Engineering Fair
Engineering Fair
The Oklahoma Engineering Fair will be held Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Oklahoma Engineering Fair, organized and directed by the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation is held every February during Engineers Week. It brings together students, teachers, professors, and the business community to give students an introduction to engineering and related principles. The 2026 fair will be held on Wednesday, February 25. The location will be announced in fall 2025.
Student participants are given the opportunity to showcase their creativity in engineering construction and design through various categories of competition including a bridge competition; rubber band powered vehicle competition; drone competition; tower competition; electric motor competition; software engineering challenge; ping pong launcher competition and wacky wonders competition.
We’re offering 10 competitions in 2026!
Registration Opens September 29, 2025
2026 Animals & Engineering Competition
2026 Animals and Engineering Contest Rules
Funded by the Kirkpatrick Foundation and coordinated by OEF and Abbey Steelhammer ’26 OSU School of Veterinary Medicine.
2026 Bridge Building Contest
2026 Bridge Building Contest Rules
The Oklahoma Structural Engineers Association is the sponsor of the Bridge Building Contest. Isabella Horton is the coordinator.
2026 Drone Zone Competition
RULES COMING SOON!
The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, and Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, is the sponsor of the Drone Zone Competition.
2026 Eiffel Tower Competition
The Eiffel Tower Competition is sponsored by CEC in coordination with Dr. Brian P. Grady, OU Gallogly College of Engineering. The coordinator is Lauren Finch, Marketing Director, CEC.
2026 Electrical Motor Contest
2026 Electric Motor Contest Rules
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Oklahoma Section, is the sponsor of the Electric Motor Contest. The coordinators are Dan Morehead and Robert Scolli.
2026 Ping Pong Launcher
2026 PING PONG LAUNCHER CONTEST RULES
The Ping Pong Launcher Contest is sponsored by the Society of Manfuacturing Engineers, Oklahoma Chapter. The coordinator is Nicholas Bidelspach with Ditch Witch.
2026 Rubber Band Powered Vehicle Contest
2026 RUBBER-BAND POWERED VEHICLE CONTEST RULES
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Central Oklahoma Section, is the sponsor of the Bruce Stout Rubber Band Powered Vehicle Contest. The coordinator is Edwin Reynolds.
2026 Software Engineering: Coding with Arduino
2026 Software Engineering Challenge Rules
The American Fidelity Software Engineering Challenge sponsored by American Fidelity Corporation was a huge hit last year. They’re back this year with Coding with Arduino! Check out the rules for this event and make plans now to attend the 45th Annual Oklahoma Engineering Fair. AF is providing a $50 materials allowance for this project! The coordinator is Jack Richlie.
PLEASE NOTE: Each school MUST complete a Fair Registration/Competition Entry Form and return it to the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation Office (OEF) office by January 16, 2026. Prizes will be awarded to winning entries from registered schools (entries from unregistered schools will NOT be eligible for prizes).
2026 Wacky Wonder Works Competition
2026 Wacky Wonder Works Contest Rules
The Central/Southwest Chapter of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers is the sponsor and host of the Wacky Wonder Works Competition. John Doddy, Division Manager with the FAA, is the coordinator.
Deadline to register for Coding Magic is January 16, 2026.
Deadline to register for all other competitions in February 16, 2026.
Registration Opens Monday, September 29, 2025
Give to OEF
Thank you so much for your interest in giving to the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation. It’s because of people like you that we are able to continue the work of the Oklahoma Engineering Fair. There are several ways to give, so click the buttton below to find out what area of giving is right for you.
Prizes and Awards
The first-place classroom/teacher in each category win $300 and a plaque; second place, $200; and third place, $100. The first-place student winners in each category will receive a medal and $30 Amazon gift card; second place, a medal and $20 Amazon gift card; and third place, a medal and $10 Amazon gift card.
We can’t wait to see you!
February 25, 2026
The 44th Annual Oklahoma Engineering Fair will be held Wednesday, February 25, 2026! Competitions kick off at 9 a.m.. Most events will be completed by 2 p.m. A makeup day will be scheduled in case of bad weather.
OEF reserves the right to cancel the fair should attendance fall below 100. Attendance in recent years has been around 1,000.
Rules
Registration Opens September 29, 2025. All rules will be finalized by that time.
The decisions of the judges during competition are final. Student or parent complaints or concerns about judges’ decisions may be submitted in writing from the student’s teacher on or before February 28, 2026. Thank you for your understanding.
Media Release
Participation in the Oklahoma Engineering Fair implies consent to use contest photographs in local, regional, and national publicity. If you need an exception to this rule for a student, please inform us by email prior to the contest at jennifer@oef.org.
50th in Education
Alex Marks, Engineering Fair Co-Chair
Many thanks to Alex Marks, Whites Energy Service, for serving as the Co-Chair of the Oklahoma Engineering Fair. Alex is a member of the OEF Board of Trustees and serves as secretary. As such, he is a member of OEF’s executive committee.
