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 close 8PM Eastern
Saturday, March 28 Doors open 8AM Eastern – Pits close 6PM Eastern
Team Information
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!
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.