FLL Explore Festival – May 2, Two Waves – San Jose
Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/02/2026
9:15 am - 11:30 am
Location The Play Space, managed by Playing At Learning
2215 Oakland Road Suite B
San Jose
Hosted by Playing At Learning.
Team registration will be handled via mylumi.playingatlearning.org
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Event Food – you will need to provide or bring your own food
Event Schedule – times are approximate and subject to change
First Wave
09:00 Staff and Key Volunteers Arrive
09:15 Teams and All Volunteers Arrive / Doors Open
09:30 Welcoming Ceremony
09:45 Reviewing Sessions Start & Team Activities Available
11:00 Award Ceremony
11:15 Hand to Coach Team Participation Certificates and any additional extra items ordered
11:30 Event complete / Doors closed
Second Wave
12:15 Staff and Key Volunteers Arrive
12:30 Teams and All Volunteers Arrive / Doors Open
12:45 Welcoming Ceremony
01:00 Reviewing Sessions Start & Team Activities Available
02:15 Award Ceremony
2:30 Hand to Coach Team Participation Certificates and any additional extra items ordered
2:45 Event complete / Doors closed
Watch the UNEARTHEDSM Season Welcome Video or Check out the Season Overview doc
All UNEARTHEDSM resources can be found here
At the Festival, each team will present their Show-Me Poster and their Explore Model to Reviewers. The FIRST Core Values are evaluated in all parts of a team’s efforts. The Festival is a non-competitive event and all teams will receive recognition.
IMPORTANT: Masking is optional but recommended for all participants, volunteers and visitors. If you are not 100% well, please do not attend, masked or not.
EVENT VOLUNTEERS:
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Approximately 20 Volunteer Roles Needed and one person could do more than 1 role (if times are mostly non-overlapping).
All training/instruction given on day of event and volunteers need to be 14 years old / HS or older:
4 volunteers – Reviewer
1 volunteer – Ceremony Emcee
2 volunteers – Team Activities
1 volunteer – Team Checkin
1 volunteer – Volunteer Checkin
1 volunteer – Photographer
1 volunteer – Review Timekeeper
1 volunteer – Welcome Desk
3 volunteers – Setup Crew
3 volunteer – Cleanup Crew
plus
1 volunteer – Lead Reviewer – must be an adult
If you have any questions about this, feel free to email Playing At Learning – the local NorCal FIRST partner at fll-explore@playingatlearning.org
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