FIRST Robotics West Michigan District Event
Saturday, March 28, 2026
8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Allendale Campus
Community, Students
Welcome to FIRST Robotics Rebuilt! During the match, robots collect fuel and score in their hub. Human players can deliver fuel to robots or toss them in their hub. Robots conclude the match climbing on their tower. This event is free and open to the public, and it's great for kids of all ages. The West Michigan District event is the longest running FIRST competition in the state of Michigan. We will host forty high school teams for two days of competition. Competition progresses through round robin matches of three robots versus three robots, then alliance selection, and finally a double-elimination tournament of robot alliance teams!
Friday
8:00AM-10:30AM Pits Open
10:30AM-11:00AM Opening Ceremonies
1:00PM-7:00PM Qualification Matches
8:00PM Pits Close
Saturday
8:00AM Pits Open
9:00AM-9:30AM Opening Ceremonies
9:30AM-12:30PM Qualification Matches
12:30PM-1:00PM Alliance Selections
2:00PM-5:00PM Playoff Matches
5:00PM-5:30PM Awards Ceremony
6:30PM Pits Close
This event is recurring on Friday, March 27, 2026.
Location Information
Grand Valley State University - Field House Arena, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401
Parking: Parking is located in Lots B, C, F, G. Overflow and Bus parking will be adjacent to the field house in lot B2. The Field House Arena is also the main gym. Signs will be out but the best entrances for the building are on the North Side of the Gym.
Download parking map for the Allendale Campus
Contact Information
Event Coordinator: Nicki Bonczyk [email protected], Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly McMonagle [email protected], GVSU Engineering liaison: Sara Maas [email protected]
Hosting Department, Organization, or Business
Seymour and Esther Padnos College of Engineering
Tags
engineering first robotics stem
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This event was added to the calendar by Sara Maas (maassa@gvsu.edu) on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 10:14 a.m.