months, and the path runs through your school or regional fair.
Step by step
- 1Ask your science teacher about your school or district science fair
- 2Compete at your regional fair (Twin Cities Region Feb 26, 2027)
- 3If promoted, register for State in zFairs by the regional deadline
- 4Present at the State Fair on April 1, 2027
Key dates
- 125 DAYSTwin Cities Region science fairFri, February 26, 2027
- 134 DAYSTwin Cities Region deadline to register for State (zFairs, 11 PM)Sun, March 7, 2027, 11:00 PM Central
- 159 DAYSState Science & Engineering Fair, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. PaulThu, April 1, 2027
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