# FIRST LEGO League Challenge

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## Core facts

- **Organiser:** Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (https://olympiads.co.uk/organisation/institution-of-engineering-and-technology)
- **Subjects:** Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics
- **Age groups:** Primary, Junior, Intermediate
- **Activity type:** Competition
- **Format:** In-person
- **Entry route:** Ages 9 to 16; teams of up to 10 students with an adult coach. Schools, after-school clubs and community groups can participate. Choose one eligible regional tournament; RESERVED and MIXED events may restrict entry. Regional winners qualify for national finals.

## Dates

- **Next/representative edition start:** 2027-01-01 (quarter precision)
- **End date:** 2027-03-31

### Key stages

- Bristol 1 Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-25
- Bristol 2 Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-26
- Caterpillar Peterborough Regional Tournament — from 2027-01-30
- Cornwall 1 Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-24
- Cornwall 2 Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-25
- Epsom - Surrey Regional Tournament
- Gateshead Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-24
- Kent Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-26
- London North Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-13
- London-West Regional Tournament
- Market Deeping 1 Regional Tournament — from 2027-01-16
- Market Deeping 2 Regional Tournament — from 2027-01-17
- New Forest 1 Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-24
- New Forest 2 Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-25
- Newcastle upon Tyne Regional Tournament
- North Cornwall and North Devon (Bude) 1 Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-25
- North Cornwall and North Devon (Bude) 2 Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-26
- Oxfordshire Regional Tournament
- Plymouth Regional Tournament
- Sheffield Regional Tournament
- Somerset Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-05
- South Tyneside Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-11
- Staffordshire Regional Tournament
- Stevenage Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-26
- Suffolk and Norfolk Regional Tournament
- Sussex Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-11
- SW London Regional Tournament
- Swindon Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-19
- Teeside Regional Tournament
- West Yorkshire Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-17
- Wishford Education - Tetbury, Gloucestershire Regional Tournament — from 2027-01-19
- North Wales Regional Tournament
- South Wales Regional Tournament
- Ayrshire Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-26
- Edinburgh Regional Tournament
- Fife Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-19
- Moray Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-25
- North Highland Regional Tournament — from 2027-03-10
- W5, Belfast Regional Tournament — from 2027-02-25
- FIRST LEGO League UK National Final

## URLs

- **Official website:** https://education.theiet.org/first-lego-league-programmes/challenge/find-a-tournament-near-you/
- **Registration:** https://education.theiet.org/first-lego-league-programmes/register/fll
- **Olympiads.co.uk page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/event/institution-of-engineering-and-technology/first-lego-league-challenge
- **This facts page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/ai/events/institution-of-engineering-and-technology/first-lego-league-challenge.md

## Summary

FIRST LEGO League Challenge is a team robotics competition for ages 9 to 16, delivered in the UK by the IET. Teams build and program an autonomous LEGO robot, tackle Robot Game missions, explain their Robot Design and present an Innovation Project. Core Values include teamwork, inclusion and innovation. Regional winners can qualify for national finals, with opportunities to progress to international events. The 2026/27 BIOGLOW season explores biodiversity.
## Data provenance

- **Sources:** Supabase activity/event catalogue
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-02
- **Representative edition:** yes
- **Projected dates:** no / not applicable

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