FIN Lafayette District Event

Jefferson High School

1801 S 18th Street, Lafayette, IN 47905

Friday – Saturday March 27-28, 2026

Public Information

Cost: Free – Tickets not required

If the public would like to tour the pits, safety glasses and close toed shoes are required. There will be safety glasses to borrow for the public.

Public Hours

Friday, March 27 Doors open: 8AM Eastern – Pits and Building closes at 9PM Eastern

Saturday, March 28 Doors open 8AM Eastern – Pits close 6PM Eastern

Team Information

Register to Volunteer
Event Team List
Media Team Welcome Letter
Map of Area
Parking Map
EVENT PICTURES
PIT MAP
Playoff Results
Event Awards

Food at the Event

Food trucks will be available outside the main entrance for spectators and teams from approximately 11:30am-4pm Friday and Saturday.

Gibson’s Shaved Ice

Gypsy Joe Coffee Shop

El Mata Antojos

Puritan Coney Island Express

Yurberger

Community Cancer Network

Teams are encouraged to donate items for Community Cancer Network. Community Cancer Network serves 12 counties in Indiana. Donations support CCN’s mission to provide resources to area cancer patients during a crucial time in their lives.

We set a goal to donate 1,000 items as an event. Please bring items in a box labeled with a team number to pit admin during team load in. Teams with high donation numbers will be entered in a door prize!

Red Alliance Donations

Attention Teams Attending the FIN District Lafayette Event!

Red Alliance will be present at the event and is collecting spare parts to help support teams across the FIRST community. If your team has extra components available, we would greatly appreciate any donations.Teams that contribute parts will receive a donation banner that can be displayed in their pit during competitions as recognition of their support for the community.

If your team is able to donate, we are currently looking for the following items:

VEX

  • Planetary gearboxes, gear sets, and any spare VEX parts
  • Versa Hubs (plastic or aluminum)
  • 6″ Omni Wheels
REV Robotics
  • SparkMAX motor controllers
  • NEO 1.1 Brushless Motors
  • NEO 550 Brushless Motors
  • NEO Vortex Brushless Motors
  • Power Distribution Panels
  • MAXPlanetary gearboxes
  • ULTRAPLANETARY gearboxes
CTRE
  • Pigeon IMUs
  • Power Distribution Panels
  • CAN accessories
  • Falcon 500 Brushless Motors
  • Kraken X60 Brushless Motors
  • Kraken X44 Brushless Motors
  • Minion Brushless Motors
Vision & Control
  • Limelight Cameras
Swerve Components
  • Swerve Modules (ThriftyBot, WCP, SDS, REV)
  • Swerve Drive Wheels (ThriftyBot, WCP, SDS, REV)
  • Swerve Drive Accessories (ThriftyBot, WCP, SDS, REV)
Mechanical Components
  • Elevator components
  • Climber in a Box kits
  • 1×2 Aluminum extrusions
Intake Components
  • 1.5″–2″ Mecanum wheels for intakes
  • Compliant wheels
Even small or spare components can make a big difference for teams in need.

Thank you for helping support the FIRST community through your generosity!

About the Event

Each January brings a new challenge for FIRST® Robotics Competition (ages 14-18 / grades 9-12) teams. Starting with a Kit of Parts, they design, program, and build industrial-sized robots to play an action-packed game as part of a three-team alliance.

In 360-degree learning guided by mentors, students learn engineering and problem-solving skills as they compete for awards, hone teamwork skills, raise funds to meet team goals, and advance appreciation for STEM in their community.

In REBUILT™ presented by Haas, a new challenge releasing January 10, 2026, FIRST Robotics Competition teams will use engineering skills and re-imagine the past.