Schedule & Announcements
Coastal Bend Regional Science Fair 2026
Announcements & resources:
- Junior-Senior Division Fair is now a Virtual Fair for 2026. Students will be judged on the basis of their virtual project board and STEM Wizard project description entries, and a 2-minute video.
- Important: Junior and Senior Fair Participants are expected to COMPLETE their STEM Wizard forms and documentation by or before 2 weeks after their Local/district fairs.
- District orientation slides
Important dates:
December 1, 2025: District Affiliation deadline
February 2, 2026: K-12 Student registration deadline. *All 6-12 projects must be approved in STEM Wizard before the Regional Fair date or risk being disqualified.
February 10, 2026: District payments due
February 13, 2026: Virtual Coastal Bend Regional Science Fair (Junior Division, grades 6-12)
February 14, 2026: Coastal Bend Regional Science Fair (Elementary Division, grades K-5)
February 16, 2026: Project Approvals for TXSEF
March 27-28, 2026: Texas State Science and Engineering Fair (College Station, TX)
May 9-15, 2026: ISEF (Phoenix, AZ)