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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.
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- DEC6Sat2025Robotics
LEGO League Explore Festival
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
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
A panel of women in STEAM speaking with younger girls about robotics, engineering, and the path in.
- FEB1Sun2026Robotics
FTC East Bay Hills Tournament
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
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.
- AUG1–2Sat–Sun2026Robotics
LEGO Table Build
10th Street practice field, Oakland
A two-day work party to build the LEGO League tables for the coming season. Times TBD. No woodworking experience needed.
- AUG9Sun2026Robotics
LEGO League Challenge Coach Training
Alan Harvey Theater, Piedmont High School · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Pre-season coach training for the LEGO League Challenge teams ahead of the fall season.
- AUG16Sun2026Robotics
LEGO League Explore Coach Training
Alan Harvey Theater, Piedmont High School · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Pre-season coach training for the K–3 LEGO League Explore teams ahead of the fall season.
- AUG26Wed2026Robotics
FTC Coaches Training
10th Street practice field, Oakland · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Pre-season training for FTC coaches and mentors at our robotics practice field in Oakland.
- SEP12Sat2026Robotics
FTC Season Kickoff Watch Party
10th Street practice field, Oakland · 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Teams gather to watch the FTC season kickoff and dig into the new game together. All team members welcome.
- SEP14Mon2026Robotics
LEGO League Coach Check-In
Virtual (Zoom)
A virtual check-in for LEGO League coaches as the fall season gets underway.
- SEP26Sat2026Event
Will AI Save or End the World?
Alan Harvey Theater, Piedmont High School · 6:00 PM
A community film-and-panel evening on AI. Doors open at 6:00 PM, presentation begins at 6:30 PM. A documentary screening followed by an expert panel and audience Q&A, co-sponsored by Piedmont Boosters, the Piedmont Parents Network, and Piedmont Makers.
- OCT18Sun2026Robotics
FTC Scrimmage at 10th Street
10th Street practice field, Oakland · 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
A practice scrimmage for FTC teams at our robotics practice field in Oakland. All team members and families welcome.
- OCT24Sat2026Robotics
LEGO League Challenge Robot Game Practice
Piedmont Middle School (Morrison & Buzz Gyms)
Open practice on the competition tables for LEGO League Challenge teams ahead of the tournament.
- NOV1Sun2026Robotics
FTC East Bay Hills League Meet 1
Piedmont Middle School (Morrison Gym)
The first qualifying meet of the East Bay Hills FTC League season.
- NOV14Sat2026Robotics
LEGO League Challenge Presentation Practice
Piedmont High School classrooms
LEGO League Challenge teams rehearse their robot game and innovation project presentations before the tournament.
- DEC5Sat2026Robotics
LEGO League Challenge Founders Tournament
The home community tournament for LEGO League Challenge teams, with game tables, judging, and awards.
- DEC6Sun2026Robotics
LEGO League Explore Festival
Piedmont Middle School (Buzz Gym)
End-of-season celebration where the K–3 LEGO League Explore teams present the build and poster they worked on through the fall.
- DEC6Sun2026Robotics
FTC East Bay Hills League Meet 2
Acalanes High School, Lafayette
The second qualifying meet of the East Bay Hills FTC League season, hosted in Lafayette.
- JAN9Sat2027Robotics
FTC East Bay Hills League Meet 3
Berean Christian High School, Walnut Creek
The final qualifying meet of the East Bay Hills FTC League season, hosted in Walnut Creek.
- JAN10Sun2027Build Like a Girl
Build Like a Girl
Piedmont High School Student Center
A hands-on day connecting girls with women in STEAM through robotics and engineering.
- JAN31Sun2027Robotics
FTC East Bay Hills Tournament
The season-ending championship for the East Bay Hills FTC League.