Regionals Event Registration

  • The National Science, History, & Geography Bee Regionals (formerly Middle and Elementary School Regional Finals) are now open to ALL grade levels with added Varsity and JV divisions.
  • National History Bee & Bowl Regionals (formerly Varsity and Junior Varsity Regionals) have team (Bowl) and individual (Bee) competitions and are also open to all grade levels, though 8th grade-and-under teams typically play in the JV Division unless there are at least four Middle and/or Elementary teams to create a separate division.
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2024-2025 National Science, History, & Geography Bee Regional Tournaments

New for the 2024-25 school year, regionals are open to students in all grade levels (K-12). Students in grades K-8 must qualify via the Online Regional Qualifying Exam while students in grades 9-12 can register directly. Students may compete at any site (including sites outside their state) as long as they are qualified (if applicable) and have not already played that tournament’s designated set of questions.

Note: Students may only play each subject ONCE per question set (Red, White and Blue), meaning each student can play a maximum of three Science, History, and Geography Bee Regionals for each subject. However, students may also compete in National History Bee at National History Bee and Bowl Regionals on each of those three sets (C, B and A) for a total of up to six History Bee regionals per school year. The Red, White, and Blue sets have a comparable level of difficulty.

  • National Science, History, and Geography Bee – Event Descriptions

  • Costs: $49 per bee subject (both in-person and online tournaments). $20 per exam (in-person and online) Note: this fee must be paid each time you register to play. The exams being offered are Political Science, US History, and Geography Bee.

  • Processing Fee: Credit card payments will include a non-refundable 4% credit card processing fee.

  • Bulk Registration: If you are a school wishing to sign-up 10 or more students please reach out to ems-info@iacompetitions.com.

  • Hosting: Interested in hosting an event at your school this year? Please email ems-info@iacompetitions.com.

  • Registration Deadlines: Regional Finals registrations for the History Bee, Geography Bee, and Science Bee typically close on the 2nd Monday (12 days) before the tournament date at 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME. Once registration closes there will be a late registration (waitlist) process. For all tournaments, there is a $10 per bee registration surcharge (for a total of $59 per bee subject) for registering after the deadline. After the deadline has passed, we fix the field cap and lock registrations and are unable to guarantee a spot in the competition. If you wish to register late, please follow the instructions on the tournament’s registration page, and if more positions are available, a staff member will follow up with instructions and a link to register and make payment.
    History Bowl and Academic Bowl registrations typically have their first deadline on the 2nd Friday (8 days) before the tournament date at 11:59pm Eastern time. After this date, until 11:59pm on the Monday (5 days) before the tournament, teams may register for a slight surcharge. After the second deadline, tournament registration cannot be guaranteed, though email ems-info@iacompetitions.com to see if space is available. If so, there is a further surcharge.

Event Locations

Click on a location name below to register for that event and view event details. This list will be updated as more Regional Finals are scheduled. If you have trouble accessing or filling out the registration form, please email ems-info@iacompetitions.com and indicate which tournament you wish to register for. We’ll then email you and ask you to provide the information by email instead.

Tournament Name (Click Name to Register)Question SetDateCityStateRegistration
Deadline
11:59 pm EST
Northern Virginia RegionalsBlueApr. 27, 2025 (Sunday)ArlingtonVAApr. 15, 2025
Olympia Metro RegionalsWhiteMay 3, 2025LaceyWAApr. 21, 2025
South Dakota RegionalsBlueMay 3, 2025Sioux FallsSDApr. 21, 2025
Northern Alabama RegionalsWhiteMay 3, 2025AlbertvilleALApr. 21, 2025
Tulsa Metro RegionalsBlueMay 3, 2025OwassoOKApr. 21, 2025
May Online RegionalsRedMay 3-4, 2025OnlineOnlineApr. 21, 2025

2024-2025 National Academic Bee and Bowl Regional Tournaments

National Academic Bee and Bowl events are available to all students in Kindergarten – Eighth Grade. No pre-qualification is necessary in order to participate at these events. As with our National Science, History, and Geography Bee Regional tournaments, students can compete at any site, including out of state, as long as you haven’t competed on that tournament’s question set before. Students in the Academic Bowl may only play once per question set. Students that are competing in the National Academic Bee can only compete once per question set.

  • Costs & Policies: Costs vary for different competitions.

    In-person:
    $99 – National Academic Bowl team of 3-6 players
    $79 – National Academic Bowl team of 2 students
    $59 – National Academic Bowl team of 1 student
    $49 – National Academic Bee student ($20 discount if playing on a Academic Bowl team)

    Online:
    $119 – National Academic Bowl team of any size
    $49 – National Academic Bee student

    • Divisions: Middle School (up to 8th grade), Intermediate (up to 6th grade), Elementary School (up to 4th grade)

  • Requirements: Please note that registration and participation in our events implies the acceptance of the above policies. In particular, please note our policy on signing up with sufficient lead time in advance of tournaments and the requirement to bring a reader or readers.

  • Processing Fee: Credit card payments will include a non-refundable 4% credit card processing fee.

  • Hosting: Interested in hosting an event at your school this year, and its benefits? Please email hs-info@iacompetitions.com.

  • Reading at Events: Want to be a reader at our events? Fill out this form!

Event Locations

Click on a location name below to register for that event and view event details. This list will be updated as more Academic Bee and Bowl Regionals are scheduled.

The regional season for our Academic Bee and Bowl has ended. We look forward to seeing you at Nationals!

2024-2025 National History Bee and Bowl Regional Tournaments

National History Bee and Bowl events are available to all student grade levels. No pre-qualification is necessary in order to participate at these events. As with our National Science, History, and Geography Bee Regional tournaments, students can compete at any site, including out of state, as long as you haven’t competed on that tournament’s question set before. Students in the History Bowl may only play once per question set (C, B and A). Students that are competing in the National History Bee have up to 6 chances to qualify (Red, White, Blue, C, B, and A). The C and B sets are of similar difficulty, while the A set is designed to be more challenging.

  • Costs & Policies: Costs vary for different competitions. View in-person event costs & policies and online event costs & policies.
  • Requirements: Please note that registration and participation in our events implies the acceptance of the above policies. In particular, please note our policy on signing up with sufficient lead time in advance of tournaments and the requirement to bring a reader or readers.

  • Processing Fee: Credit card payments will include a non-refundable 4% credit card processing fee.

  • Hosting: Interested in hosting an event at your school this year, and its benefits? Please email hs-info@iacompetitions.com.

  • Nationals Qualification: Looking to learn more? Check out the Road to Nationals.

  • Reading at Events: Want to be a reader at our events? Fill out this form!

Event Locations

Click on a location name below to register for that event and view event details. This list will be updated as more History Bee and Bowl Regionals are scheduled.

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International Competitions

For those who have qualified for our International events, you can click the links below for more information and to register. If you are not sure if you have qualified for any of these events, or if you have any questions, email info@iacompetitions.com for further assistance.