​​​​​​​​​​​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.​
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