July 23-24, 2025
FIRST LEGO League is perfect for younger students (ages 9-14) to get their start in robotics. Teams build and program LEGO-based robots to complete missions in a real-world inspired environment. FIRST LEGO League encourages creativity and innovation while teaching students about engineering, programming, and teamwork, all within the context of a friendly competition.
Why joining this event?
We are excited to be partnering with KDays to host the FIRST LEGO League Canadian Rockies Open from July 23-24. KDays is a 10 day extravaganza of rides, games, free music concerts, fireworks, food and adventure which is rooted in local history and deeply connected to the city of Edmonton.
The Canadian Rockies Open will be in the Edmonton Expo Centre, Hall C, located on the grounds of KDays. The Canadian Rockies Open will start with FIRST Robotics Competition on the opening weekend, followed by an FIRST Lego League Open mid-week, and wrap up with an FIRST Tech Challenge Premier Event.
Canadian Rockies FIRST LEGO League Open is an official offseason competition running SUBMERGED using an official FIRST field with NO modifications.
This event is open to all teams worldwide. We’re encouraging Canadian teams to register, but are excited to welcome teams from around the world! The more teams we have the more we can show Edmonton what we do and the more fun we can have doing it.
KDays is giving free entrance tickets into the fair, with the cost of registration (ride tickets are excluded, but can be purchased separately). Please do not forget to include a list of team members with registration to assure you receive tickets for all your team members. As an official offseason, remember, this competition is open to all teams worldwide. Since it is during the summer, you can plan team social activities at the fair, and visit places like West Edmonton Mall or hike in the Canadian Rockies!
This event is more than robots! Yes, we will celebrate the robots to their full potential, but in addition, there is much more to do while taking part in this event. Have a look at our page Why this event?, and learn why this is a complete experience package! Customized judging, gameplay and awards will also be part of the fun!
Overall Schedule
Wednesday, July 23rd
- Team check in and pit set up
- Coaches meeting
- Opening Ceremonies
- Judging
- Robot game rounds (1 practice and 3 refereed rounds)
- Awards: Day 1 Winners
Thursday, July 24th
- Teams arrive
- Alliance team prep time
- Time for 2 teams in alliance to work on programming and strategize match runs
- Robot game rounds
- Top 8 quarter finals, Top 4 semi finals, Top 2 finals
- Awards: Day 2 Winners
Most days will start around noon with matches running until 8 PM. Then teams are encouraged to go explore KDays and enjoy the nightly fireworks at 10:45 PM.
Does your team want to join the Canadian Rockies Open @ KDays? Fill our registration form!