World Festival Team Application

The World Festival takes place at FIRST Championship.  FIRST Championship is a culminating, international event for our youth robotics competition season and an annual celebration of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) for our community as we prepare young people for the future. 

It is happening April 17-20, 2024 in Houston, Texas.  Explore Teams will be asked to arrive by Wednesday, April 17th and will participate in closing ceremonies the morning of Saturday, April 20th. 

This year Maryland may send one team to represent our state at the World Festival.  To see what other states/countries have been invited please click on this LIST

In order to be considered teams must fill out this application: Maryland Team Application for World Festival  

The application will close on February 18, 2024 at 10:00 pm ET