General Info
General Info
Welcome to Minneola Horizon’s Falcon V5 Flight Fest! Join us in Minneola, Florida, on Saturday, January 16, 2027, for a 24-team VEX V5 Robotics Competition tournament for middle school and high school teams. Minneola Horizon Academy is hosting with support from the Global Robotics & Science Foundation.
Teams will compete in Override qualification matches, have an opportunity to run Robot Skills Challenge matches, and finish the day with finals and awards. We look forward to seeing students test their designs, share ideas, and enjoy a full day of robotics together.
Venue: Minneola Horizon Academy, Minneola, FL
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2027
Grades: Middle School and High School (blended)
Capacity: 24 teams
Registration: $100 per team
- Venue
- Minneola Horizon Academy
- Address
- 2101 Minneola Overlook Lane, Minneola, Florida 34715, United States
- Dates
- January 16, 2027
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Florida - North/Central
- Max Registrations per Org
- 4
- Standard Registration Opens
- 5-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 9-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- January 9th, 2027
- Price
- $100.00
Agenda
Proposed schedule (times subject to confirmation):
8:00 a.m. — Doors open; team check-in and robot inspection begin
8:45 a.m. — Driver and Event Partner meeting
9:30 a.m. — Qualification matches and Robot Skills Challenge begin
12:00 p.m. — Lunch break
1:00 p.m. — Qualification matches and Robot Skills Challenge resume
3:00 p.m. — Robot Skills Challenge closes at the conclusion of qualification matches
3:15 p.m. — Finals
4:00 p.m. — Awards and dismissal
The final match schedule will be shared at the event. Teams should complete inspection before their first scheduled match.
Judging Format
Judging Format • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.
Volunteer
Volunteer We would love help from families and community members. Volunteers can assist with check-in, queuing, field reset, scorekeeping, inspection, judging, and event setup or teardown. No previous robotics experience is needed for many roles. Minneola Horizon students may help reset fields; parents are especially welcome as judges, queuers, and check-in volunteers. If you can help for all or part of the day, please contact Jacob Fuhrman through the event contact information. We will coordinate assignments and instructions before the event.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy The safety of students, volunteers, and guests comes first. If severe weather or another emergency affects the event, organizers will post updates on this event page and email registered teams as soon as practical. Please check the event page and your email before traveling if conditions are uncertain. On site, follow school and event staff directions.