Rochester City School District and FRC Team 191 X-Cats are once again hosting Flower City Frenzy!
East High School - 1801 E. Main Street - Rochester, NY
June 6th, 2026
The X-Cats learn so much from iterative competition, we want everyone to compete at least twice!
Registration fees are $400, and participation will be capped at 28 teams.
Load-in will be on Friday evening or early Saturday, with competition on Saturday.
Flower city Frenzy is an off season FIRST Robotics competition and a celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) for kids. The main event is the robotics competition where high school students operate robots, in 3-on-3 teams, to score as many points as possible or to block their opponents on a competetive basketball court sized playing field. Visitors can view the robots up close with a visit to the pits. There they will meet the students and mentors who designed, built and programmed the robots. In addition, younger students will be demonstrating their FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Lego League robots. There will be opportunities to play with Legos and other fun STEM activities for students. Lastly, there will be informational sessions where visitors can learn more about FIRST robotics programs and the technology that drives them.
9:00 Opening Ceremonies
9:15 Qualification matches begin
10:00 Demonstrations and kid STEM activities begin
10:00 Conference sessions begin
12:00 Lunch – Food Trucks will be onsite
12:45 Qualification matches continue
1:00 - 3:00 Kids STEM activities and FTC demos continue
2:00 - 4:00 Ice Cream truck on site
3:00 Alliance selection
3:30 Tournament starts
5:45 Closing ceremonies
6:00 Event ends
We're working on demos and workshop content for this year - stay tuned.