2026 Ignite the Northwest VEX V5 Robotics Competition

RECAP: 2026 Ignite the Northwest V5RC Signature Event

Cheers and excitement, uncertainty and stress, victories and defeats—it all was there at the 2026 Ignite the Northwest V5RC Signature Event, held inside the Evergreen State Fair Park’s Gary D. Weikel Events Center from Friday-Sunday, Jan. 9-11. More than 100 teams participated, hailing from cities in Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, California, Utah, Arizona, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, Massachusetts, Maine and Hawaii.

Ignite Robotics Competitions Coming to Monroe, Washington

Ignite Robotics bringing their robotic competitions to the Evergreen State Fair Park in Monroe Washington. The two robotic competitions are Quantum’s Spooktacular V5 Robotics Competition, November 1, 2025, and Ignite the Northwest V5RC Signature Event, January 9-11, 2026.