Regional fairs
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Every state fair project qualifies at a regional fair first. Find your region's date, location and director.
Northeast Regional Fair
Sat, Feb 27, 2027NMHU CampusLas Vegas, NM
- Director
- David Donley ddonley@nmhu.edu
Covers: Northeast New Mexico
Registration fee: $25
SRC deadline: January 18, 2027
Registration deadline: February 12, 2027, 11:59 pm
Emailing the director? Start the subject line with “NENM RSEF:” followed by your topic (for example Registration, Judging or zFairs).
Central NM STEM Research Challenge
Mar 17–19 & 21, 2027Expo NM & UNMAlbuquerque, NM
- Program Specialist
- Erin Garcia scifair@unm.edu
Covers: Bernalillo, Valencia, Sandoval and Socorro counties, and Torrance County (Edgewood and Moriarty only)
Fee: $30 per student, grades 4–12
Team size: up to 3 students in Junior and Senior divisions
A detailed schedule will be posted in January.
Four Corners Regional Fair
2027 date TBANMSU Grants, Fidel Building (Gym)1500 3rd St., Grants, NM 87020
- Director
- Shelby L. Alexander 4cornersregionalfair@gmail.com 505-695-0361
- Contact
- Gail 505-695-9231
Covers: Catron, Cibola and McKinley counties, and Apache County, Arizona
Team size: Junior division, individuals only. Senior division, teams of up to 2.
2026 fair: March 12–14.
San Juan Regional Fair
2027 date TBASan Juan College4601 College Blvd, Farmington, NM
- Director
- Veronica Evans evansve@sanjuancollege.edu
Covers: San Juan County
2026 fair: March 6–7.
Southern New Mexico STEM Challenge
Date TBA- Contact
- Ann Hatch, NMSEF nmsef@nmt.edu
Contact the NMSEF office for this year's date and location.