What's coming up.
Robotics matches and scrimmages, Maker Faire, popup spaces, Build Like a Girl sessions, the 4th of July parade. The best way to stay up to date is our newsletter. Subscribe with Google Calendar.
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Upcoming
- DEC6Sat2025Robotics
LEGO League Explore Festival
Piedmont Middle School Gym
End-of-season celebration for the K–3 LEGO League Explore teams. Each team presents the build and poster they worked on through the fall.
- DEC13Sat2025Robotics
LEGO League Challenge Community Tournament
Piedmont Middle School Gym
End-of-season home tournament for the LEGO League Challenge teams. 12 game tables, two arenas, real referees, Best Costume award.
- JAN11Sun2026Build Like a Girl
Build Like a Girl: Panel + Guest Speakers
Piedmont High School
A panel of women in STEAM speaking with younger girls about robotics, engineering, and the path in.
- FEB1Sun2026Robotics
FTC East Bay Hills Tournament
Piedmont Middle School Gym
Home tournament for the East Bay Hills FTC League.
- MAR21Sat2026Popup
Makerspace Pop-Up
A Saturday popup with soldering irons, sewing machines, 3D printers, and a pile of cardboard.
- MAR25Wed2026Robotics
FIRST Robotics Open House
Alan Harvey Theater, Piedmont High School
Annual K–8 open house covering LEGO League Explore and LEGO League Challenge for the upcoming season. The slide deck for this one is linked from /robotics.
- APR19Sun2026Popup
Pop-Up Putt-Putt & Picnic in the Park
Piedmont Park
A neighborhood mini-golf afternoon in Piedmont Park. Family picnic, Piedmont Makers tabling, and a tele-operated FTC robot putting alongside kids.
- MAY17Sun2026Maker Faire
12th Annual School Maker Faire
Piedmont High School · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
K-12 students show what they made all year. Free, open to the public, all day.
- JUN2Tue2026Event
Destination Imagination Info Session
Google Meet · 7:00 PM
A quick virtual session on what Destination Imagination is and how to join our Fall 2026 pilot. Come with questions.
- JUN8–12Mon–Fri2026Robotics
LEGO League Champs Academy
Piedmont High School · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Highlander Robotics software team members teach advanced robotics concepts for LEGO League.
- JUN8–12Mon–Fri2026Robotics
Summer aCADemy
Mary G. Ross Engineering Lab, Piedmont High School · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Highlander Robotics team members teach introduction to fabrication and computer-aided design (CAD) using Onshape.
- JUL4Sat20264th of July
4th of July Parade entry
Highland Ave, Piedmont · 10:00 AM
We march with the robotics teams and Makey. Wave hello if you spot us.