2025 - 2026 Dates
September 2025
Program information sent to school principals (public & private) and district curriculum coordinators.
September 18, 2025 - 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Orange County Spelling Bee Coordinators Meeting (for individual schools or district spelling bee coordinators). Register here.
October 31, 2025
Deadline to submit Orange County Spelling Bee Intent to Participate form to the Orange County Department of Education.
January 30, 2026
Deadline to host district or school spelling bee.
February 5, 2026
Deadline to register your school/district champions with the Orange County Department of Education and to submit Orange County Spelling Bee Student Enrollment Forms and Fees.
February 23, 2026
Orange County Spelling Bee - Written Round
February 24, 2026
Finalists advancing to final round will be announced on the Spelling Bee website between 2:00pm-3:00 p.m.
February 28, 2026
Orange County Spelling Bee - Final Round, Finalists
The winner of the Orange County Spelling Bee will represent our county at the Scripps National Spelling Bee scheduled to take place May 26-30, 2025. The travel for the student and their chaperone will be sponsored by the Orange County Register.